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         (Dad:)
         "When your heart is hurting, turn to Jesus,
         He's the dearest Friend that you can know!
         He will love and comfort give you,
         Waiting His blessing to bestow."

         Just take it to Jesus. When you feel like the adults aren't listening or they can't seem to hear what you're saying, take it to Jesus. Go and get alone with Jesus. Climb up into His big, strong, loving arms and lay your head on His bosom and tell Him how you feel.
         Pour out your heart to Him, because He wants to know. He understands. You don't have to worry about how you express yourself, you can just speak straight from your heart--real honest and simple and exactly the way you feel. Tell Him your frustrations, your ideas, your desires, how you feel about things, and what you'd like to do.
         Then stop and ask Him what He thinks. Ask Him what He thinks about your ideas and feelings and desires, how He sees them, or how He sees the situations and things you tell Him about. Ask Him, "What do You think about it, Jesus? How should I look at it? Is the way I'm feeling about these things right? If so, is there a better way I can present things to others so that they will understand better? How? Please show me, Jesus. Please tell me how. And if I'm not seeing things the right way, can You please show me how I should see them? I really want and need Your help, because I love You and I want to do what's right. I need Your help. I know You understand and have the answers I need."
         Just ask Him about it. He's your best Friend and dearest Love, and He's just waiting to help you, waiting for you to ask Him. He loves you so much, and loves to spend that time with you, talking with you, holding you close in His arms, loving you and giving you whatever you need.
         He loves to take care of you, make you happy, help you with your problems, show you what to do and give you all that you need. He just loves to love you and take care of you! But you have to make sure you give Him a chance by coming to Him, by getting alone with Him and loving Him and talking to Him and listening to Him.
         That's a very important part--listening to Him. Because if you come to Him and pour out your heart and then run away without listening to Him, He will be so disappointed because He didn't get a chance to help you and give you His answers. He wants to have that wonderful two-way love time with you, where you both talk and listen to one another. So be sure you give Him a chance to love you and speak to you and show you what to do and give you the answers you want. He really wants to, and He'll feel so sad if He doesn't get the chance.



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