Philippians 3:13 "No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead."
I've had to hold so tightly to this verse multiple times a day.
We all experience P A I N.
Some of us more than others, some of us more often than not, some of us deeper than most.
I believe with all my heart that the pain I've experienced in my life has served to make me more like JESUS. I am learning it is a p r i v e l e d g e to suffer with Him as my Comforter.
Painful as pain is, it's necessary. It's a tool that shapes our hearts. But WE have the power to let it defeat and define us, or let it direct us and strengthen us.
Since I was a young girl, I've been betrayed by those who were supposed to love me most... siblings, best friends, family and relatives. I've learned many lessons the hard way about relationships, family, love, expectations, selflessness, abuse, and trust.
The most difficult thing about the pain inflicted UPON us is how we treat the wound. Many of us never leave the scab alone that God is trying to heal. We pick and pick until it reopens and bleeds again and wonder why the pain refuses to cease. Or maybe you're like me and impatiently want the pain to just disappear overnight.
I'm no cardiologist, and even if I was, I would never know the perfect remedy for the deep wounds in my heart. So who would? How about the CREATOR of my heart; the One who sustains the flow to keep it beating? The One who is named Healer; the One whose heart was broken FOR mine on a cross.
I have realized the 2 hardest words in life for me are these: LET GO.
Even without having the answers in front of me, God is teaching me that I don't need them. I need HIM. I need to trust HIM. He has more beauty and blessing than I could ever imagine beyond the pain that I am holding onto.
Just look at Jesus.
Open up your hearts and let Him invade the wound that you won't leave alone. Those wounds do NOT define you, they shape you and turn your eyes towards The Healer. The future is always brighter because Jesus is constantly making us N E W.
He is FOR you. He wants to heal your pain and shape your heart even more like His.
Let
it
G O
Beautiful
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