What provides security for you?
Is it having the perfect job with the perfect salary? (And do you know what that amount really is or does it change when you find out what someone else makes?)
Is it having people accept you for who you are?
Is it spending time with the people you think are worth it?
Is it having a significant other to complete you?
Is it shopping and buying gifts for you or for others?
Is it saving all of your money for a sunny day?
Is it when someone tells you how great they think you are?
Is it a warm hug on a cold day?
Or, is it knowing you are a child of God?
One of my silent fears has always been losing the people who are most important to me, I don’t like the feeling of being alone. I like having certain people close to me. But the hard, cold reality of life is that people leave us. Our co-workers leave for different jobs, our friends move away, distance just grows between people and sometimes, people we love die.
My mom died 12 years ago to *** cancer and in her hospital room what I realized was sometimes losing people is permanent. Sometimes, there is no more. No more telling them you love them, no more laughter, no more sharing ice cream, no more getting spoiled by having your mom make your favorite foods, no more holding you when you cry…just no more.
So in my moment of aloneness and isolation 12 years ago, what I also realized was while I had the people in my life I thought were worth it, it was best that I love them how they feel loved. It is best that I care about them in the moment. It is best that I tell them how I feel and mean it. It is best to fix it if the relationship starts to break down. And if they get sick, it is best to get them healed, no matter what the costs.
There are just some things that make life more important, like the people who are special to us. So we just need to keep them close and tell them they are the sunshine in our day…
I challenge you to care about the people around you today and see if it makes a difference to your heart.
In Him, Tammy