Decisions That Are Difficult for Us to Makeనమూనా

Let's walk in the community.

When Jesus faced one of His most significant challenges, He wanted to leave us with some lessons for crossing our own bridges. The first is to learn not to fight alone. If the God-man knew the value of community, we should not think God's plan is to run alone. I think one of the prayers the enemy most wants to hear from us when we face our crises is to say to God "Leave me alone," because then we will be at the mercy of our pride, anger, or grief.

When we confront challenging choices, our instinct might be to shut our eyes, clench our fists, and confront our fears head-on at breakneck speed. This impulsive approach can yield positive outcomes, but it can also lead to a life of perpetual anxiety, causing us and our companions on the journey to suffer. In the worst-case scenario, it can steer us towards a path of poor decisions, chasing illusions of grandeur. Jesus didn't shy away from challenges, but He also didn't attempt to face them alone.

We indeed have instances in the Bible where a person had to face his battles alone. But before we think it's a norm, we should know it's an exception. For every man or woman who overcame addiction, who made a difficult decision facing fear or anguish alone, there are many stories of others who were left repeating patterns from the same shore because they did not take the step of asking for help. Remember, a characteristic of someone who lives in addiction is the self-deception of telling themselves, I can leave this whenever I want. If Jesus Himself asked for companionship in his most difficult hours, what keeps you from asking for help when you know that the bridge you must cross challenges you?

I have a prayer that I invite you to raise as you begin this plan. May God give us the wisdom, humility, and courage to ask for support and advice when crossing bridges. May He provide us with hearts that love us so much that we are not complicit in our mistakes and help us not to repeat our past. And I invite you to join me in a second prayer that I will make during the month of the launch of this plan and that I would love you to remember these four days: Father, although we do not know the challenges that those who read this plan are going through, if despite their search, they have had to cross alone, you who know everything and understand everything, Show them your companionship and comfort as they go along so that they can understand their path and help others. Amen.