Thursday 14 August 2014

Do not Nurse it, Curse it or Rehearse It.....


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”Do not Nurse it, Curse It or Rehearse It....” – Joyce Meyer

Sometimes, it`s easier for us to seek validation for our hurts than to process the pain and to move on.  We want the world to feel the discomfort of our pain, the mockery of the betrayal done to us, the simmering anger all crushing like a violent tide in our soul...

Nothing like daggers of betrayal deeply sunken in our backs from a trusted one, or an unsolicited insult hurled unexpectedly, both have one thing in common...... The hurt. When we experience hurt, it feels as though the world has unfairly burdened us with more than we could bear.  A part within us, has been tampered with, sadly, the hope of restoration is dashed.

Like a cherished souvenir we nurse the pain, occasionally referencing to it without giving thought of possible closure. We curse the offender and we keep rehearsing the incident to the world.  Like a scab that`s continuously picked on, the wound keeps reopening with a possible chance of reinfection and it never heals! We want the right to blame shift, the right to behave irresponsibly, the right to yell and scream about it, the right to hurt another, the right to criticise or hate on another, it`s all forms of nursing the pain. 

Again the wise words, “Let it go and Forgive..” it`s time to heal and move on, time to close one chapter for good and embrace the lessons. Don`t ignorantly stop life from flowing through you. 

The is no pain worth building a monument for....
Although by being wronged, it may feel like our power has been stripped from us, the truth is  beauty lies in our vulnerability... not when we react by arming ourselves with superficial masks of self-defence, but when we are open to our pain, embracing its sheer sting and asking God to heal us.  There`s no better place to be vulnerable than in Gods` presence. No need to act invincible and brave before Him.... It`s a matter of our acknowledgement of  our struggle and Trusting Him to embrace us unconditionally.      

It may take time for the sting of pain to dissipate, but God Is faithful to restore us.  He just doesn’t want us to get enslaved by what is hurting and destroying us.  He too has faced seasons of pain, betrayal, hurts... as the scripture states:

“He was looked down upon and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand, one look at Him and people turned away.  We looked down on Him...But the fact is it was our pains He carried – our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. ....” Isaiah 53:3

Always remember, God`s love is a refuge, a restoring antidote, a soothing healing balm with restorative powers. Realise, each life`s painful moment, comes with a lesson of wisdom.  Pain never rides on its own without the wisdom its come to teach us. Pain always carries wisdom in its bosom.  Never lose perspective of its truth.

Like a moth attracted to a gentle flame, our flaws and pain attract Gods benevolent Love and Grace.

Shalom;

His Beloved J

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