Get it out.

So last night my friend and I had a catch up time. This is a friend that I've known for some time now and we haven't really had time to sit down and catch up on things. So we started talking and she shared a few things but when it came my turn the flood gates just opened. Everthing that I have been feeling inside came out. I don't think I left anything out. The funny thing is after I shed some tears and had nothing left to say I felt really good. I learned something new today from this. I've always been the strong person for my family, friends, and people that I mentor/disciple. So really getting out everything that I've been feeling wasn't something I've always done before. Because I felt that I needed to be so strong I didn't allow myself to show or vent all of these emotions. I felt that I couldn't show weakness. So I guess I've been bottling up a lot of emotions. But after tonight and a session I had with my pastor last week and a session with a really good friend the week before that, I've been learning the importance of getting these feelings, thoughts, and emotions out.
Remeber this, God never intended for us to do life alone. First of all we always have him, but we also have fellow believers and friends to walk through life with. God knew that we couldn't do it alone so that's why it's so important to have someone in your life to hash things out with you and walk through the flames with you. I want to suggest something to you because I believe that this will help you out a lot. First make sure you are always talking/venting to God. He's a great listener and believe it or not he loves you so much that he wants to hear all about your concerns/problem. But not only does he hear them he wants to help you with them. So make sure that if you're not talking to God that you start ASAP. Second I recommend that you have someone in your life that you can vent to, or what my pastor calls "doing life with". Trust me when I say this, if you try to tackle life by yourself you're not going to get too far. I believe that first of all walking and talking with Jesus is the first and most important step, but I also believe that you need to have atleast one person in your life who will walk in the trenches with you. I want to close with this, if you feel that you can't show emotions or let how you feel out, you are being deceived. Showing emotions doesn't make you weak, it's just means you're human.
So my prayer for us today is that we just get how we are feeling out. I pray that we would tear down all those walls that we put up that wouldn't allow us to just share how we feel inside with a friend. I pray that God would provide these people for those of us who might not have one. I pray that we would always realize that Jesus is always there for us not matter the place, no matter the time. I pray for strength and faith for us to let God be God.