I realized; I should be thankful for EVERYTHING I have and EVERYTHING I am.
Because these make me HUMAN. And being human means, I am loved by God.
THIS IS ALL I EVER NEEDED and ALL I WILL EVER NEED.
Most times, my heart hurts. I feel alone, far away from God, forgotten, unwanted, uncared for- I feel as though I should be doing something more. Sometimes I feel like running away. Far far away, where I can start a new life and be whoever I want to be, and have whatever I want to have. Sometimes the emotions, the wanting is so SO STRONG that I’m ready to pack my things and just leave. LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND.
But I am stopped in my tracks, and made to realize that- THAT IS WHAT I WANT FOR MYSELF.
This life, the one I am living now- THIS IS WHAT GOD GAVE ME. Surely, God knows what is BEST for me. And if He wants me to prove my LOVE for Him by enduring whatever I’m going through right now, I am more than willing to do so. More than willing.
Because that is, after all, our mission in life- to “ ‘Lift up your eyes and see…’ See how in my Heaven there are places empty; it is for you to fill them … each one of you is my Moses praying on the mountain (Ex 17,8f.); ask Me for laborers and I shall send them, I await only a prayer, a sigh from your heart!” (Taken from Letter 135 of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus)
Thank You, Lord. For letting me and helping me accomplish the mission You gave to me.
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“O Jesus, Unspeakable Sweetness, please turn all consolations of this world into bitterness for me.”
-Imitation of Christ, St. Thomas a Kempis
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