When things are looking pretty negative in life, it can be really hard to see the light. Fear, doubt, depression, resentment all crawl in and the end result does not look to good. Often, we are so scared to even feel these emotions that we try avoiding them altogether, only finding that they come back time and time again. What's the way out? Is there a way out?
Through.
We must go through these things.
For many of us, we must grip onto our deep faith.
There really is a specific kind of magic and grace in being able to get close to your feelings - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It is like trying to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the very same time attempting to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul intensely can turn out to be a source to our best healing however. They can take us places where we really need to bring our love and teach us about what requires some attention. Give yourself the chance to actually experience these thoughts and experiences deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It's a challenging experiene to say the least, but it's an very advantageous experience in itself.
Can this experience be really painful in practice? Completely. But when we start to tap into the darker energies of life, we give ourselves an opportunity to compassionately cope with the events we may not have given much attention to in the past. These past events and ugly emotions will come knocking at our door regularly, and we are able to continue to pretend as if they don't really exist, or we can kindly let them in and start the conversation that has long been needed.
These times will test your faith...but isn't that the true point of having true faith when it comes down to it? We all need to have something that we deeply know we can go to no matter any challenge that comes our way. So run to your faith when times get dark...you will always have a light.
Through.
We must go through these things.
For many of us, we must grip onto our deep faith.
There really is a specific kind of magic and grace in being able to get close to your feelings - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It is like trying to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the very same time attempting to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul intensely can turn out to be a source to our best healing however. They can take us places where we really need to bring our love and teach us about what requires some attention. Give yourself the chance to actually experience these thoughts and experiences deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It's a challenging experiene to say the least, but it's an very advantageous experience in itself.
Can this experience be really painful in practice? Completely. But when we start to tap into the darker energies of life, we give ourselves an opportunity to compassionately cope with the events we may not have given much attention to in the past. These past events and ugly emotions will come knocking at our door regularly, and we are able to continue to pretend as if they don't really exist, or we can kindly let them in and start the conversation that has long been needed.
These times will test your faith...but isn't that the true point of having true faith when it comes down to it? We all need to have something that we deeply know we can go to no matter any challenge that comes our way. So run to your faith when times get dark...you will always have a light.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Need some more content to move foward in the dealing with challenging times in your life? Try these bible verses about faith.