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We can all mourn the past we didn't have.
Wishing our lives had been different won't change a
thing. Go ahead and grieve for it. You won’t move forward without letting
go.
To the one whose childhood was too difficult to navigate...
To the child who's felt unloved everyday...
To the one who's never felt they fit in...
To the one who's been neglected and abused...
To the one who's confused and challenging why things have been
so hard...
And to everyone else reading:
You are seen and you are loved.
"But not the way I've wanted to be",
your heart cries.
You've been ignored, or worse, scorned.
You've been criticized or cursed.
You've felt completely alone, even when everyone around you
seemed to be laughing.
You've been lost and scared, not knowing where to turn or who
to run to.
You've knocked on doors that wouldn't open.
You've cried prayers of fear and desperation.
You've seen and felt the emptiness of your heart.
And all you've wanted is to be seen and heard and
loved.
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Don't believe the lie that you are at fault or that you are unlovable.
Don't believe the lie that no one truly cares about you.
Don't believe the lie that you're the only one who's faced
these thoughts and feelings.
Don't believe the lie that no one will ever accept you as you
are.
The very One Who created you has been there every step of the
way.
He's been watching you and crying with you and reaching out to
you.
He's been listening when your heart was breaking, and He heard
the sound of every piece crack and fall away.
He's seen every tear fall - and He's caught them all.
He's felt your heartbeat race through all your fear and
anxiety.
He's called your name in whispers and shouts throughout every
day you've drawn breath.
He's tucked blessings in along the way. Sometimes hidden away
for you, sometimes in glaringly obvious places.
He's painted sunsets for your eyes only.
He's showered down rain and sat with you in the puddles.
He's guided you and even led you by the hand for as long as
you'd hold on.
He's dropped sunbeams to shimmer on your hair.
He's brought sweet fragrances to tantalize your senses.
He's sung love songs into your ears and wrapped them around
your heart.
He's breathed life into your lungs, even when you didn't want
to go in living.
He knew you before you were conceived.
He waited with you on endless nights of loneliness and
sorrow.
He's pulled back the veil when you wrestled with
confusion.
He's held you while you slept, cradling you in His arms,
tucking you closely into His heart.
He was the parent your natural parents couldn't be.
You can mourn the past you didn't have.
You should.
Then release the past to the past and look for the blessings
of today.
They're there.
Everywhere.
You'll miss most of them, even when you're intentionally
looking.
They're there.
You'll catch a glimpse of one now and then.
As you watch for them, you'll see more of them.
You'll begin to appreciate them and even rejoice in
them.
And blessing by blessing you'll let go of yesterday and make
something new out of today.
As you listen for His voice, you'll begin to hear His love
songs.
As you begin to recognize the presence of the One Who loves
you best you'll begin to celebrate moments you use to miss.
Second by second, minute by minute you'll see your life for
what it's meant to be, not just as the sum of the hurts that brought you into
today.
You are more.
You are loved. You've always been loved.
You are not alone. You were never really alone.
You're alive, truly alive.
Your next breath ushers in purpose and meaning that's been
there all along.
The only One Who can save us is the One Who loved us enough to
create us and give us the chance to fulfill our destiny.
All our mistakes and failures are back there, too - in the
past.
Today is new.
Today we can choose to listen for His voice.
Today we can open our hearts up to His tangible
presence.
Today we can sing with Him as He rejoices over us.
And tomorrow, there’s even more.
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