So today I’m sitting in my car, the baby’s asleep in the backseat, and I wanted to take a minute just to share some thoughts with you.
I’m thinking about how many people are afraid to share with others the real side of them because they’re afraid that others are going to think they are not normal or that they’re weird.
Do you feel weird sometimes?? I feel weird sometimes. There are times we ALL feel weird, because we each have such a unique experience. We each have a very personal point of view based on the experiences that we’ve had, our personalities… so many factors go into our unique experience.
It’s okay to be different. But when we look at the world, we look at things that are expected of us by other people or that we’re told them that is expected of us, it can be really easy to feel like we are the only ones who struggle with the things we’re struggling with.
As a therapist, I have talked to so many people who come into my office and they start sharing their experiences with me and it’s the same symptoms. Even though every person’s story is unique and different and important to know, the themes are the same.
It’s so interesting to see the same concepts happen they can play out in client after client after client to the point that there have been times where I will make a guess based on what someone has told me and they look at me and say, “how did you know that??” It’s because it’s the same concepts from person to person. We have so many similar struggles, yet we all feel like we are abnormal because people don’t talk about those things.
I truly believe that one of the enemy’s biggest tools is emotional isolation because when you are,
- keeping things to yourself, if you are holding all of that emotional stuff inside and you’re not sharing that with anyone,
- you’re not confessing to other people what you’re struggling with, you don’t have those mentors or those people that you know you can count on that are going to be firmly rooted in Scripture and their relationship with Christ…
If you don’t have that and you’re not sharing anything, you tend to get weighed down by it and it becomes so exhausting. If that’s where you are, I am so sorry that that’s where you are because there’s so much more freedom for you than that.
Today, if you are feeling abnormal, if you’re wondering, “what IS normal??” It’s not just the setting on the dryer. There’s no real such thing as normal. Normal is messy. Normal is feeling like things are not going perfectly. It’s not possible to have “perfect.” I mean, it’s just not gonna happen.
When you are thinking about what you feel like, there’s a good chance that other people feel the same way. Don’t fall into the trap of keeping all of that stuff inside. Find good solid Christian women who are going to be there for you, who are going to help keep you accountable; who are ready to talk about those struggles and share their struggles with you, because that’s what makes it work.
That’s when we can point one another back to God and back to the truths that are His word. That’s what keeps us on the right track. If the enemy can keep you feeling like you are abnormal, weird, strange, or a freak of nature somehow, then you are going to continue to feel like you are beaten down, hopeless, discouraged, and defeated, and that’s not where you need to be. That’s not where God wants you. He has much bigger and bolder plan for you. I want you to be thinking about that today.
If you feel abnormal or weird, embrace that! It’s not a bad thing! Nobody else that that seems to have it all together- they don’t really have it all together. None of us do.
There are many options out there for accountability groups, Bible studies or anything like that, but if you’re looking for an accountability group that is going to be very focused on putting on your spiritual armor and learning how to claim the authority that God has given you through Jesus’s death on the cross and the victory there, then I encourage you to check out diggingdeeper.everydayincredible.net.
In that group we set goals and we keep each other accountable. It is a group for helping one another learn to pray strategically and face life with the full armor of God on and to be able to really dig deeper into our relationships with God so we can find that that spiritual freedom that he has intended for us.
If there’s anything else that you’d like to see addressed here at Every Day Incredible, let me know! Also, come share in the Every Day Incredible Ladies’ Facebook group how you feel you’re not normal because there’s a good chance there’s somebody else out there that’s going through the same struggles you are. But make your sharing fun! Share something abnormally “weird” with us in the group!
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