Why Now

My first post in a while got a lot of attention.

Mainly because nobody knew what was really going on behind the closed door of our lives.

Honestly, besides a few family members, our pastor and one of my co-workers, nobody had any idea about most of it. Plus, quite a few people were friends that we had acquired in the last five years so they had not read a blog post before. Many of them didn't even know about Robert and his Huntington's Disease diagnosis.

It wasn't necessarily intentional that we didn't share what was going on. It wasn't because we were ashamed that Robert was having issues. After 2020, our problems seemed trivial compared to all of those people that were dealing with family and friends that were fighting for their lives because of all things COVID. There were so many people that were struggling and I didn't want to burden them with our problems. So, I said everything was fine when it really wasn't. 

Then, I heard this song by Matthew West called  Truth Be Told. It was really convicting. 

The premise of the song is that we all like to lie and say things are fine when they aren't. We tell ourselves that we should have it all together and the people around us are living perfect lives so we should just keep everything to ourselves. 

Nobody wants to hear that our lives are a mess. Nobody wants to know that right now:

I'm broken

I'm scared

I'm worried

I'm stressed

I don't have it all together

Things could be better

But, I'm wrong! God already knows all of this. He already knows all about the mess that is our lives right now. He is just waiting for us to reach out to Him and ask for help. Sometimes, that help comes in the form of support from our friends when we admit that things aren't as perfect as we portray them to be. 

The outpouring of love and support that we got from all our friends and family was amazing. It meant so much to us and I cherished each response. It is so comforting to know that we have such wonderful friends and family out there that care.

I hope that I can return the favor. I want everyone one to know that I am here for you, too. I want to hear about the imperfect parts of your life, too. It is only through sharing those broken parts with each other and with God that we can truly get through the struggles. 

So, let the truth be told. Let me know why I can pray for you, too. 

And take a listen to the song.  Truth be Told