Part #1 Diagnosis (The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms)

Dear friends, did that catch your attention? Good! That’s exactly what I wanted to do so I can share something with you that I believe can help the majority of us when losing our sight.

No, this is not a physical sight, so please read on for clarity. No pun intended. This is spiritual. I’m telling how the Lord gave me clarity to bring me out of the dim and dark place I was slipping into.  I hope my sharing this will help someone else have their joy,  sense of purpose, and value in the Lord restored. Clarity!

Since my clarity has come through a step-by-step process, I decided to share it as my answers fold.

Thus step #1 Diagnosis

I’m speaking of a feeling of being unnoticed and unappreciated. I know this is really putting it out there. But I suspect many of you have had the same gnawing experience as I. I say gnawing because it will eat away at us if we walk according to our feelings.

With that said, I have never been inclined to desire or seek attention. As a matter of fact, as a little girl, I used to hide behind my mom when someone would notice me. I remember being so thankful that my mom was big enough to hide me. That was until she would move and drag me up front. Then the squirmy little girl just stood there hoping this too would pass. I was always shy and quiet in school and didn’t have a lot of friends. Just a few close friends were good enough for me. As an adult, I did not like to wear hats (hats draw attention), high heels (I was tall enough, and tall people get noticed), or lots of bling (I wear small jewelry items so as not to catch the eye). Compliment me in public and I would blush. For someone who doesn’t like to be noticed, you might wonder how it could feel bad to be unnoticed. I wondered about this also. What a quandary! I needed help!

As I tried to reason with myself, this feeling got even worse. After all, it was unreasonable for all the reasons I had stated.

Again, a diagnosis was necessary before the solution could be found. 

In tomorrow’s blog, I will continue with my quest for a much-needed diagnosis. Clarity!

Is this something that you’ve experienced? Or something similar? If so, I would love to hear from you through your comments on my comments page or email.

I’m looking forward to our time together tomorrow and I hope you are too!

Reba 
Celebrating the release of my new book “Blue Skies, Butterflies, & Battlegrounds”.

“The Lord Bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”  Numbers 6:24-26