We never know what another person goes through just t get through the day. We may know what it looks like on the outside, and we may think we know how we would feel in the same circumstances, but in reality it's only our best guess. How can we understand the miles a person has traveled from their beginning until now? How can we know the toll it has taken - this journey?
On the other side of that coin, how can we expect another to comprehend what it would be like to live in my skin?
When I am feeling unappreciated or misunderstood I have to remember it's God who supplies my needs. People cannot fill my void, or take away my low self-esteem or any other sense of inadequacy. They can certainly minister to me, but in the end only God can "fix" me.
People can make things more pleasant, but sometimes I'm surrounded by people who have their own problems and are already overwhelmed by the needs of those around them. Sometimes we don't have the loving support of our families or even friends. Sometimes we are rejected and cast away because of our own sins against others. We know we don't deserve anything better, but we NEED to be loved, forgiven, helped.
Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn't feel lower or more unloved and devalued than you already do? I'm pretty sure you have. And if you don't already know it, I have a word for you. Jesus is your answer. He says that He will never leave us or forsake us (though people sometimes will). He says that nothing can separate us from His love. He says if we confess our sins He will forgive. And His Word tells us that He is love, and has all power with all wisdom and knowlege.
You have to want what He offers to you. But what He offers is real. Try turning to Him when you are hopeless and helpless to change. Give Him your difficult life along with your disappointments. You don't have to wish for a perfect family, or a perfect spouse or SOMEONE to be there for you because no one else is. Just turn to Him. He's right there
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