I’ve traveled my entire life, living a highly nomadic lifestyle because of my daddy’s s career in the military. Looking back traveling was probably my favorite thing about his career and I think that it allowed me to experience a great amount of diversity at a young age.
Living in a foreign country and learning bits and pieces of different languages was amazing. Lord willing, my babies will be able to experience the same diversity that I got to experience while growing up.
Even though I’ve traveled a lot, last year was the first time that l traveled to a new state all by myself. One of my best friends and I had fallen out of touch with one another, and grew a part. It was probably one of the toughest things for me to get past. As a “NAVY brat” having friends for years at a time wasn’t really a possibility for me. As we traveled, keeping up with friends was impossible until social media became popular and even then, so much time had transpired between me and all of my childhood classmates.
As time progressed work kind of took over my life here in Texas and all of my “friends” were people that I worked with. I have a few people from back home in Orlando that I could call but nothing felt the same.
When I would slip and fall, I felt so alone and that I didn’t have anyone to talk to. The enemy (satan) would make me feel like I had no one to turn to, and that I would forever be clothed in shame.
If you’re feeling this way, I want you to know that you’re never alone. The enemy will try to isolate us into thinking that God is upset with us and that we have nowhere and no one to turn to. You may even be feeling too ashamed to tell a friend what’s going on with you, but I encouraged you to share anyways! The Bible says in James 5:16, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” NLT
I recently had the opportunity to call a beautiful sister in Christ who really helped me in a time of extreme anxiety and fear. Another tip for trying to navigate your true feelings from the enemy is to really gage how you would truly react. By nature I have never been an anxious or fearful person. So to feel such overwhelming feelings of anxiety, stress and fear to the point of tears I knew it had to be the enemy. I also knew that I needed some spiritual help and accountability.
After you’ve confessed your sins to God and commited yourself to repentance, also tell a friend who you can trust with your heart. Having someone to pray with and hold you accountable to your repentance is amazing.
I believe that when God said that man should not be alone while looking over Adam in the garden, it wasn’t just in reference to romantic relationships, but ALL relationships.
Don’t be afraid to reach out when you’re struggling. We all need to be able to walk with Jesus and the brothers and sisters in Christ that he has given us.
Love you!
Amber
