How Are You Really?
Well hello friends and fellow readers. I’m back and I’m so excited to share another nugget with you. Life can seem kind of cruel sometimes with its twists and turns but know that help is just around the corner.
In 1st Peter 5:6-7 we find these words, “Humble yourself, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you.”
Have you ever been asked how are you, or have you ever asked that question? I‘m doing fine, or it’s all good might have been the response. Was it out of habit, or did you really want to know how they were doing? Maybe you were in a hurry and just rushed on by not waiting for their answer. Or, maybe, you slowed down long enough to make eye contact and hear their response. One of these responses could really have made the difference in their life. Let’s put a pin right here and think about it without distractions. This is serious, and you really need to stop and consider your answer.
As I stopped to really think about that, I realized that we aren’t always as honest as we should be. Are you living your truth, or are you deceiving yourself as to who you are, or what you really want. Yes, the time will come when you don’t quite know how you feel. You’ll question whether you are coming or going. That’s okay. Just don’t allow yourself to stay in that posture. Reach out! You don’t have to do it alone. Have you ever felt someone’s heart when they stop and greet you, and really see you? So, allow me to ask you, how are you really doing today!?
The Bible tells us that we are not to think more highly of ourselves that we ought. But does that mean that we are to dumb down? Indeed not! We are not to overly think of ourselves, but we are to take pride in who we are according to the word of God. Inasmuch as He has gifted us, so should we perform those gifts to the best of our ability without being pompous. Part of discovering how we are is uniquely tied to what we like.
I once read a book titled: I’m Okay You’re Okay. As a member of a society that we feel sometimes does not see us in our pain, we often tend to feel that it’s not okay for us to voice our feelings of not being okay. There has been a lot of emphasis put on the topic of mental health in recent months. Not being okay is not the big elephant in the room right now. The issue is not acknowledging that you see the elephant. The issue is not trying to remove it, and that sometimes takes some outside help.
How are you really!? It’s okay not to be okay. Just don’t allow yourself to stay there too long. Know that things will get better, and the best is yet to come. We’ll talk again later, but until then you’re wished much love, joy, peace and blessings.
Barbara G!
“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —A. A. Milne, Author and Poet