In my teens and twenties, life was foggy for me dealing with what became known later in life as living with Complex PTSD and all that entails. At times I wish someone had known how to help back then, but I would not go back and change anything because life’s path has led me to where I am now and God has given me opportunities to share his love and comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 says- Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
On Sunday, another opportunity to comfort another person. A young person at church confided in me they are going to counseling for depression/anxiety. We talked for about 30 minutes. Letting my young friend share and listening to my young friend to first of all validate them, thanking my young friend for confiding in me, and then encouraging them with words like- Jesus is with you in your healing journey was how I first reacted. Then we talked about many aspects of dealing with depression/anxiety.
My young friend may have thought they benefitted the most from our conversation, but actually I think I did. It was also healing for me to provide comfort and experience gratitude that God blessed me with comfort in many ways that led to the point that I can do that for others.
Realizing that post conversation like that can perhaps cause a person to wonder what I might think, I texted my young friend yesterday to let them know I am proud of them for taking care of themselves and seeking help.
Kindness can be shared in many ways.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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