I’ve been feeling mildly depressed the past few days.
I think all I’ve seen this year has started to weigh on me. It’s been hard seeing children who’ve been abandoned, people dying of AIDS, prostitutes being abused, friends believing lies about themselves…hard realizing that I often have evil in my heart. What’s been harder though has been realizing to a new degree how evil and suffering is widespread. Not only is it prevelant in Thailand and Swaziland, but also in my hometown.
While I still don’t know how to process through it all, I do know:
*God is good, He really loves, and He can redeem ANYTHING
*There are many amazing people who stand for Truth, Love, and Justice; people who’ll sacrifice their own comfort for the good of others.
*We’ve been given an example of how to live and the power to do it through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
*God promises a new heaven and a new earth without the evil and suffering.
So, I’d love for you guys to be praying for me. I don’t want to be so down about this that I miss opportunities to love today.
