Encouragment

Life is rough.  We all like to remind ourselves that our lives cannot get any better.  We would rather sit in a ditch and wait for something to happen than actually do something.  I do not like to see thoughts like this lived out.  We embed it in our minds that no one can help us, there is nothing at all left to do.  I thoroughly believe there can be a different answer.  Why would we be put here for our suffering only?  Is it like what Johnathan Edwards says about God hanging us over the pits of hell like a spider to its web just watching us slowly burn?  I do not believe this, but I believe that we can find hope in this world.  However, we all need to play a part in helping each other out.
 
I remember when I first became a Christian and learned that I needed to live a more "disciplined" life.  I never heard of the word discipline.  My family was never really strict on that and I went through life doing whatever I wanted.  I learned through devotional books and other resources that I needed a friend that I could trust everything with and who would also give me encouragement.  That seemed pretty stupid to me back then, but now I wish I would have had the chance to tell someone my thoughts.
I believe that there is encouragement in people that we can trust.  The people who we can tell everything to, and you may have people like this in your life.  I am not talking about a wife or a husband, girlfriend or boyfriend, or just a friend, but a really close friend that your willing to let them into the little cracks in your life.
I encourage you to begin opening up yourself to a close friend of yours, even if your not a Christian.  This is not just a Christian practice that we have only, but it works to be able to help yourself realize that this world is not about you alone, but its about a world that lives together.  Christians put their hope in Christ, and Christ is our mentor and Savior, but we still need someone else apart from him to talk to and to grow through.  You may be opened up to new insights about who you are from this, and you may have to get deep into your own life, and be prepared to also hear what your encouraging partner has to say about their own lives.