Tender Hearted Daughter of God

People can be such very complex individuals, sometimes having layers that most who know us will never see; perhaps having struggled with severe emotional or physical pain, having lived through unbearable situations.

People look at each other and assume they can see the depth of the other person, but we truly have no idea what kind of baggage the other person is carrying… unless they trust us enough to tell us.

I don’t know how to fix that. I only know that I need to be a true friend; I need to be kind; I need to pray for others.

As a child, I saw addiction firsthand. My mom was addicted to the medications her doctors prescribed for her severe depression. These meds changed who my mother was.

Under the influence of certain medications, she was in a vegetative state. She spent days in bed, not interacting with her husband and children. She couldn’t speak clearly. She couldn’t think clearly.

Living with a mother like this had a profound effect on me. What I witnessed, including sitting in on some of her doctor’s visits, caused a deep and lasting distrust of the medical system and of chemical dependency.

My mom’s mother had an alcohol dependency, and on that side of my family, there were other known addiction issues. I resolved to never allow myself to be dependent on drugs or alcohol.

However, I know that everyone has not had the same experiences as I have. Plus, a majority of people have no relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, nor have had any biblical training. They don’t have a shelter in a time of storm.

People all over the world suffer. They are sad. They cry. They mourn. They grieve. They have unmet needs. They are misled.

People need to be loved. They need to know the living, loving God. Those of us who know the Lord need to share Him and His love in whatever ways we can.

If you don’t know the Lord but would like to know more, please leave me a message.

Blessings on your journey of sharing the Lord!

(I shared some of these thoughts on addiction/ people/ complexity 4 years ago with a friend on FB, although I have added more thoughts to this blog.)