Standing on my Soap Box

It has been a while since I sent you a blog post, and not that I haven’t been thinking about doing a blog post I just haven’t taken the time to get one done. I guess I should pretend I am Larry the Cable Guy and just “Get ‘er Done!”

So I am thinking that I should just write about where to go when life gets in the way. My life is a “touch” stressful the last little while, and what have I done? The idea of crawling in a hole until everything blows over would be easy and awesome. I am sure I am not the only one who deals with life issues on a daily basis that feels that way, but what would that teach my children? NOTHING other than to run away from life, and that my friends would help no one, especially me. I find that when life is tough and I allow myself to deal with things I end up growing.

I also pray a lot. Sometimes I have no clue what to say to God, other than just to scream in my truck when no one is around. Did you know that God understands when we have the need to scream. He sees us in the midst of what is going on. He understands when we need a release. For some people a release comes when they cry, for some it is to scream, yet for others it is just to sit alone in the corner and think. God is there. I have heard some people say when they are in the midst of struggles that they cannot go to God because they need someone with skin on. He can send people to us, to be with us, when we need someone with skin on.

I have also heard people say, when they are faced with someone who has had a death in the family, that they don’t know what to say to the person who is grieving. Did you ever think that maybe they just want someone to be there? When they are hurting so bad that words just won’t come, they maybe they just want someone with them to just sit and say nothing. Or maybe they just want someone they can talk to who will just listen. Sometimes when I say something to someone, and I am griping or complaining, I don’t necessarily want to hear what the other side or the story might be. If I want someone to be a ‘devil’s advocate’, I can listen to the negative voices inside my head. I just need someone to shut up, and listen.

So, if you are facing a stressful time right now, know that God is there. He has big shoulders and can carry your burdens for you. If you are a friend or someone who is hurting – just go sit with them. Understand that there may be a lot of silence, but you don’t have to fill that silence with a lot of words or  spiritual phrase such as ‘God is here with you’ or ‘God will only give you what you can handle’,  instead how about I am here with you, and we don’t need to talk if you don’t want to.