A tbi survivor, a stroke survivor, a cancer survivor, someone suffering from epilepsy, a business man, business woman, nurse, doctor, or even someone suffering from deperession, and anyone for that matter, all have something in common, believe it or not. They are all searching for something. You and I are both searching for something. Maybe you are searching for success or fulfillment through completing college or becoming a millionaire. Maybe you are searching for love, or looking for love by going to different people, and being in different relationships. However, you never seem to grasp ahold of the very thing you are searching for. When it all boils down to a point, we are all searching for something or someone to fill the void we have in each of our lives.
For me as a tbi survivor, I used to constantly search for other people to accept me, but a lot of people always seemed to shy away from that. I realize now that they simply did not understand. Maybe for you as a tbi survivor, you constantly search for others to accept you and affirm you, but you never can seem to break past people's walls they build.
Maybe you are not even a tbi survivor, and yet you struggle with the issues I have mentioned. I know exactly how you feel. For the longest time I struggled with this same issue. But then I realized most people simply were unsure of how to communicate with me did not know how to; it was nothing I did wrong. People are not automatically going to be angry or ciritical of you. You have done nothing wrong and their is nothing wrong with you!
I realized something else; That no matter how other people treated me, that did not change who I was or my position as a child of God. You see, Romans 8:38, 39 says, "For I am persuaded that niether death norl ife, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, (39) nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to seperate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." God has so much love for me that he loves me just because He chooses to, and their is nothing I can do, nor anything any body else can do that will change that. So, when those people, old friends don't except me or want to hang out or whatever, it does not phase me, because I know who genuinely aceppts and loves me.
Also another lesson I have learned comes from the verse Ecclesiastes 4:12, which says, "Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold chord is not easilly broken." I have found those encouraging, supportive friends to come alongside me and encourage me and support me as an individual, and just be a true friend.
I hope you realize that no matter how Others act towards you or treat you, that does not define who you are or change the great person you are! Also I hope you realize how Awesome the love of God is, and how much he loves you. Grasp that and respond to him, I encourage you to, He invites you to. It does not matter how people treat you, or how hopeless you may be, the love of God surpasses every opinion, agenda, fear, and criticism of any person, as well as any hardship you may be experiencing or sin you may have committed.
Your identity is not wrapped up in your tbi, disabled body, paralyzed body, or even anything bad you may have done or said.
Please, email me if you have any questions or comments about what I have said. Email me at williamb374@msn.com or qualityoflifewill374@ymail.com.
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