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TITLE: Carry Me | Previous Challenge Entry
By Alisha Ritchie
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“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
“I cannot handle this,” I told my husband through my uncontrollable sobs. “I’m completely drained, mentally, emotionally, physically. I have nothing left to give of myself. I feel hopeless right now. I don’t have the strength to deal with this.”
“I will be strong enough for the both of us. I will carry you through this,” my husband replied.
Although very sweet and meant to be encouraging, I knew my husband was wrong. He didn’t have the needed strength either to completely deal with our teenage son’s drama and behavior issues.
In that moment, I knew the only One who could carry both of us through these turbulent times was God. I clung to His promise to always be with me, holding my right hand. I held on to the hope that God was in control of the situation, even though nothing made sense at the time. He had already been to this dark place in our lives and prepared for us a path of escape to the light. There was no need to be fearful or discouraged because God would provide peace and resolution to this circumstance.
Whatever trial or obstacle we may face, God is there to carry us through to the safety of His peace and eternal love.
“Lord, when times are tough, help me trust in Your plan. Guide me in building up my faith in You, acknowledging You are in complete control of every aspect of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
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The only thing I might encourage you to do would be to show the son's problems. Perhaps start off with the phone ringing in the middle of the night because the police were holding the son for vandalism. That way the reader would picture the conflict right away. (At first I thought the wife might be I'll or have emotional problems.) I do understand since it's a true story, you may jot want to go into the son's problems, I often will take true stories and fictionalize them, changing a few things so the real person won't be hurt.
I totally enjoyed this from beginning to end. My heart aches for the MC. It also made me stop and pray for families struggling with youth (some I named, others God knows who needs the orayers). You did a great job of showing the topic. It's an inspirational piece.