![]() (answer the question by writing outward, by calling on the truth of God’s Word) Sometimes the path will be shrouded by tears and pain, but because He is walking with me and sees all things, He will guide me so I will not fall. I will surrender each one into His care as I enter it and will walk this life one step at a time. By His strength, I will trust Him with this moment and the next. I may never fully understand why I have to suffer, but God sees behind the scenes of my life, and I know that He is good and that He works all things for good. Why do I have to go through this pain? (ask a question) The Process in ActionĬombining all three prompts, here is an example of writing when you have no words: They won’t disappear, perhaps for a long time, but they won’t always push us down so hard. When we write outward, the clouds will lift. God sees what we cannot see: “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever…” (Deuteronomy 29:29) And since we know that He works all things for good (Romans 8:28), we can take comfort in knowing that even if we can’t figure out what He is doing, there is good in it. We just have to remember that we walk by faith and not by sight. But as Christians, there are some we can recognize right away. It may be a very long time before we can pinpoint any benefits. We may even reach a place where we can see benefits, think positive, and even feel happy, and then slip and fall into the pain and darkness all over again. We may be able to think of exactly zero benefits to anyone anywhere as a result of our suffering. We must think outside ourselves, beyond, “Why is this happening to me?” to “How might this benefit others or make a positive impact?” Write OutwardĮventually, we can work toward recognizing the bigger picture. But just writing out what’s stumping us will help clear our heads a bit. ![]() We may not figure the answers out right away. Why is this happening to me? How did this all begin? Where do I go from here? What do I do? ![]() Direct them to God, direct them to a friend, direct them to yourself, just ask. ![]() We’re stunned by the weight of what we carry. When we don’t have anything to say, it’s often because we’re stumped. It could be, “I feel sad.” “I feel lonely.” “I’m scared.” “I’m angry.” “I’m numb.” “I don’t know what I feel.” Anything, just get it down and the avalanche will start. Just start with the kernel of truth behind whatever you’re feeling. Once you get that down, tears flow, emotions flow, it all flows. Many of what end up to be the most gritty, raw, and satisfying journal entries begin with the words, “I have nothing to say.” That’s it. So, what do you write when you have nothing to say? 1. (Which makes it hard to type, by the way…)īut I decided instead of skipping because I can’t bring myself to write about writing, I would tell you why I’m crying and how it relates to writing. The last two times I tried to write to you, I melted into a puddle of tears. It is a devastating task trying to rebuild this broken life sometimes I know where to put the pieces and other times I don’t even recognize them. Sometimes I have words to describe the pain and other times I am empty, a writer with no words. Not only the death of a dear friend, but also of all the dreams, memories, family, future, and friends I made along the way. In a very real sense, it has been like grieving a death. Less than two months before the date, I had to call off the wedding. Write hard and clear about what hurts.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
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