Recently I have found myself a little lost. No, not directionally, but spiritually and emotionally. I've felt separated from my own being and from God. However, I've realized that I am not alone when it comes to feeling like this, and that it happens to everyone. We all get a little drained and lost from time to time. It's normal.

It's normal to be confused, to feel alone when, in reality, you aren't, to lose yourself, to believe the lies you're being told. We're humans--that's what we do. And unfortunately, we think something is wrong with us when we do feel this way.

Here's the truth: there's actually nothing wrong with us. In fact, we probably wouldn't be human if we never felt this feeling.

I know some people don't like to hear it, myself being one of them, but sometimes we need to get a little lost to find ourselves. We need to feel alone sometimes so we know what it's like to have someone, we need to lose ourselves so that we can find what we've been missing all along.

And another truth is that I wouldn't know myself as well as I do now if I never would have felt lost and confused before. I never would have recognized and appreciated some of the person I am if it weren't for that phase. I could be wrong, but being lost (in the long run) is helpful and needed.

My advice for when you're feeling this way is to spend some time alone. Go shopping by yourself, lay in bed and listen to some music, make yourself your favorite meal (and make sure to grab some ice cream). Give yourself some time to reflect on your feelings and figure out what is really going on because you're the only person that can really get to the bottom of it.

Eventually we learn to appreciate the good in us and fix the bad when we stop to reflect. We turn to God and love His presence in times of need. Being lost gives us the opportunity to grow, in ourselves and in the Lord. And for that, I am thankful.

So to those feeling this way: it's okay. Let yourself get a little lost and confused. Maybe you need it.