Are you Broken or Miserable?

There is a big difference between being broken and being miserable. *Being miserable is being uncomfortable; hating the circumstances; being self-absorbed, playing victim and it's getting caught. *Brokenness comes from a different place. It's the first step to finding the pathway to freedom. It's that "YOU CAN'T HELP YOU ANYMORE" place. So when you are facing anything in life ask yourself, "Am I uncomfortable or am I in a place that I need help?" We have this preconceived idea that when we ask for help we are weak. That is the complete opposite of the truth. It takes a strong person to ask for help. In John 5:6 Jesus asked the man BEFORE he even touched him, "Do you want to get well?" Jesus wanted and was willing to help. But he wanted to know if the man WANTED to get well. If you want to move out of your brokenness or misery you have to make sure you are in a place of readiness (ready to receive help and ready to be helped). Those are two different places, as well and a whole other article. Whether you are in a place of brokenness (addiction, loss, pain, etc.) or a place of misery (personal or professional) be strong and ask for help. Don't be weak and think you can do this ALONE. July 28, 2021 was my, uncomfortable moment in the middle of my misery, day. I was in church. We were in the middle of praise and worship and I felt the spirit tell me, "It's NOW or never." Not in those words it was short bursts of feelings and enlightenment that overwhelmed me. It was in that moment that I knew that I had to immediately get to a place of readiness. I HAD TO get to a place of receiving help to overcome my addiction. For the next 14 days I devoted my time to learning to commit (to receive help) to overcoming my addiction. Let's sidebar. What is my addiction? FOOD! I am addicted to it. I was and still am to some degree embarrassed to admit that (still working on that). I mean it's not hard drugs, alcohol, sex, & etc. You know the "normal" addictions. The difference is you can abstain or distance yourself from drugs, alcohol, sex, & etc. But, my friend, you CANNOT abstain or distance from food {forever}. Talk about feeling helpless. How can I conquer this giant? I have to cook dinner for my husband. I have to eat to survive. Hello? That was it. I have to eat to survive. I DO NOT have to live to eat!!! I know, I know, not an ephiany for you. But you know how you look at something everyday, read a bible verse all the time and then one day.....B-A-M! It literally slaps you in the face. Okay back on track. At the end of my 14 days I was a few pounds lighter and so was my spirit. I drew closer to God and gained a new comfortable uncomfortable place in this journey. I was no longer miserable in my addiction. I was no longer completely broken in this area. I hope that when you finally find yourself broken or miserable you will remember that there is hope and there is a place of mended and happy. One Day At A Time (ODAT) Sandra