date of composition: circa 2021
i want you to tell me there’s nothing wrong with me . . . and mean it.
i want you to tell me truthfully why i’m different, or at least why i feel different.
i want you to tell me i won’t always feel like an absolute space alien everywhere i go.
i want you to tell me that it makes sense that this season is hard, but that it won’t always be like this.
date of composition: circa 2021
i do not believe that “leaning into Christ” or “trusting God through your circumstances” primarily means superimposing my idea of what i think God is doing onto my situation. if God truly is the answer, he doesn’t need me to smush him into a question that makes that work. but i think what it means instead is searching out God’s character, and truly caring in the situation. he doesn’t need me to solve things, only to be open to him providing a way i didn’t know about.
lie: the struggles you are going through are unique to you
lie: you are less interesting, fun, competent, enjoyable, and valuable than others around you.
lie: your value is proven by the reactions of others to you.
