I can’t do this on my own. Life is too hard and messy and there is too much pain and hurt to suffer alone. I can’t imagine what my life would be like if there weren’t people who were walking alongside me, praying for me and offering hope and encouragement when I need it. When I can’t see the light, it helps to have others who can point me towards it.
My hope for anyone reading this is that you have those people too. People who are safe and who you can share your heart with. People who you don’t have to pretend to be okay around. People you can share your anger, hurt, frustrations, hopes and joys with. We weren’t meant to walk through this life alone. Community is so important and so needed.
Not everyone is safe to open up to and not everyone can walk alongside you especially when life gets hard. It’s hard to spend time with a hurting person. It can drain you and make you feel uncomfortable, but it is so important and so needed. And it is also rewarding too. Maybe not right away, and maybe not ever visibly, but you can know that it was eternally noticed. And hopefully after you have been that person for someone when they need it, maybe they will be that person for you when you need them.
And if you are currently that safe person for someone and it’s tiring you out, I just want to encourage you that what you are being for that person is so important and so loving. So keep it up, friend. You are needed.
And if you are that person that doesn’t have anyone safe in their life, be praying that God would provide that for you. It is so vital. Also be praying that you can be this person to others too, and maybe by doing that God will open up doors for you to serve and be served by others.
And if you need someone to talk to, I am here for you and praying for you right now. <3
