“We all have choices…”
What happens when the choices have been exhausted?
What happens when the only choice you have left is to stay
right where you are, as much as it hurts, as much as you struggle and as much
as you can’t see any hope for a beam of light where you are?
In circles, I’ll let it run in my mind
Why? Why? Why?
Much like the questions of toddler – “I don’t understand!!!”
On a daily basis I feel the need for a tantrum. I want to
fight with this unknown.
I am angry. I am
scared.
Where is contentment?
Why so much burden?
Why? Why? Why?
My fists curled up tight, lips pursed, furrowed brows and
tears spilling over.
I’m a mess. Life is
unfair.
The clichés never offer any solace to my pain. “Life
is what you make of it!” “God never
gives you more than you can handle!” These
phrases only add insult to injury.
Lately I have been reading posts from Lisa Leonard (www.lisaleonard.com) where she writes about
“beauty in brokenness”. I have been touched
and humbled. At what point did I stop
noticing the beauty in everything? When
did I forget about the lessons I have learned in the darkest of times? There is a beauty that emerges from all
things but somewhere I had forgotten to open my eyes to it.
I’m taking a moment now, even when it is difficult to
write… to uncurl the fists, relax the body, dry the tears and to just
b r e a t h e . Like that toddler,
I still have much to learn. Learning
that there is beauty even among the ugly parts in life is something I need to
embrace. I keep striving for goals and pushing to get there all while beating
myself up along the way that I haven’t taken much time to see the journey. It’s easier to become hardened by our
struggles instead of joyous of even our little victories.
So, today I’m daring myself to find the beauty in brokenness
daily. I will never stop being a work in
progress. Growing pains are inevitable.
I’m holding on to the excitement of becoming a better me one day at a
time. In the midst of life trials and
tribulations I am reminded to be thankful for what I have and how far I’ve
become.
I can definitely appreciate this post. Be there, and recently. I do remember awhile ago coming to the same realization that discouragement and disappointment had me in a really bad place and then one day I remembered to see the beauty in my life. It's a place I believe God took me. It was a blessing process that brought me back to myself. Life can be so difficult. Oh and that God doesn't give you more than you can handle...not true. Shocking right, I mean coming from me. God actually gives you just enough to say to Him ... God I can't do this, You need to fix it! And then He does and we come to realize that His solution was something we didn't think of or could not have imagined ... and sometimes His timing feels like the last minute when in all actuality it was perfect timing! I've said this before, trust me I've done this and I'm praying for you! Love ya! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot about learning to trust, over and over again. Perseverance, patience and prayer, the 3 P's I struggle with these days. It has however always been perfectly imperfect timing... hard to walk blind and hope to not fall but learning each day. There is beauty in transparency. Thank you always for the prayers, love you too!
ReplyDelete:) ... The walking blind, trusting God gets easier, slowly. But it is exactly what you wrote about ... remembering to see the beauty and the blessings reminds us best, that we are not walking in blind trust ... we are holding God's hand and His eyes see everything ... the bible says God knows the end from the beginning! So He knows the way!
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