I still remember signing up for Facebook back in 2004/2005 and thinking, what the heck is this "Facebook." All of us BYU freshman were instantly hooked and sometimes unfortunately, I am still hooked. I love keeping in contact with others that I don't get to see often. But, I hate all the garbage and drama Facebook pulls in.
One of the new "trends" I have been noticing is that Facebook has become a link party (for me too! It is the fastest way to get word out about this blog and anything really.) I like the links, generally. But...wow, there have been a ton of "my life is terrible" links. And while these stories of horrific events that happen to people are fascinating and heartbreaking, I leave them feeling depressed, down, and stupid about my own life trials. But the truth is, everybody has trials and struggles and everybody has to figure them out. Some peoples trials are really easy to see. You know when someone has lost a child and you can see them suffering so deeply every day. But some trials are not easy to see. You may not know your good friend's husband has a pornography problem that they must fight and deal with every day. And both of those trials would be terrible to have. I spoke in church on Sunday on none other than Postpartum Anxiety and how the Atonement has helped me. Yep, so now all the women and ALL the MEN in my church are a little more afraid of me. ha! But, I wanted to share this paragraph from my talk because it is true True TRUE!
"We all have trials; some of them are internal trials, like
depression, anxiety, self-doubt, anger, or bitterness, some of them are external and
more visible, a lost job, a death of a child, a physical illness. Some of our trials are easy to see and some
go unnoticed by everybody but the ones that are plagued with them every
day. It is interesting that one mans
trial can be too little money and another mans trial can be too much
money. One women’s trail may be the
inability to have children and another woman’s trial may be that she has more
children than she can handle. In a world
where it feels like no one can understand, where sympathy is lacking, where
people feel cold and seem to want to “one up” you with how hard things are for
them, it may be tempting to feel that no one understands. That nobody gives you aid and mercy and
love. Be not dismayed. The savior knows you and as Jeffery R. Holland
said, “He (meaning the Savior) will lift us triumphantly over those test and trials, even though
the cost to do so would be unfathomable for both the Father who sent Him and
the Son who came.”
I also shared the words to this Hymn. Read them a couple times and let them lift you up.
Lean on my
ample arm
O thou depressed!
and I will bid the storm
Cease in thy breast.
Whate'er thy lot may be
On life's complaining sea,
If thou wilt come to me,
Thou shalt have rest.
If thou wilt come to me,
Thou shalt have rest.
Lift up thy tearful eyes,
Sad heart, to me;
I am the sacrifice
Offered for thee.
In me thy pain shall cease,
In me is thy release,
In me thou shalt have peace
Eternally.
In me thou shalt have peace
Eternally.
No matter what you trial, horrific or small, external or internal, lean on the Savior and he will give you rest. I just know he will!
- over and out
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