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While I sat in the bathroom with the lights out crying to God, hoping that he would come and comfort me, I realized that eventhought there was a crack under the door, I didnt see any lihght…. As I started to pray, I remembered my moms headstone “FOCUS”… As I began to stop my weeping, I realized that the light was there all the time.  I just had to focus to see it… My mom was famous for her phrases and FOCUS meant:

F-AITH (Gal. 5:5)
O-VER (this passage serves both over / comes 1John 4:4)
C-OMES 
U-NNECESSARY (2 Chronicles 20:17)
S-TRESS (Ps. 37:7-11)

I thought about this… I asked God to help me focus on the things that brings him glory.  As I continued to sit in the dark, the light started emanating from the cracks in the side of the door and there was a comforting feeling over my heart.  I turned to the scripture 2 Chronicles 10:17 and found these words

“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.”

So, I have decided that I will trust in God to fight all my battles especially the battle of depression and a broken heart.  I will not be afraid to cry or ask for help.  I will not be discouraged because there is light… And because there is light, I can make it out of the dark area in my life.  I believe that God is with me.  So tomorrow, I will face all of my challenges with the authority and the assurance that the Lord has given me!!!