Dark Places

Last night, we were talking about being in dark places with God. And at the time, I thought the worst thing about being in a dark place was how intrusive people are. How they give advice and try to get you out of it, when really you just need time to be sad and be angry and be hurt.

What I realized was that that is not the worst part. The worst part is that while you are sad and need to be sad, people get tired of you. They are trying to get you to stop being sad because they don't want tloisten anymore. It makes them irritated to listen, because you have been saying the same things for so long. And while all you need is for someone to listen, no one wants to be there anymore. The worst part of being in the darkness with God is when even His people don't want you anymore.