Hurt…

Hurt can come in many ways. From other people, from our own personal choices, from failed expectations. Hurt can really throw us into a downward spiral of mixed emotions. Most people have experienced some level of hurt at some point in their lives. Hurt causes wounds. These wounds need healing and if we are not careful, hurt can turn into bitterness. Sometimes it feels as though you can never recover, or when you think you have, something happens and it feels like it is there all over again. I do understand, first hand, what it feels like to experience hurt so detrimental that it felt as if it touched my soul. The kind of hurt that knots your stomach at the mere thought of it. The kind that you can cry the most wretched cry that leaves your stomach muscles aching. It is painful, unbearable and downright difficult to endure. Oh, but let me tell you, there is a light at the end of that tunnel and his name is Jesus! Listen, I don’t care how hurt you are, how bad off you think you are, how deep of a rabbit hole of hurt you are in, Jesus is the answer. Let me explain, God is trustworthy. He can handle whatever we give over to him. Hurt is too heavy of a burden for us to carry on our own. 1 Peter 5: 7, tells us to give all our worries and cares to God, for he cares about us. This includes your hurt. Psalm 34:18 tells us the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. God is able to restore that which is broken. In John 11:33, when Lazarus had died and Jesus saw Mary weeping, it says he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled. It goes on to say in in verse 38, so Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Jesus cares about our hurt, suffering and pain. He wants us to come to him in prayer and release it all on him. It doesn’t take a structured prayer. There is no right way. Just be honest and take a step toward releasing the hurt that may be holding you back. Tell God who hurt you, what hurts you and how you feel. Ask God to take away the hurt. God can erase the hurt and have you feeling as if it never happened. Matthew 11: 28 – “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” God’s word is like medicine for our soul. Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Each scripture, every word can mend our brokenness if only we would let it. “For nothing will be impossible with God.” – Luke 1:37.