I have been trained to be independent from a very young age. I learnt to stand up for myself and deal with situations when I was bullied, sad and down.
I was constantly blamed, accused and judged.
Even as I write now, I write each line beginning with “I”.
Because that was how I was taught.
Thus in their times of need now, I recoil from them. I don’t know how to reach out and sympathise.
Can I be blamed? No and yes.
No, because I am a product of my upbringing.
Yes, because I am a new creation in Christ. The old things have passed, behold, He makes all things new.
I need not be a victim of my circumstances.
I cannot control the events that shaped my life, but I can choose not to be reduced by them.
Therefore I choose to take steps towards them, to embrace them, and to love them.
I am certain that this is the only right thing to do.
I was constantly blamed, accused and judged.
Even as I write now, I write each line beginning with “I”.
Because that was how I was taught.
Thus in their times of need now, I recoil from them. I don’t know how to reach out and sympathise.
Can I be blamed? No and yes.
No, because I am a product of my upbringing.
Yes, because I am a new creation in Christ. The old things have passed, behold, He makes all things new.
I need not be a victim of my circumstances.
I cannot control the events that shaped my life, but I can choose not to be reduced by them.
Therefore I choose to take steps towards them, to embrace them, and to love them.
I am certain that this is the only right thing to do.
