Come Around

"Come around, come around, come around, come around to me.
There's something in between you and I.
Come around, come around, come around, come around to me."
                                                                      - "Come Around", Rosi Golan.

This song is about a girl who's love is running away. Not physically. He's not packing his bags, loading them into his truck, and driving away. He's standing in front of her, yet he's on the opposite side of the world.

Sound familiar?

Of course.
If you're honest with yourself, I'm sure that it does.
Whether we're running from people, pain, responsibilities, or our wonderful Lord, I know you've been there. As a human being, instinct tells us to protect ourselves from danger or pain. And a lot of times, we have to face things that put our hearts and sanity at risk. It's simply the way life goes.

We lose someone. We get sick, or a family member gets sick. We realize the truth. We realize what Obama means by "recession". We run from the past. Circumstances and situations test our faith and strength every day. Some more than others. Some, we can recover from. But others, we ignore.

When we ignore an issue, it becomes clutter in our hearts, minds, and souls. It eats at us. And slowly, we can let things destroy us, and our walk with God. It's a terrible state to be in. You not only turn from your family and friends, but you also turn your back on God. You question everything. You lose all potential happiness. You become cold, and hard-hearted. We lose focus on what matters. You hurt EVERYONE around you. Why would we let ourselves continue that walk?

Because it hurts. Terribly.
What ever we ran from, we now have to embrace and accept it. But the thing is, we don't have to face it alone. If we do, it will run us over. And the result will look like Optimus Prime vs. Peter Cottontail. It will be nasty.
Alcoholics, addicts, cheaters. They are often called runners. That isn't always true. They are really people who turned around, and faced their hurt. That's great! Way to go! A step like that takes some serious courage. However, they did it alone. And look what happened. The got their long ears and fluffy tails annihilated by something deep inside themselves. So what can we do differently?

Remember that wonderful Lord I mentioned earlier?
Really?
Good.
Because we're about to talk about Him.

When things hurt, we often turn away from God. When in reality, we should be running TO Him. He's our creator. Our savior. Our king. He loves us, and only wants the best for us.

But that's easier said than done. I know that. We want to fix it. We feel responsible, so we exhaust every avalible sourse before we turn to God. And by then, we've made an even bigger mess than we started in.
This nonsense could have all been avoided if we'd only run TO God, or a strong friend, or anyone!

So if you have a problem (and who doesn't?), don't run. Come around. To your family, your friends. But most importantly, God Almighty. let Him walk you through it. You can't do this. You and God, however, have got this covered. =]