It Just Is

There are some days that you can't quite put into words what you're feeling.

There are other days where you know exactly what is going on.

And still, there are others that just happen.

You can't stop time from passing. You can't turn back the clock and change the way you're living. Honestly, I wish I could sometimes. I have days that I just don't want to be a real functioning adult...because it is too hard. There are days that I don't want to be in relationship with people, because relationship is hard. Every kind of relationship is hard...with your parents, siblings, friends, relatives, coworkers, students and every other possible one you could think of.

Life isn't supposed to be easy. Jesus never, ever said that it would be. He also never said that ten million things would try to hit you at once.

But those days that we spend trying to hide from everything, doesn't make it go away. In fact, we usually just end up thinking of everything more. Nothing changes when we come out of our hole. We just have to face the world.



I have this image in my head. It's this picture of a person standing on top of a hill, looking out over a valley. It's dusk, so you can't really see their face or expression. But right next to that person is Jesus. He is a taller figure, wearing jeans and t-shirt. Jesus simply has his hand on one shoulder of the person standing next to him. He is looking out over the valley as well. This image is the way I see me and Jesus. The valley represents my life. The hill that we stand on is the place in Jesus has brought me. He's trying to show me the bigger picture. But I just can't seem to see it. So, instead of giving up, he just puts his hand on my shoulder and tells me everything is gonna be okay. Then we start walking down the hill to live life together.



On those days that you want to hide, just remember that Jesus is by your side. He came to this world to help us understand better how much he loves us. Nothing can ever change that fact. You can only face the world and have joy with Him. He is the only one that is capable to lifting you up off of the ground and giving you hope.

So trust Him.
Lean on Him.
And everything will be okay.