YOU'RE NOT ALONE

| Be who you needed when you were younger |

| unkown |

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, 

then you may know that I struggled with depression, doubt, 

unanswered questions, and fear a lot during 2014-2015.

While people say you can tell them anything and reassure you that they're there for you,

there's something about depression (or whatever you prefer to call it)

that clamps your mouth shut.

That whispers no one cares, no one will understand,

that it would be better to keep it bottled up inside 

{where it can infect the mind}

I know that feeling,

That feeling of suffocation,

exasperation, 

and fear.

I've heard that sick, hot, whisper in your ear.

And I've listened to it.

But I'm here to ask you,

to beg you:

DO NOT 

LISTEN

DO NOT 

OBEY

It's a liar, its a cheat, 

it's a ghost inside your head,

and it should have no,

I repeat, 

NO,

control over you.

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I started this post with a quote,

a quote that I have often gone back to in the 

past year. In those days, nights, months of dark thoughts I would have loved 

to have some one who just walked up and say 

"I know what you're going through and here's the solution."

But life doesn't work that way, no one can see past the masks you wear, 

and no one has the perfect solution.

{Except Christ. He always see's past your mask,

and friend,

He is the solution}

So maybe life real life doesn't work out so smoothly.

Maybe it's not so simple to walk up to someone and tell them you've 

waged wars in your head as well; that no, you're not alone. |-/

However, in the last 2 years, I have discovered how amazingly 

encouraging blogging can be.  

Its sometimes frightening to be vulnerable and write a post about the 

dark thoughts one struggles with, but then. 

Then.

You realize you're not alone.

People comment with "This is so relatable!"

"I know exactly what you mean"

or even better,

"Thank you for this blog post it was so encouraging"

"This made my day brighter"

"Thank you for reminding me I'm not alone."

These comments are why I blog. It's my purpose for all of this,

its the reason I continue to post such "strange" posts.

Because while they're strange to some people, 

there are other's who I KNOW need to hear it.

I'm not just speaking into the empty space, 

I'm spilling my fears to friends. 

The response to my last blog post blew me away. 

It was a small journal entry I had jotted down weeks earlier, 

and decided to share with the blogging community.

The comments just make me want to cry. 

The post was SO SHORT, 

but people loved it, and related to it, and it reminded them how important 

it is to watch what you're feeding your mind.

If you were one of those people who commented:

THANK YOU

bless you darlings. 

{after I finish this post I'm going to go reply to all the 

comments, so be sure to go back and read them}

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Kate from The Goodness Revolt  has also seen the power of blogging, 

and for years has been writing blog posts that encourage so many young people.

Recently she has started to explore the concept of bringing bloggers together into one blog.

And she has succeed in bringing to life this blog; a blog that is everything 

you needed when you were younger.

Burning Youth 

It is the gentle voice telling you:

you're not alone

you are loved 

YOU ARE WORTH IT

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It's amazing what happens when we come together,

what we can accomplish with Jesus as our Captain.

Be sure to visit Burning Youth and check out the amazing gals and their posts!

Stay Alive |-/

-Eva

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I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive.
-unkown | via