why is it that ive felt this need to disguise things? if you knew me at all, you’d know that i’ve tried hard to be someone who didnt hide behind a well painted picket fence.
but for months now, i’ve been trying to convince myself that things are ok.
friday i came home on the verge of tears. i told God i needed whatever was next. that i’m through with where i am at. with the battles im constantly fighting. with the heartache. with the feeling of being incomplete. with feeling like there is this huge part of life i’m missing out on.
i told Him, or maybe im telling Him…. that im lonely. i am. and this isnt something easy for me to say. i’ve been in texas for 5 years and my closest friends are still more than a thousand miles away. it shouldnt be that way. i should have friends here.
i dont feel i fit. anywhere.
like a square peg in a round hole.
i left work friday, and i was done. i couldnt take another task, another email.
i just wanted to go somewhere where i fit. where i could be real and let the picket fences fall. where i could say that im not perfect, i dont have the answers…. where i could feel. where i could be real and not be afraid of peoples reactions. where i could breath deep.
i was on my way home… and He didnt say anything. there was no rending of the heavens, no angelic choir, no message in the sky.
but just as i flipped radio stations for the 2oth time, this song started. it’s been my theme song since i first heard it. and i dont know what it says about me that i’ve not gotten beyond it…. but it’s still my theme song.
because all i can do right now, is barely hold on to You.
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October 25, 2009 at 11:24 am
cindyinsd
PJ, my heart so goes out to you. If you want to find a home group/house church/organic church there that you could hook up with, let me know and I’ll ask some friends. There are a lot of them in Texas–I know it’s a B-I-G state, but worth a try if you’re interested. This is where I have found all of my true friends.
Love,
Cindy
October 27, 2009 at 4:55 pm
kate
Oh Peej. I love you. You are the best and I wish we were closer… I am missing you too.
*hugs*
Lots of them.
k