Advice...

I never thought of myself as a writer, but as the years pass I realize how much putting my thoughts on "paper" helps me to organize everything milling around in my head. I generally don't have time to write because I'm so busy, but lately I haven't felt like doing too much. When I speak, my words just feel empty and run around in circle. Somehow when I write them down, they seem to plow straight forward. If I could only live by typing... or as a robot. I sometimes feel like that's how I'm suppose to act in my responses. As if I am programmed to be this perfect person. Maybe it would be better if we were more Biblically programmed so we wouldn't have to question if we were doing the right thing... however, we have that small piece of free will that will always linger in the background or forefront... it's the one set back in me not being super human.

No one ever wants us to hurt or feel pain. They seem to spit out the most random words they think are advice and full of wisdom because they tack Jesus and God onto the end of them. In the reality of the situation, it just brings more heart ache, ugly new thoughts to be thought and just end up bringing more confusion. So with our robotic, "Jesus-centered" advice freshly delivered, we are expect to have no tears and just to get over something cause we are useless in our broken state. When did we forget that Ps 34:18?

http://bible.cc/psalms/34-18.htm

He's mourning with us. He's feeling the exact pain... I believe He feels a greater pain since He's holding our hearts. But He's walking with us, sitting with us, holding us, rocking us, brushing our hair back and kissing our foreheads, and saying, "I'm right here."

Why do we feel like we have to give an answer or explanation when all we need to do is pray. He's the only one who knows our hearts and the situation more than we could even begin to understand. So may we be quick to say, "Let me pray for you" and actually do it. And instead of trying to have an understanding of the situation and having to know all the details so we can spit out answers... just ask for the specific areas that need to be prayed for and if they know of none... just pray.