Writing about Overcoming Adversity
Oh Lord, my God, How Great Thou Art. I’m forever grateful, your power and love are unmatched. This song is a humble expression of thankfulness for all you have done.
Have you ever missed an opportunity to give people the love and compassion needed to heal?
If so, you know the feeling of heartbreak that comes after your actions. I wept at the missed opportunity to show the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.
Why do people miss this chance?
I learned it’s because personal experiences impact our actions and reactions towards others. And I let heartfelt afflictions get in the way of expressing the love and compassion needed for healing. But there is hope.
When you live in an abusive situation, hope for a better life becomes diminished by anxiety. And the mental stress confuses and depresses your mind.
Suffering through abuse, you lose your sense of direction and devalue and stop loving yourself. Plagued by fear, you carry heavy burdens to where strength is non-existent.
And you face two options, flee the oppression and hope you make it out alive or continue living a depressed and miserable life.
Those of us who escape abuse don’t see hope on the horizon.