Share
I over share. It's just what I do. I'm programmed that way I guess.
I seem to be able to share my triumphs and struggles rather easily and openly. Although, my insecurities would have me believe this is a fault and I should learn to close my mouth (or my computer) and hide all of the bad and share only some of the good. I still feel compelled to share.
Culture and social media says we should cover our hard times for fear of people using our struggles against us, and to not celebrate openly for fear of seeming boastful.
I have asked myself countless times why I can’t just stay quiet. All my life I have been called “The Mouth”. I have no problems sharing my heart in hard times or in good.
The world calls this obnoxious, but God calls this good.
In the bible, Daniel says, “It seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.”
It is good to share what the Lord has done, but that doesn't always mean the story is going to be full of only good things. It doesn't even mean that the story will have a happy ending right now. But, sharing what we go through, holding each other up in prayer, supporting one another, listening to each other and sharing the hurt and hard things always ends in furthering our faith, leaning more fully into Jesus, and in the end, the real end, we will have victory.
Isaiah 55:11 says, “so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that for which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I was sent.
I share my defeats, mistakes, sad times and troubles openly, hoping that I can find those who relate to my battles and find support and encouragement and maybe give a little of that as well.
We were each put on this earth on purpose for a specific reason. Sharing our hearts allows our purpose to flow and flourish.
I know one part of my purpose is to encourage others with my story. Sharing the hard and the good things in my life brings delight to my heart and therefore, I know that is what I was created to do.
I share the hard things because none of us are doing this life alone. It has become overwhelmingly apparent to me that we all face disappointments in this life and those disappointments leave us feeling isolated. Feeling alone can be worse than the actual event that left us feeling disappointed in the first place.
We are all called to share life with each other. None of us are meant to walk alone through our upsets or triumphs.
I freely express my trials and victories to praise The One who sees me through.