Clothing Notes Episode 11: On Avoiding Needless Worry
Hello, it's Clothing.
I've attached a landscape photo today.
There's a gardening center and a large park near my house, and I can take good photos when I go for a walk.
Well then, it might be questionable whether this is autism-related, but I'm typing away every day regardless.
The topic is“God does not give trials that cannot be overcome.”There is a saying like that, regardless of the exact phrasing, such as “He only gives trials that can be overcome.”
For those of us with developmental disabilities, things that are generally possible can often be quite difficult.
You might think that if you just get used to it, it will be fine, but society doesn't wait for you to get used to things.
So, the question is whether or not to consider this a trial that cannot be overcome.
Everyone's personal faith is irrelevant, so let's check whether the God in our own hearts really said,
“Overcome this.”
I can't do this!
I can't overcome this...
It's so hard... I can't...
Did your God really tell you to “overcome” the events that make you feel that way?
It might be good to keep in mind whether you are overreacting to things that arenot tasks given by heaven.
The God inside me often tells me things like “That's not for now” or “This isn't a task,” or even “Go around that way.”
For example, regarding my struggles with developmental disabilities, there are many institutions I can rely on depending on the type of issue (clinics for diagnosis and symptom relief, support centers for employment, counseling for exchanging opinions, etc.),
so the only task I really needed to overcome was “gathering information on reliable institutions.”
If I had tried to do everything without relying on support organizations, it might have been a painful and harsh trial,
but experts like support staff have a lot of information that I wouldn't have noticed on my own,
and fortunately, my parents were also people who would cooperate, so I never lacked information.
This is what I thought.
God gives us trials, but He also prepares ways of escape for various difficulties.
Therefore, when I am suffering in the face of difficulties, I want to reconfirm whether it is a trial that I should be overcoming right now,
and I want to be able to sense the path shown to escape that suffering.
……Doesn't this sound a bit religious?
This is just a note from an autistic person, okay.