Sometimes you may feel so low, you’re not sure you will make it through. But God brings healing for your pain and hope for your trauma.

One Bleak Day, I Hit Rock Bottom

One bleak day, my emotional quotient (EQ) was at rock bottom.

I do not remember how many of my kids were home that day, but I felt so overwhelmed that I retreated to the privacy of my bedroom and began to sob uncontrollably.

Before long, weeping even harder, I went into my bathroom and shut the door. What I really wanted to do was to crawl into a hole in the ground and never come out, but that was impossible. So, to put as much distance between myself and my painful situation as I could, I went through the only remaining door, which led to my walk-in closet. With three doors between me and the rest of the house, I thought maybe I could hide from not only my family but also from God.

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