Have you ever debated whether you should share some of the situations or problems that you are facing? Who do you tell about your broken heart? Or do you suffer alone by yourself? Who can you trust not to say to the rest of the world what you are going through? This situation is the dilemma of many women who are experiencing heartache. Walking alone can be hard, but having your business in the street or known by church members can be disheartening and difficult to face. So what do you do? Who do you choose to trust? Have you ever been in this position? Some individuals are natural loners, but there comes a time when everyone needs someone to lean on to help ease the burden.
God always provides a ram in the bush. As women of God, there is someone prepared to be our shoulder to lean on when needed. Am I saying you should tell someone everything you are going through? No way! But, as I stated in an earlier post, sometimes we have to take off the mask to gain some relief. Holding all of our heartaches in day after day will cause tremendous stress on the body, which can lead to serious health issues. You don’t want that to happen. In sharing our feelings, we don’t do it to damage anyone’s reputation. Remember there might be a time when a broken relationship is restored and do you want all the dirty laundry on display? That will put further strain on a recovering relationship.
I thank God that when I needed someone to share my feelings with; to help me to breathe again, He put more than one special “sister” in my life. Sometimes they only listened, and some times they offered words of encouragement and consolation, along with sound wisdom. Did I follow all the words of wisdom? No, but some I should have. When God sends someone along to help you through the journey of heartache, accept His gift with open arms. Don’t feel that you have to hold everything in and sometimes in “sharing” your feelings not only will you feel better, but you can learn a few things from someone else who may have gone through some of the same problems. Just like in life, we should choose our battles, select someone with God’s guidance to help you on your journey of healing. Whomever God leads you to share your heartache with will be a person who will hold your words in their heart, pray for and with you and not divulge what you have not chosen to share with others. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2. I’ll be back next week with a new post, “Stop the Collision!”
Be encouraged, and God bless!
Sister Jackie
Thank You So, So much for today’s SHARE. Because I was broken in so many areas and for/by many different people I struggled with trust issues. Getting better and am so grateful that even when I couldn’t open up to people that Jesus was available. I can say with an assurance that if I need to that you are truly someone I feel that I can share with.
How sweet! Yes you can always. God always gives us someone to help share our burdens. And we always can go to Him! God bless you my dear sister.
Amen, Yes, and, Amen Again!!!…I’ve learned that when we are trusting, needy and weak, some people will come to you as wolf in sheep clothing, pretending to care about you, but they are simply nosey busbodies and love to gossip, and they are hungry and thirsty for you to tell all of your business to them, even using trickery to get you to talk, for they are cunning, wanting ALL the details,…then, they will throw you under the bus, and put your business on headline news, all with ill intent, NOT love. And as you said, Praise be unto God, for He helps us navigate whom to confide in when we are hurting, and He will never fail us, …But the good news is that, in the event that in our weakness, we trustingly told the wrong somebody, God promises to deliver us from the snare of the fowler. GLORY!!!
This is truly a much needed subject to talk about SIs Jackie…Thank you for opening the conversation.
Yes, God will never fail us. If we listen, He will lead us to the right individual who will comfort us and listen without a desire to repeat the conversation. All praises to our awesome God. God bless you my sister. Thank you for always sharing your deep thoughts.
Yes, I can’t agree more! It’s so hard to hold hurt inside. I’m so happy God has blessed me with friends that will tell me the truth as they see it and not just what they think I want to hear.
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Amen! That is a blessing. Thank God for those kind of friends. God bless you and thank you for sharing those remarks.
Barbara
Amen! It is a blessing to have a true friend that’s willing to listen and give spiritual advice. God bless you, Sis. Jackie for your time spent and giving us much needed advice in such a much needed world today.
God understands and knows our needs. This website blesses me and gives me an opportunity to “share” in order to help someone else who may be going through difficult times. God bless you!