*A Life Worth Living*

My heart is so heavy thinking about the burdens that so many are carrying. I think about the elderly person in the nursing home that everyone seems to have forgotten about and the loneliness that they must face. I think about the moms and dads that sit up and cry all night over their children that have gone astray from the faith. Or what about the teenage girl that called "fat" at school and now she is so broken that she starves herself till she feels like she can fit in with the popular girls. I think about the boy who has started using drugs and it has gotten so out of control he's thinking about taking his own life just to end the pain. Or sometimes I'm reminded of all the little boys and girls who are growing up in emotionally and physically abusive homes where their parents are drunks or drug abusers. Perhaps one of the greatest battles that goes on in today's society is the battle of the mind. Satan doesn't play fair. He knows exactly how to get you to do what he wants you to. He may be telling you things like, "no one cares about you. No one cares if you live or die so you might as well just end it all right now." Well my friend, that is a VERY big lie! You may think, "nobody knows what I'm going through!" Your momma doesn't seem to care, your daddy doesn't seem to care, your friends can't understand the struggle that you are facing. The bible says in Hebrews 4:15, "For we have not a high priest which cannot be touch with the feelings of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." That means that we will never go through anything that Jesus didn't go through himself. Even on the cross when He was experiencing the greatest pain and the biggest burden any other human has had or felt, His Father literally turned His back on Him. So I guess you could say He knows how you feel. In Psalm 55:22a the Bible says, "Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee." That word "sustain" means to carry. You see, not only does He understand what you're going through and cares about you, He's also going to carry you through! You never have to walk alone! So is your life worth living? Well, the Creator of the universe thought your life was so important that He came to this wicked world and died on a cross so that you might have life! So I guess if my life is important to God then its a life worth living!