Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Pieces


Stability. I lost it.
I consider myself a stable person. I don't get stressed easily. I have control of my emotions. Almost rock-like some might say. ;) So I was caught off-guard last week when I had an emotional breakdown. Sure, I have a lot going on in my life right now; first semester in college, living in a dorm, 12 hours from my closest friends and family, and severe pain due to a herniated disc. But that's no reason to lose control. That's exactly what happened. All it took was my mother asking how I was doing. My heart fell to the ground in a hundred pieces, and there I was, sobbing from the pain, realizing that I'm not strong enough to carry that load.

What did I learn from it? Trust. Surrender. Hope. Peace. Joy.
Trust that I can surrender my burdens to the Lord. He is faithful.
Hope that he will carry me through my current circumstances, or give me strength to endure.
Filled with peace and joy as a result.

“May the God of hope fill you with all JOY and PEACE as you TRUST in him, so that you may overflow with HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~Romans 15:13

1 comment:

  1. Oh, Krystle Dawn. I want to tell you a whole story of how I feel some of your pain. Even at this distance, I feel some of your pain. And that verse, how my heart has clung to it for dear life! I love you.

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