When the world around you collapses

What do you do when your world collapses? When the divorce papers are served? What do you do when the death certificate is signed? What do you do when the world turns to chaos? When every situation seems to pull you down? How do we handle our crushed heart?
First off, I am so proud of you for seeking, you dear lady are seeking help and as a woman who has been in many pits, I commend you for stepping above the negative thoughts and emotions you are feeling! You are Strong, you are brave, you are worth so much more than you feel right now! Remember, you are a beautiful creation made in the image of the ultimate Maker, our Gracious God who loves you even in the midst of your journey.
Remember you are worth more than the negative thoughts! Do not fall for the lies or satan, he wants you to think negatively, he wants you to feel hopeless, and helpless right now. His main goal is to distract your thoughts and direction off of God and onto the desperation you feel.
Cling to this verse of Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
So, your wondering what to do in the midst of your circumstance right now….Girl I can’t tell you how much I relate!
Turn to the Word of God
Do not look for the answers anywhere other than the Bible! Rest in thee, God says have peace! Don’t get me wrong I am not saying this blog post will have your answers. God only knows those. Reaching out for community, resources, support-Girl you got that here!! But remember, God will affirm His answers for the will of your life, that will not be answered through anyone but Him.
Pray
Prayer is your time to communicate whatever is heavy upon your heart. Prayer is your opportunity to pour your heart out to Him. Give it all to Him, He yearns to hear from you. He knows the desires of your heart, He is ready to receive you. Prayer is a conversation with you and God. Go have tea, spend time in His presence, let Him reveal to you the plans He has for you! Do not be ashamed, go in repentance, go in obedience to the Father.
Journal (I like to use the term Prayer Journal)
Journaling is a great way to talk with God, sort out your feelings, and even find your answer at times. I utilize journaling all the time. It helps me to sort out my emotions, make heads or tails of my thoughts. Discern reality from assumption, fear from anger, sadness for hope, and when I have poured my heart out on the page I feel better. When my world collapses my journaling starts out in a self-centered emotional negative manner. The thoughts circling my mind that hinder me from moving forward stop encircling me like vultures encircle something about to die. Before long, my journaling transitions from the why’s to the what’s!

It still to this day never ceases to amaze me of how my journaling transitions in my time of talking- or should I say writing out my feelings and thoughts to God. I go from darkness and turn towards the light, my writing turns into sounding something like: Why did he choose that, did he not know how that would hurt me? This is so unfair and I am so done and over this, I am ready to give up on the us I chose. To…God, hear my heart, I know your will is bigger for me than I can fathom right now. I don’t know why my husband chose to do this, but I lift it in your hands, I know you will resolve this issue in your timing. I am choosing to rest in your love and peace, I am choosing to turn my mind from the negative to your word.
If I feel called, I also find scripture to cling to, sometimes for hours, days, weeks in the hurt and waiting. I when faced with negative thoughts that creep back in, recall or pull out my post it note and remind myself that scripture. Am I perfect with every negative thought and shutting down that mental stress immediately? Absolutely not! I sometimes find myself spewing for quite awhile before I recall to fix my thinking process, and this is something I easily fluster about myself! Grace is key in that respect of myself! I love my Prayer Journal, it is really neat to also look back at past journaling. It is really neat to see how and what God answered, what he continued to close the door on, and how I transitioned in life’s tumultuous journey. God is so good, and the blessing we endure are too many not to acknowledge or praise Him for!
I pray God’s peace be upon you as you read this. I pray for whatever you are feeling, and your situation your facing. Cling to the Cross, and God will see you through. You are a Warrior! You are a Woman 4 Christ!!
