Faith

FAITH!!!!

 

"When life hands you lemons, take them. Free stuff is awesome."

A quote I found one day on the internet. For many, well most (myself included) it's quite humerous and innocent. But for a select few, its one of the most beautiful and inspiring pieces ever said.

 

I came to realise it just a few days ago when it seemed like everything in my life was disintergrating. My bestfriend had attempted suicide after she didn't deny spreading rumours about something only she knew. Another close friend was becoming an unprepared parent, I was dangerously close to exams exams and I still didnt understand the work, and I was a few days away from my birthday and I just found out I wouldn't be where I wanted to be to celebrate it. I know all this doesn't seem major, but for an 18 year old trying to deal with life after high school, I was slowly but surely becoming a mess.

I wasn't asking for a great big party or something of that sort, I just wanted to be home, with family on my special day.

 

It all seemed so unreal. As if it was all just a horrible dream and I was going to wake up soon and return to my idyllic life. I lay in bed one night and forced myself to come to terms with the cold reality that it wasn't a dream and it needed to be dealt with.

 

"...free stuff is cool" they said. Here I was, with my bucket of lemons and I was expected to find the joy one would normally get from getting "free stuff"! Where would I begin? What was there to find? The answer: FAITH!!

 

When we get to our wits' end, we discover that that's where God lives.

 

You see, faith isn't about what you think you deserve. It isnt about "I did 20 good deeds, and so I deserve 20 blessings."

Faith, true faith, throws the "I believe what I see" theory entirely and completely out of the window. It puts in disregard eveerything that you have heard from the world and leaves you with what your heart tells you. It strips you naked of all your fears and steals your innermost anger and despair.

 

It doesn't guarantee no tears, in fact, tears become such a reality that you learn to cherish them because you KNOW breakthrough is coming. Faith is the only thing that lets you know it is darkest just before it is light. You learn to embrace your pain and find your passion for life through it.You grow to become an actual and active part of your feelings and emotions. Not only do you survive, but you thrive! And then you come to realise that had it not been for those "lemons", you wouldn't be the strong individual that you are today. Because of those lemons, you are able to appreciate life more, and make the little things count.

 

Whenb you get over it and manage to walk away, don't leave with nothing. Take the strength and courage you gained and wrap it up with the lesson you got. No matter how big or small your troubles are, there is always a silver lining.

 

"When life hands you lemons, take them. Free stuff is cool."