Despair Is Not My FutureНамуна

There is a stigma as Christians that we must be perfect and if we are not, we must ensure the ones around us ARE by letting them know.

Let’s be real. It is time to take off the facade and burn down the “I got it all together” walls in church. We all have struggles and sometimes that includes seasons of despair. If anyone said it would be smooth sailing after becoming a Christian, that was untruthful.

Let us collectively take the log out of our own eye before we magnify the splinter in someone else’s life. Let us be the church that we were called to be—compassionate and loving to one another—to be cognizant of other people’s struggles and to reach out.

If you are in a season of despair, I encourage you to let other Christians know. From personal experience, it is surprising how many people can relate when you open up about your struggles and battles.

My personal conviction is remembering how God has poured his mercy and grace upon me when I have fallen or felt hopeless. If I could extend only a portion of the mercy and grace God has shown me to others, the world would be a very different place.