A Word “THANKFULNESS”
In this situation taught me about the word “THANKFULNESS”.
We all need to be thankful for everything that we have, all of the temporary things won’t make us happy or maybe it could make you happy but it’s only for a short time not the happiness that we can find in Jesus alone.
It’s not about having everything but it’s all about Jesus Christ, having Christ in our life is more that enough, so we need to be thankful for that.
In this crucial crisis situation that we are facing, sometimes frightening our lives.
What has felt safe in the past is now unsafe; what was predictable is all uncertain.
We can experience a lot of emotional noise and chaos.
We may not be able to think straight; something is wrong and we want someone to help.
We want the noise to stop and the fear to subside. We want to feel safe and able to think.
Someone in Crisis Brings Noise
If a person seeks us out in these alarm moments of their lives they will bring us their noise.
They will bring us their anger, sobbing, ranting, terror, panic, fear, and anxiety.
We might even become a recipient of their anger and frustration. Pain can also bring silence, for the suffering can be so great there are no words.
When someone brings us their crisis, they will often create one for us as well.
Will we allow their crisis to turn us away for our own comfort, or will we be a staying force in their life as Jesus is in ours?
Someone in Crisis Brings Tears
They will bring tears, sometimes wrenching sobs. We can tend to respond by handing out tissues, which can often be a subtle hint that the crying should be over. The noise and impact of the emotion may bother us. When we hear all the noise, our normal response might be to want it to stop. Noise sets off an alarm in our heads that things are not okay and we want to flee.
How can we have staying power in moments like these?
How can we help without adding to the noise and chaos?
People in crisis want change and at the same time fear change. Change requires a lot of effort and they are already tired. When a person in crisis starts to change, others around them don’t like it and will push back creating more crises.
In the same measure a person’s suffering is going to impact us. We cannot let ourselves into someone’s life without being impacted. We will often find ourselves thrown by the magnitude of things humans can do to one another.
Helping Someone Who Hurts
Someone who is in crisis has a hard time holding on to thoughts, so they will forget the things you tell them and you will have to tell them again, and maybe again.
We can think 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Let us continue to have a joyful heart in every situation or circumstances in our live because we can trust our Lord Jesus that He has a beautiful plan for all us.
StayBlessed&KeepSafe!
