Bad news is bad anytime you receive it....but since I haven't been feeling good it just seems overwhelming. Especially since I am a fixer. I want to "help" or "fix" the problem.
But how do you "fix" someones marriage? How do you "fix" someones body when they are in stage 4 cancer? How do you "fix" your child who just days ago was excitedly telling us about her pregnancy and now thinks she is miscarrying? How do you "fix" a loved one who is losing the use of their legs? How do you "fix" a friend who is carrying a huge weight of grief for her son and sick daughter-in-law?
I feel very overwhelmed right now with all the "fixing" that needs to be done. I know it's not my job to "fix" the problems and I understand that but it doesn't make it any easier. All I want to do is cry for them all. Because I don't feel good these feelings weigh heavier on my heart. I know the Lord says to lay our burdens at His feet...but how do you do that when they aren't your burdens. I'm not carrying these burdens...my friends are...
Yes, I offer a listening ear. Yes, I pray. But right now I wish I could do more....I wish I could "fix" their hurts and pain and sadness. I wish I could wave a big magic wand and make all the bad disappear.
I know, me too. :(
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