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The hurting heart is a heart grasping itself. Like we grasp a finger that gets hurt, we grasp our heart when we hurt emotionally. Grasping our heart when we hurt is not a bad thing in and of itself. However, when we grasp our heart we are selfish. For our self-protection, we need to guard our heart, but we must not stay in this guarded position. At some point, when we hurt, we must start looking outward rather than inward. We must, when we hurt, start reaching out to others. Others may hurt us, but when we have become strong, we understand those who hurt us are the ones who lose. Each person must make a choice, we must choose to be like the one who abuse us, or like Jesus who had all power and strength and who chose to take the ultimate punishment of death for each of us. We do not have to trust God or others. But what is the cost to you of living in distrust? What is the cost to you of never having another person in your life? What is the cost to you of living in isolation all of your days? What is the cost to you of turning your back on the truly hurting hearts of the world who need you to reach out to them and help them?
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.
Copyright 2010 Rev. Patrick Kelly
Very good post. But you forgot one thing; how do we recover from these hurts? Isn't it by getting down on our knees and asking God to pour out his Infinite Mercy upon us, esp. when this present world is in a state of one-upmanship, which is really to say this present world is ruled by the Prince of this world?
ReplyDeleteThis is so True. Hiding away when we are hurt is the worst affliction we can cause ourselves and our loved ones. We have to stand back up no matter how hard that it is and just KNOW that God is with you and that this was just a learning process. Let it go. Use what you have learned to reach out and help others who have been hurt like you. You do this they will listen because not only have you been there but your coming in without judgement because you know how it feels. ONE HEART ONE LOVE GOD
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