Letters to my teenage self
A Devotional for Trauma Survivors
Day 6 - You Feel Hopeless
Dear teenage self,
You feel hopeless, and I understand that. Right now your perspective is pretty limited, especially since you keep looking down whenever you're talking to someone. When the Pastor is preaching, you're thinking about the drama at school, how to organize your music collection, and what you're going to eat for lunch. You're not focused on anything permanent.
Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected. Do what you learned and received from me, what I told you, and what you saw me do.
+Philippians 4:8-9 (NCV)
To feel better, you have to choose better for yourself. You have to train and discipline your mind to focus on things from above. What is God doing? What has God already done? What do you hope He will do for you? What has He already promised you? Look outside yourself, outside your little world, and into something deeper and more profound than the latest high school gossip.
You are going to be more than okay. You will be a Mama someday and share all this wisdom with the four amazing kids you birthed from your body. That cute guy from Spanish clas? You marry him. He's their dad. So dare to dream. Dare to hope. Because life does get better. I'm living it now.
Let's Pray
National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233 Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish, and 200+ through interpretation service. SMS: Text START to 88788
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 Hours: Available 24 hours. https://www.rainn.org/
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. https://988lifeline.org/
In Christ alone our hope is foundRun, don't walk for help! You're worth it.