We live in a world where selfishness prevails these days. Seems everyone does everything for me, me, me. We don’t stop to think that others have needs and may be hurting more than we are. We want our house, our car, and our stuff to draw attention to ourselves. We want the world to know that we can do it too. Never mind the debt associated with it and our responsibilities to home and family. Then we advertise on social media, and to all who will listen, about everything we buy, our feelings, our travels, who we’re upset with, who did what to who, etc. Why? Because it’s all about us.
We are so critical of others to the extent we don’t see any fault in ourselves. We love to tell it because in telling, WE have an audience. It’s about us and the more we can make others look bad, WE think, we look good. The truth is most people call this sort of behavior haughty or ugly. And more likely than not, we have a whole closet full of baggage that we don’t want anyone to know about. In dealing with people for 40 years as a police officer and hospital employee, such behavior usually has an underlying issue that needs to be addressed. Something happened or is happening that Facebook and Twitter can’t resolve. We need a professional that specializes in this behavior, and we really need Jesus. 1 Peter 5:6-7 reads, “So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
Instead of talking about people we should be asking for prayer. We should be seeking help to overcome this traumatic situation, instead of hiding behind it hoping people won’t notice. Well, here’s a surprise. They do notice. Most don’t know how to communicate with you. Some choose to isolate from you, just like you isolate from them. By the way, alcohol, and drugs (prescribed or otherwise) is not the answer. And be careful not to take it out on others. Stop talking and stop hurting. Matthew 7:3 reads, “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own.” Get the help you need.
Most, if not all of us have a lot going on in our lives. Without proper management we will succumb to the stress and strain we feel every day. We know we need help, but we don’t ask for it. Stop being selfish, ask. God wants to heal you, everywhere it hurts. The bible further addresses anxiety as Philippians 4:6-7 states, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
God is always there. Seek Him. He will walk with us in our time of struggle. Psalm 23:4, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Whatever it is, anxiety, negative self-image, depression, or trauma, it’s not our fault. The consequences of fallen man can be overcome by the Risen Son.
God wants us to have joy. He wants us to have peace. We have to ask, seek, knock. Matthew 7:8 says, “For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” God will turn our mourning into dancing and clothe us with joy as we learn from Psalms 30:11. Stop the guilt, stop the pain, stop resisting intervention; preventing help. We know we need the Gifter of mitigation, and the Love of God.
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