So I have three conversations up at the moment on msn and in the background a song that brings back painful memories, so naturally my mind is restless.
Two conversations are general banter, a series of sarcastic comments and witty repartee. The third is the gut wrenching story of how our world is breaking down and crumbling at the edges. And yet it is just a drop in the ocean, there are stories much worse and people feeling much worse, feeling helpless, if only they knew about their Saviour.
This girl's story is one that always touched me. I see it in her actions and hear it in her tone of voice or simply the words she is saying. She feels lost and lonely. She tells me that her boyfriend has just dumped her for "not telling him anything"-I smell insecurity or guilt and that there is simply more to that statement than she would have herself believe. She tells me that they broke up a while ago and he got with 3 other girls during the break up period...of just one week. And yet she is with him again? I think she's trapped, longing to be loved and feel security again as everything else has crumbled at her feet.
Here's the background...Her mum ran away, picked up her stuff and left. Her dad looked after her, she lost her friends through lies, became pregnant-got an abortion...mum got a fiance and had a son, her dad got married and her sister moved in with boyfriend. Dad now moving to France, Mum up north and sister in Hampshire.
And her? In limbo. Fancy feeling that stretched, no wonder she looks for love in the arms of a guy, I bet right now she feels so alone. Poor girl. If only she knew God.
I am not saying dear reader, that men are always to blame. Far from it, I am aware of what women can do, and both sexes are capable of heartache and heartbreak.
However my compassion in this post is simply this:
I want to see women freed, from a degrading, downward spiralling, low self-esteem dominated life. I want to see them released and able to rely on nothing but God and even if they won't believe in Him, I want to see them at least stand on their own two feet and realise that each one of us is precious. And there is a God who knows the very hairs on our heads and loves us all. I don't want to see girls get entangled in these lies, the lies of the world-that they will never be good enough, or look good enough, or will never be loved etc. Too many times I myself have been there and too many scars (mentally) have I received in the process.
Do I dream of the impossible and reach beyond my grasp?
It is not my place to say, but I guess faith in God is the perfect answer.
Two conversations are general banter, a series of sarcastic comments and witty repartee. The third is the gut wrenching story of how our world is breaking down and crumbling at the edges. And yet it is just a drop in the ocean, there are stories much worse and people feeling much worse, feeling helpless, if only they knew about their Saviour.
This girl's story is one that always touched me. I see it in her actions and hear it in her tone of voice or simply the words she is saying. She feels lost and lonely. She tells me that her boyfriend has just dumped her for "not telling him anything"-I smell insecurity or guilt and that there is simply more to that statement than she would have herself believe. She tells me that they broke up a while ago and he got with 3 other girls during the break up period...of just one week. And yet she is with him again? I think she's trapped, longing to be loved and feel security again as everything else has crumbled at her feet.
Here's the background...Her mum ran away, picked up her stuff and left. Her dad looked after her, she lost her friends through lies, became pregnant-got an abortion...mum got a fiance and had a son, her dad got married and her sister moved in with boyfriend. Dad now moving to France, Mum up north and sister in Hampshire.
And her? In limbo. Fancy feeling that stretched, no wonder she looks for love in the arms of a guy, I bet right now she feels so alone. Poor girl. If only she knew God.
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I can count the number of girls who seek love and security in guys and always it seems, the wrong guys. I know many who are trapped in manipulative relationships, too blinded by love to see the reality and get free, until it's too late and half their life has been wasted. And those women that degrade themselves and make themselves believe they are worthless, and allow themselves to become doormats walked on by men.I am not saying dear reader, that men are always to blame. Far from it, I am aware of what women can do, and both sexes are capable of heartache and heartbreak.
However my compassion in this post is simply this:
I want to see women freed, from a degrading, downward spiralling, low self-esteem dominated life. I want to see them released and able to rely on nothing but God and even if they won't believe in Him, I want to see them at least stand on their own two feet and realise that each one of us is precious. And there is a God who knows the very hairs on our heads and loves us all. I don't want to see girls get entangled in these lies, the lies of the world-that they will never be good enough, or look good enough, or will never be loved etc. Too many times I myself have been there and too many scars (mentally) have I received in the process.
Do I dream of the impossible and reach beyond my grasp?
It is not my place to say, but I guess faith in God is the perfect answer.
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