Sometimes the world beats us up. An unkind word or words is spoken. Someone disappoints us with their actions. We feel unforgiven, unworthy, unloved. We can’t forgive ourselves for our own humanity. Ashamed that we fail to live up to our own or others expectations, we lose hope.
But, hope is found when we keep our eyes on the One who loves us unconditionally. When the world beats us down, He lifts us up and tells us that we belong to Him, the King of all Kings. He is more than able to heal our wounds, to mend our hearts, to change us into a closer likeness of Himself.
Day by day, one step at a time, we can move toward Oneness with our Creator. In the intimacy of that relationship with Him, if we are accepting and courageous, we can become whole. Healed. But, it takes work, time, patience and love. We have to love ourselves enough to keep trying, even when we momentarily lose hope or stumble and fall.
It takes courage. The courage to surrender our disappointments to Him. To surrender our unworthiness, our fear, our need to have power in situations. Hurt may be the most difficult thing for us to surrender – to completely let it go. We know our wounds well. We live with the pain each day. It is real.
“God, I am hurting. My heart is heavy. I don’t know how to overcome the hurt.”
“Come to Me. When your heart is heavy and you feel weary, come to Me, and I will give you rest. I am gentle and humble and you will find rest for yourself.”
I don’t know about you, but I need rest. I need healing. I need gentleness to soothe me from the harshness of the world. The kind of rest and healing I need aren't found by sleeping in, or by taking a relaxing vacation, or getting a good massage. It can't even be found in spending time with my husband or friends. Only the divine hand of God and His never failing love can bring me to complete healing.
Come to Me.
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