Hi darling,

I know you're tired. I know you're ready for a break. I know that you wish that you could fall asleep and wake up in the morning to a reflection in the mirror that you can accept. I know you're hurt. I know you aren't seeing the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, and I also know you're tired of hearing everyone say, "It's gonna be okay."

I want you to know that I know you.

I have been in your shoes, doll, and I know all of the feelings going on in your wounded heart. I may not know the specific circumstances that have put you there, but I do know what it feels like to be broken into a million tiny pieces, and then glue yourself together over night and wake up pretending like it never happened. I have been the girl who looks into my own tear-filled eyes in the mirror, wipes them off, and then puts her makeup on a little thicker to cover up the fact she cried all night.

I'm not here to tell you that everything's okay, and I am also not here to tell you that you have to act like you're okay. Don't be afraid to feel whatever emotions your brain wants you to feel. God made humans with emotions for a reason, and we are indeed emotional people. If you want to cry, then cry. If you want to laugh, laugh. If you want to scream and yell into your pillow, then do it. Holding all of that in is going to kill you inside, and it isn't healthy. If you want to cancel all your plans and lay in bed binge watching old rom-coms all day, then homegirl, you do it.

But don't stay there.

Wake up, put on some Taylor Swift, do your make up, put on a dope outfit, go out, and slay. You are beautiful, strong, and completely amazing. You are the workmanship of the Most High King, and no princess should stay locked in her room (take it from Repunzel). God has made you for an awesome purpose and He is going to use you mightily. Jesus thought you were so amazingly worth it that He took the cross for you. You may not see it now, but you are going to do great things as long as you cling to Him.

By no means are you going to be perfect, and by no means is it gonna be easy, but it will be worth it. You are worth it. I can't wait to see the incredible things you accomplish.

Sincerely,

A girl who's been there.