When Your World Falls Apart

I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning (Job 7:16).

When we have set high spiritual objectives for ourselves and have aspired to live according to honorable principles, yet experience nothing but adversity, we are left with intense feelings of sadness. Then we wonder: where is this road leading? If life has knocked you to the ground, there is only one way that your life can go: upwards! It is at moments like these that you have to be very careful that self-pity doesn't control your thoughts and emotions. When dark storm clouds are gathering, or the storm has already broken, search for something constructive and permanent to hold onto. This will bring you to God - the Eternal, Unchanging One. You may doubt if anything constructive will survive the devastating circumstances that you are in. But remember that not even the darkest moment of your life can prevent you from making a fresh start. A lot of drift-wood might need to be cleared up first and make no mistake, it could be a painful process. However, you can start a new life right now and you can do it in the love and strength of Jesus Christ. He is only a prayer away! If you feel like throwing in the towel and are so tired of fighting that you only want to be left alone, then your life has lost purpose and meaning and only despair remains. Even from the ruins of your life, Christ can make a new day dawn. You might feel broken, but it is for this very reason that Christ came to this earth: to heal broken lives and create new beginnings. He can and wants to do it for you. 

When my life has fallen apart, O Lord, please take it in Your hands and make it new and whole. Amen.

Solly Ozrovech