i had no idea...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5

"I am exhausted."

"I can't do this anymore."

"I need help."

"I am at a complete lost."

Above are a few of the pleas we may feel from others through their words or actions.  And as it tenderly falls in our mind and heart, the depth of their need may not reach our soul.  Unless we have walked in their shoes, we likely have no idea how broken they might be.  We hear, but we cannot truly understand.

After 3 weeks of walking in another's shoes, i achingly am reminded to not judge the path, choices and challenges of others, especially when i truly don't comprehend the details of their life.  Instead, may we trust what God knows and places in our heart.

Father, when we genuinely have no idea or understanding, open our ears and heart to just be what You ask us to be... the essential, encouraging hand to help others. 

we are loved and chosen by God,

may we live, love and do like we believe it,

veneal