Introduction
I've always found it easier to put my thoughts on paper because I tend to ramble and beat around the bush when I talk. I recently shared something that I had written with a couple of people, pertaining to a very anxious season in my life. I was encouraged to "put it out there, to help others". I wasn't sure if this was anything that I wanted or needed to do, because it makes me vulnerable and open to criticism and... Who am I to think that anything I write would help anyone else?
I asked a friend and published writer, "How do you know if something you've written is worth sharing?" She said that if it helped me, it probably would help others and not to allow my testimony to go unheard when it could help someone else. That when we overcome something, it's up to us to help someone else overcome. I thought about that and gave one of my journal entries to a friend to read...she cried. She later told me that she didn't cry because of what I had written about myself, but because it was how she sometimes felt herself.
I am often encouraged when I read something that sounds like the author took my own thoughts and put them on paper. It validates our feelings and lets us know that we aren't alone. I find this especially important when it comes to Christians dealing with anxiety.
With that, I have started this blog titled, Hallelujah! We Are Not Alone.
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