Everyone keeps saying to "lean on Jesus"....what does that really mean to those who recommend it?
Does it have a "real" feel of some sort? Maybe I am missing something.
I know how to depend and trust God to provide. I know how to pray...and sometimes even listen. I read my Bible ... not just verses but read it for the big story and try to understand what God is wanting us to understand.
I am not so great about going to church regularly...I like it but it can be an extremely lonely place to go alone. I also don't have the energy to pretend to be happy all the time anymore. That "perfect Christian" mask doesn't fit.
Are there people out there who actually feel something tangible and physical...or have times when God regularly washes all their sadness and loneliness and frustrations away?
I have felt carried at times...and even had times where an amazing unexplainable peace has just washed over me in times of extreme grief or trauma ...but that isn't the normal experience for me when facing life's hardships.
There have been days in my life...or months...where what I wanted most was just someone to physically lean on for a few minutes...accompanied by a hug might have been nice but not necessary. I was almost to the point of asking a male friend to just stand there and let me lean on him for a few minutes but was afraid that he would think I was hitting on him. It gets tiring standing alone all the time.
What does it feel like to lean on Jesus? Is it something 'real' or is it just flowery words that really means "just trust God". Am I missing out on something that I so desperately need?
Does it have a "real" feel of some sort? Maybe I am missing something.
I know how to depend and trust God to provide. I know how to pray...and sometimes even listen. I read my Bible ... not just verses but read it for the big story and try to understand what God is wanting us to understand.
I am not so great about going to church regularly...I like it but it can be an extremely lonely place to go alone. I also don't have the energy to pretend to be happy all the time anymore. That "perfect Christian" mask doesn't fit.
Are there people out there who actually feel something tangible and physical...or have times when God regularly washes all their sadness and loneliness and frustrations away?
I have felt carried at times...and even had times where an amazing unexplainable peace has just washed over me in times of extreme grief or trauma ...but that isn't the normal experience for me when facing life's hardships.
There have been days in my life...or months...where what I wanted most was just someone to physically lean on for a few minutes...accompanied by a hug might have been nice but not necessary. I was almost to the point of asking a male friend to just stand there and let me lean on him for a few minutes but was afraid that he would think I was hitting on him. It gets tiring standing alone all the time.
What does it feel like to lean on Jesus? Is it something 'real' or is it just flowery words that really means "just trust God". Am I missing out on something that I so desperately need?