A Post with a Purpose// and vlog! :)

Hey Guys! It's Friday :) So I think I'm going to post a new blog once a week on here. Not sure what day. But just for the sake of today, we'll make it Friday.

So if you haven't noticed by now, this blog site of mine has changed dramatically. It's gone from a bunch of random blogs to a blog with a purpose. What is the purpose? Seeing from a distance. Hey! That's the title of this blog already!! Of course! But how does that have to do with what I've previously been posting about depression, suicide, and the like?

A lot of times we get so caught up in life that we become bound by situations that just bring us down. We concentrate more on the problem than the future GOD has for us. (Because He does, in fact, hold it in His hands). 

The title of this blog was first inspired by a book called From a Distance. The opening verse I have fell in love with so much.

"All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance." Hebrews 11:13

I just love this verse because it shows how they had faith in what God promised them. Even though they didn't get to see it come to pass. And I believe this is how we should be. Hanging on to God's promises. I trust Him enough to let go and let God have His way in my life. That was one of the hardest lessons I ever had to learn in my life. But once I did learn it, life has become easier for me.

Right now you may be burdened by depression, suicide, self-infliction... but I want you to know that there is HOPE. And that's why I made this vlog last Friday. You are loved, more than you can imagine. 

God is love. Love is real. Know Love♥ -KristinaMae

Show Love.

I don't know why, but I am so passionate about wanting to help people who are struggling with suicide and depression. It's like a part of me that I cannot ignore. So many people struggle with it. Maybe it's because I've been there myself. However, I didn't get as far as most. I didn't even have a set out plan for suicide, I just thought about it a lot. Maybe that's part of the reason I'm so passionate about it and want to reach out so much. And maybe that's why I want to become a Counseling Psychologist. I hate seeing people in pain. I want so much to show them love.
But... shouldn't we all be doing this? Showing love. Jesus Christ became flesh and died on a cross to show us love. He died so we could live. He reached out.
I can't even begin to tell you how many times that I could have shown love to someone on the street or someone in school and didn't do it. I can't tell you how much I regret it. But I can tell you how it felt when I needed someone to reach out to ME.
In my previous blog, I wrote about what I went through in 2009-10. I went through all that alone. I didn't reach out. I now regret that I didn't seek help. My parents didn't even find out I was struggling with depression/suicide until I told them just literally a few weeks ago. They were upset that I didn't want to reach out to them. There really was no particular reason... I just didn't.
I felt so alone. I felt like a stranger to all the people in my life. I was so set apart. I even felt this way at church, of all places! The very place that I should have felt love. But partly because of my own doing, I didn't feel it at all. I'd walk in, paste on a smile, use a cheery voice, go through all the 'protocol' of church, all the while wondering why I'm still here. Never once did anyone ask me how I was doing personally. Sure when they asked me how I was I'd answer, "I'm doing good. You?" But I wanted so badly for someone to ask me how I was REALLY doing. I wanted someone to reach deeper. But no one did.
Like me, so many people say, "I'm fine," when in reality they are not. They're screaming inside. They WANT help deep down, no matter how many times they deny it. They just need someone compassionate enough to make the effort of breaking through the walls.
That's why we, who are over comers, NEED to reach out to EVERYONE in this world!! We need to reach out and show love like Jesus did. Unlike Him, however, we don't know what people are going through. That's why we need to treat everyone with compassion. Yes, even our 'enemies.' Jesus died for them, too; because He loved them. The least we can do is show love to them, too.
I don't want to be complacent with the normal, "How are you?" I'm fine, you? "Oh I'm good." SHOW people you care. Ask them deeper questions. Now there's a difference between prying and being personable. Don't be nosy, but show them you care. And pay attention to the things they say. Show interest, and let them know they can trust you.
Show Love. Because Love is who can save them<3