How do they do it?

If you have read a good range of my blog posts, you will notice that I began as an unconventional writer who writes on issues of difficulty. In fact, getting things off my chest is what made me enter the blogging space, and this post is no different, so bear with me as I explore an interesting thought.

I read a quote that caught my eye. It said, "I'm in Spain, but the S is silent." I believe a lot of people are in such a situation. They sleep with pain, wake up with pain, and struggle through the day facing this Goliath. Humans in pain automatically look for a solution or a coping mechanism, and sometimes to their own detriment.

I too am in "S"pain and have been there for a while now. Yep, I smile, I laugh, and the view is good to the onlooker, but when I am alone, Goliath stands tall in front of me, reminding me of my past and how I will never find freedom and healing. Flip, it's a tough one; it's hell down here. I look around, and all I see is fear, insecurity, and a sense of doubt, a dark hole dangling self-deletion at the end.

That's when I remembered something, "Greater is He who lives in me than the Goliath who stands before." It hit me like sunlight from a dark night. This is what changed everything, and today I live with the excitement of what God will do with the sling and Stone I have. The situation has not changed, but I now have a comforter in my boat, who feels and relates to everything I'm going through.

I see loved ones try to drown Goliath with alcohol and pleasure, but Goliath cannot be drowned. He can only be defeated with the Stone. By Stone, I am referring to Jesus, the Chief Cornerstone, and for the life of me, I fail to understand how many do it without Jesus. It is too complex, difficult, and frustrating to live without Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Comforter, and the Prince of Peace.

The one you ignore, the one you reject is the one who holds your healing from pain.

So if you wake up in the morning and are in "S"pain, try Jesus, try Jesus.