You can run, but you can't hide from "hurt". It will catch up to you at some point. This has been my experience anyway. It has come in the form of:
death, sickness, feeling bad for things said, not achieving goals set, dashed dreams, broken friendships, hurtful words, etc.
It nips at your heels and hounds you. Drugs can be prescribed to silence it, but just what can overcome it, what can get rid of the pain.
It's a process that can involve forgiveness, acceptance, mourning, love, compassion. The starting point is accepting God's free gift of salvation, something I did at 14. Like every friendship though, mine with God has needed to be nurtured. How do we nurture a relationship with someone we can't see? We talk to our God by praying, we listen by being sensitive to his holy spirit and we obey by the grace of God. We spend time with him by reading his word, studying and worshipping.
I fall down, many times I feel the guilt of not enjoying a full relationship with God. It's good that he forgives and is always there for me with open arms, ready and waiting to hear my sob stories and turn them into triumphs.
It's interesting to me that many successful people have had to endure incredible hardship or have come from humble beginnings before they experience joy.
Our humble beginning is to realise our need of a saviour and to accept His forgiveness. We can then rest in his arms when we are hurt and soar like eagles when our faith is restored. When saved, its the same cycle, we stumble, eventually turn back to him for support, rest in his arms and then soar like eagles.
I am in the resting in his arms stage............again!
Our God is a great God
Isaiah 40:31
New International Version (NIV)
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban - In The Arms Of The Angel
Josh Groban - You Are Loved
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