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How
do I deal with the hurt?
Disappointment. Despair. Unfulfilled dreams.
Shattered hope. Loss of loved one. Emptiness.
Loneliness. PAIN. All of these cause
tremendous hurt in our lives. It is impossible to
live a life without hurt—it is unavoidable. So how
are we ever to deal with this hurt? Very simply,
knowing Jesus Christ. It sounds like it won’t work,
or that is another useless religious answer, right?
Since pain is inevitable, the difference is how we
deal with it. We have two options:
One-sink deeper into despair as we attempt to
run away from the hurt, becoming angry and bitter,
calloused, building walls so we wont’ ever have to
feel pain again. The problem is it doesn’t work!
We still feel the pain, even more intensely as the
days pass.
Two-bring the hurt to Christ and ask for
HIM—ask for His love, His healing, His strength to
carry on and His courage to love again. Basically,
seek Him in a relationship like you would seek your
best friend or loved one for advice and
encouragement.
When we come to Christ as we are regardless of our
burdens and hurts, an amazing thing happens. He
answers! He doesn’t wave a magic wand and all hurt
immediately vanishes. No, we must still experience
the pain. But when He answers, He restores
was has been lost, heals what has been
destroyed and gives the courage and grace to be able
to come back stronger. Most of all, He gives
HOPE-Hope where there has never been hope
before! Imagine a life with hope again, with a
twinge of expectation and excitement for what God
has in store for you. Imagine the ability to endure
in spite of grave anguish and have the faith to
believe God still loves you and has the best for
you. It is as simple as approaching Christ, and
asking Him to help you. Do we dare believe? You
have nothing to lose, and everything to gain!
- Dana Thompson -
Lord,
I crawled across the barrenness to You,
With my empty cup,
Uncertain but asking any
Small drop of refreshment.
If only I had known You better,
I’d have come running
With a bucket!
(Nancy Spiegelberg)
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