When the going gets tough, the platitudes and scriptures to pray get thrown at the ones sitting in the valley. I’m as guilty as anyone of responding in this manner. I want to provide Truth and assurance to those I love and care about when they’re struggling and this usually works for me. When I am in a good place, hearing these things correct my path and my focus. But when I am tired and weary of the length of the time in the valley, hearing, “but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5) may not bring the joy when the sun rises the next morning. I was having one of those rough nights on Monday evening and my sweet friend who I reached out to in my time of need told me tomorrow is another day and we all fall off the emotional wagon , just get back on, continue to cope…this too shall pass. Uh, yeah. I’ll get right on that. Of course, I was not getting right on that. If I was, I could have told myself that. What I really wanted was to be heard and cared for in that moment...
My journey from the realization that I was sleepwalking through my life through where I am today--living my life and taking ownership of who I am becoming each day!