Think Wide
Tears really like my eyes. I don’t know why but I wear my emotions on my sleeve. This heart is ever ready to open up into the depths of whatever the emotion of the day is, if properly triggered.
It gets tiring and subconsciously pushes people away because then, you become really sensitive and people have to tiptoe their words around you.
I was blasted this evening by someone I deeply love. Called out my tendency to get overly emotional and not logical about issues. When there’s a problem, I’d rather cry over it, soothe my heart before I look for a solution.
Which made me think🤔. How often do we (mostly females) do this? I’m the first to admit that there’s some comfort, satisfaction in allowing those tears to flow freely but it seldom solves the problem. At best, we just feel better. No wonder men are the braver, more risk-taking, adventurous species.
The Holy Spirit whispered to me once, ‘why are you crying this very minute?’ during one of my panic episodes and truth is, I had a whole list of problems. The sorrow was legit and I relished in it.
Then He proceeded to bring to my mind the things I do have and I encourage you to do same. What do you have?? Need examples?
- Life
- Good health
- Family still alive
- Education or Job
- Ability to speak, walk, eat, smell, see, touch, work etc
- Friends. No man is an island.
The list is endless if we’re honest with ourselves.
So why do we allow certain circumstances to be the determinants of our entire existence.
A long time ago, I heard this statement; “If tears could move God to act immediately, you wouldn’t make it to the first one billion people in the queue.”
People have cried over the ages. People have seen terrible situations over the ages.
The goal here is not to demean your problem but if you would just take a moment to step out of the bubble of your woes, and think wide.
Think wide about the beggar on the street you dismissed. Think wide about the homeless and bed-ridden.
Think wide about the orphans and widows with no food or shelter.
You may be in debt, have bills to pay but consider the one who feeds off of other people’s plates.
You may be sick terminally but think wide about the one who faced abrupt death, with no chance to say goodbye or seek help.
You may be going through marital issues but think wide about the young girl being trafficked or forced into early marriage in some parts of the country.
What is my point?
No matter how legit your issues are, someone considers where you are, a dream come true.
So let the tears flow but only for a little while. Be grateful by acknowledging and thanking God for what you do have. And then proceed to do the best you possibly can with what you have. Pushing fervently beyond the obstacles to achieve your dream.
And when next you feel overwhelmed by your circumstance, Think wide. I promise you’ll conclude it’s not as bad as someone else. And on the flipside, it will be handled, give it prayer and time.
~ Sheyla ~