There are many times I am asked this question and it comes from people who have a concern about how my demeanor is or something they see may not be normal. People will ask you first, “are you ok?” Then after the response they will ask, “are you sure you are alright?” Often times the answer is no. But who, other than pity-partiers, really wants to tell people the truth about what is going on with them?
Most people can’t express in words what is ailing them or bothering them. Some people can’t put their finger on the situation but they just know that they are in a bad place. How do you verbally express an inward issue that has no name or face? It is like being sick but you don’t really know what the symptoms are so you don’t know how to medicate it. The sad reality is that this happens to many individuals all the time. It is not a permanent form of depression but a temporary bout of a low, valley looking feeling that comes out of nowhere.
Our normal response to this question is, “yes” I am ok. Or we will clap back with a “I’m Fine.” For the questioner it gets frustrating because we know something is not right and we feel exhausted in trying to pull something out of the pot and it would be easier without the resistance. For the person that is questioned there is a cry for help but we have trouble breaking down the barrier of brokenness to “get it off your chest!”
2 Corinthians 4:8 states, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair”
Paul gives us comfort in knowing that whatever we deal with or go through will not change us, but for a temporary time constrain us! David tells us that, “Weeping May endure for a while, but joy comes in the morning!” I feel like singing a verse of “I’m so glad, trouble don’t last always! Weeping may endure for a night. Keep the faith it will be alright!”
When I have trusted in God it gives me the strength to endure through those moments that has caused me to lose myself in myself. I thank God for those people who know the real me and have the ability to see when the real me has been kidnapped. Thank you for making sure that I am alright!
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Amen you’re able to notice a difference when you have a true relationship and compassion go one another but First you need a relationship with God