I find myself constantly putting my heart out
For the whole world to see all my emotions these days on this blog.
If you knew me last year or even two or three years ago,
You'd understand why this is a big deal for me.
It's funny, because I always joke with my best friend about how I used to be
So cold, I never cried, I didn't get hurt, I was a soldier
And now I find myself crying when I see children reaching for their daddies,
When God touches my heart in a special way,
When the girl doesn't get the guy at the end and instead the producers kill him off,
When I see the Lord heal someone,
I cry a lot now, and I actually let myself.
So, it would only be appropriate to mention what hurt my heart and teared me up today.
I got home tonight not even thinking about writing a blog
Until I saw a few typical statuses on Facebook.
You've got the people that tell their day to day occurrences.
I'm going to the mall today to shop.
Today, I am headed to the doctor. Wah.
I love my oh so sweet boyfriend. < That one gets me every time.
And then I see some teenagers posting their statuses.
Don't get me wrong, most of them are fairly teenager-like. (See list above)
And then I notice those who are upset, they think nobody wants to listen, they are hurt because some teenager boy just really did them dirty, and they think they have no worth.
And it just breaks my heart.
Adolescence is hard. High school is hard. It's awkward, it's cliquey. It's a time where you don't understand your parents and your parents don't understand you. You want to be independent, but you can't because you are a teenager and there are restrictions. You want to fit in.
And I'm not saying high school is all bad. There are good things about that time too. I mean some of your biggest moments happen in high school. You get your license, first job, first kiss (for some who didn't already snag one in middle school – it keeps getting younger!), first prom, graduation! I mean all this is good, but I'm talking to the hurting right now.
So I'm here to tell you people (teenagers or not)…any of you reading who is hurting. This applies to anyone, not just teenagers.
Any of you who feels unloved,
Unworthy,
Unappreciated,
Misunderstood,
Unaccepted,
Any of you who feel like you don't know where you belong,
Like you're stuck,
Like you don't know what to do with yourself,
Where do you go from here?
What school do you go to? Will people like you at that school?
Etc.
I am here to tell you that
You are LOVED.
You are WORTHY. Don't give up!
You are APPRECIATED.
You are ACCEPTED.
You BELONG.
You are where you are SUPPOSED TO BE,
You will FIND THE ANSWER.
You are a child of God and he longs for you to understand His unfailing love for you.
And you have your whole life ahead of you. Focus on what's right in front of you, and keep the future in mind. Use this time to take what's seemingly negative and turn it into positive. It's hard when all you want to be is negative, but it's possible!
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you," (1 Peter 5:7).
And if you need someone to talk to, I'm here.
