I came across the first sound on on TikTok this morning and I was immediately reminded of how a couple of years ago that audio would have sent me into a downward spiral for at least a week. My energy levels would crash and I would be sleeping more in efforts to soothe my nervous system. My anxiety would be at an all time high. I wouldn’t be able to complete or focus on daily tasks. Nightmares would increase. I would lean on those substances even more to silence the war raging within my mind. When the war was finally over, I could continue throughout my normal daily activities, but the destruction still remained. Even a slamming screen door or a glass dish hitting the sink too hard could have this effect on me. You just take shelter. Let it pass. Then carry on in the mess that you’re left with. This was the cycle for me. The mess is never cleaned up and it’s starts to clutter over time. But somehow you find new ways to survive through it anyways. After all, survival and independence is all you’ve ever known..and you sort of take pride in the fact that you’re good at it. If any portion of this resonates with you, I want you to know that there is healing and peace in Jesus Christ. The ways of this world can bandaid and pacify your pain. But true healing, the kind that goes all the way to the root, is found only in Him. He will meet you where you are. You don’t have to clean up the mess before you let him inside. Bring it to Him and He will clean up the rubble. John 16:33 Jesus said: “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” My full testimony is posted on my page. I encourage you to listen to how Jesus Christ set me free from my wounds.
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