Up until I was in my 30’s, I had a bad habit of imagining the worst case scenario of a situation. I ridiculously thought that if I imagined something bad, that it wouldn’t come to pass.
Isn’t that silly? Isn’t that obnoxious, to believe that I had the power to invoke protection over someone’s life, or that my words or actions held any weight in the universe? There’s a word for this unhealthy habit—catastrophizing. Assuming the worst case scenarios plagued my thought life for too much time. It took practice, reading, prayer, and faith to finally realize that only GOD holds the power of life and death, and if it isn’t within His plan, it won’t be.
That can be a hard truth to accept, can’t it? Having faith in a Superior Force that would allow our loved one to die and maybe even suffer, is a life lesson not many of us are ready and willing to believe.
Our thoughts are very important, but no amount of positive mental attitude is going to alter what GOD deems necessary. We cannot “will” our beloved back to health or life. It is ultimately up to you, and what your faith journey is composed of, but may I challenge you to consider these words?
Rest.
Rest from the agonizing thoughts that might be repeating, over and over again, in your poor, tired brain.
Rest.
Be willing to accept that you are exactly where GOD wants you to be, at this moment in time. Perhaps it is all just as it should be in order for you and me to heal.
It is now time to choose: to choose peace, love, and joy.
Mercy.
Have mercy with yourself. Can you do that, and believe that you have done the very best that you could do, in the time that you were given, with the tools you had?
Choose, my friend, to believe, that there is still goodness to be found, and life to be lived! Do it for yourself, not anyone else-choose healing and peace and love and joy, because HE does love you above all, and he loves the one who was taken Home. Playing the mind game of worst case scenarios is not worth one more second of your precious life!
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