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The Playlist - part 4 - Roads Untraveled

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Life has its way of making sharp turns that can sometimes leave us in the dark. This happened to me recently. I found myself and my marriage all of a sudden in a place that I never thought it would be. When life makes these sharp turns - it leaves us with all the "what ifs". It can make us think about all that we didn't get to do or that we wanted to do. It can leave us in a little bit of a fog.

But maybe for you it's something else.

I came across this song by Linkin Park toward the beginning of my situation. The lyrics are below for you to read through and then I want to share what God revealed to me.
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Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for paths left alone
'Cause beyond every bend is a long blinding end
It's the worst kind of pain I've known

Give up your heart left broken
And let that mistake pass on
'Cause the love that you lost wasn't worth what it cost
And in time you'll be glad it's gone

Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for sights unseen
May your love never end and if you need a friend,
There's a seat here alongside me [1]
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Life Blindsides
I have already kind of spoke about this in the opening paragraph. But I will add that no matter what storms have come up in your life - you are still standing. God has brought you through! Not only has He brought you through - He walked through it with you! So if you have been through some stuff and God has brought you through - give Him a shout of praise! You have been through some stuff – but you are still standing!!

Let It Go
Go ahead sing away! Elsa did and it helped her. Sometimes we just need to let things go. God wants us to move forward and not dwell in the past. He is trying to do a new thing in our life, but we can get stuck in the past. [2] We all have made mistakes in life and they probably won't be the last we make. But God wants us to - let it go! The devil wants us to stay stuck back there so are less effective in the Kingdom of God.

If someone has walked out on your life - let it go! God has greater things for you.[3] It may take time but you will be glad that you moved on.

There Are Others
You are not the only one going through what you are going through. There are others! God doesn't want us to do life alone![4]

You would not believe the people that I found with stories just like mine. Some of them were even in my circle of friends! When I started to share my story with him and he shared his story with me - you would not believe the similarities!

God takes people through things so they have a way to help others. You never know who could help you in your situation. You just need to get the courage to share the story. I know that is hard and that is where I struggled. But once I shared the story for the first time, it got easier and easier to tell and look for the help.

Someone always has a seat beside them ready to help.
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This post references the lyrics of a song. The meaning of the lyrics and the song in this post is my own interpretation.
[1] Songwriters: Brad Delson / Chester Charles Bennington / Dave Farrell / Joseph Hahn / Mike Shinoda / Robert G. Bourdon
Roads Untraveled lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
"Roads Untraveled" can be found on Spotify and YouTube.
[2] Isaiah 43:18-19, NIV
[3] John 15:1-2, NIV
[4] Genesis 2:18, NIV – See also The Dawn - part 5 - God on Loneliness.
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