Not all who wander are lost
rant warning: the following is a rant by the author, and contains possibly offensive material which may not be appropriate for children under 14 or those with heart problems or weak constitution. adult supervision recommended.
i'm tired of people telling me that life would be happy if i were trusting god. there is a difference between peace and happiness. so many people think that if i'm not supremely happy, then i must not be talking to god, listening to him, or trusting him. anyone that has some depth is not suprememly happy every moment of his life. we have trials, and they aren't even meant to be happy. trust is not about being happy despite bad circumstances. it is about holding on despite being unhappy. i don't care how well you know me, you don't know everything about me. nobody can know everything about anyone, and to assume you know something you have no certainty of is to be presumptuous and arrogant. you cannot tell me where i am with christ, or where i have been, especially where i have been, in the past because you do not know what i've been through. everything in life cannot be "fixed" by having faith in god. yes, life will be what it is meant to be, but it won't always be sunshine because of faith. jesus wept. do you think he was freakin happy when he was hanging on the cross? i dare anyone to say he was happy. or that he was not trusting god. if i think highly enough of you to tell you how i really feel, instead of answering your "how are you?" with *plastic smile* "good, how are you?" would you think that i need another sermon from you? i am not asking you to fix me. maybe i'm looking for someone to say something encouraging. like that they'll pray for me. how about being sarcastic to encourage someone? that sounds like a good idea. so here is your chance. if there is anyone left who wants to tell me what i'm doing wrong, click the comment button below. leave me a big long comment. nobody comments by any other means anymore.
i'm tired of people telling me that life would be happy if i were trusting god. there is a difference between peace and happiness. so many people think that if i'm not supremely happy, then i must not be talking to god, listening to him, or trusting him. anyone that has some depth is not suprememly happy every moment of his life. we have trials, and they aren't even meant to be happy. trust is not about being happy despite bad circumstances. it is about holding on despite being unhappy. i don't care how well you know me, you don't know everything about me. nobody can know everything about anyone, and to assume you know something you have no certainty of is to be presumptuous and arrogant. you cannot tell me where i am with christ, or where i have been, especially where i have been, in the past because you do not know what i've been through. everything in life cannot be "fixed" by having faith in god. yes, life will be what it is meant to be, but it won't always be sunshine because of faith. jesus wept. do you think he was freakin happy when he was hanging on the cross? i dare anyone to say he was happy. or that he was not trusting god. if i think highly enough of you to tell you how i really feel, instead of answering your "how are you?" with *plastic smile* "good, how are you?" would you think that i need another sermon from you? i am not asking you to fix me. maybe i'm looking for someone to say something encouraging. like that they'll pray for me. how about being sarcastic to encourage someone? that sounds like a good idea. so here is your chance. if there is anyone left who wants to tell me what i'm doing wrong, click the comment button below. leave me a big long comment. nobody comments by any other means anymore.
posted by Miriel at 11:22 AM
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here's my comment.
it's a tough situation you're in. one of the toughest. everyone tells you "it will be ok"... but really what they should be saying is "YOU'LL be ok"... because the situation may never resolve, and it may never be ok. but if you truly rely on God, then YOU will be ok. you will come out of it. even though it doesn't feel like. which may not be what you want to hear, but it's the truth. when we're feeling down, in reality, alot of times we don't want to be lifted up. we want to wallow in our misery. it sounds so terrible. but it's really the truth. because as long as we're down, it means that we haven't given up. and as soon as we're lifted up, it means we've given up. or rather given it up to God. and even when you do give it up to God, you'll still be sad. but you're letting Him deal with it. i know you know all of this already. but sometimes we need to re-hear things. or i know i do. examine your priorities. examine you life OUTSIDE your situation. are you wasting it? i'm not saying you are. but it's just something to think about... i know i've wasted alot of my time, alot of my days, on things that don't matter in the long run. what matters to you? what matters MOST. divert your focus from your situation with something good. something that matters. i'll be praying for you.
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