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An Open Letter To The Ones Who Are Fighting A Storm

Trust me when I say you've still got fight left in you.

Natalia Parkinson
Jun 20, 2016
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To the ones who are going through a storm,

You are greater than the storm that you are going through, whether it be a big storm, or a small one. You are much more than the flood waters that seem to be pulling you under. It may feel like in this moment you can’t swim, and it may feel as if it’s easier to let the water pull you under than to keep fighting, it isn’t.

Let me tell you this: you are worth it. I know you can keep swimming, keep fighting.

On one of my favorite TV shows, "Grey's Anatomy", Meredith Grey thinks that the only thing to do is to give up the fight, and she starts to drown. Minutes later Derek saves her. He saves her because he knows that her fight isn’t over yet. The same goes for each of you.

I may not know all of you on a personal level, but I do know that you are so wonderful, and you still have fight left in you. Dig down deep if you have to, and pull it out. Push past the feelings that cause you to want to give up the fight. Get rid of the people in your life who make you feel as if all the fight has left your body, and fill those voids with people who remind you that the fight is still worth fighting, because it is. You have a purpose. You have a reason. God has great plans for you, and He so desperately wants to see and help you fulfill those. God recently placed a girl in my life, her name is Rebecca, and she has pushed me, loved me, and forced me to see all the wonderfulness of who I am. Those are the types of people you need to fill your life with, because those are the types of people that will help you to keep fighting when it seems as if there isn’t any fight left.

Something I was always told was that without all the rain, there would never be rainbows. I suppose that is true, and hey rainbows are pretty to look at. Think about that: if you don’t go through these storms, you won’t be able to appreciate the rainbow at the end of it.

Another thing that always gets me through the storms is the idea that God has got me. He has my life planned out, and He wouldn’t give me a certain hardship, storm or challenge if He didn’t think that I could make it through it. He is by my side every step of the way, all I need to do is need Him.

So as you are fighting your next storm, just remember those things, take a deep breath, and fight with all of your might because I know that you can get through it. Just think, the rainbow that follows will be beautiful.


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