“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.” “He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 34:18; 147:3)
Let me suggest to you how we can deal with our woundedness and allow God to bind our wounds and heal our broken hearts. God will mend a broken heart, if we will give Him all the pieces.
Frist of all, we need to accept the reality of our wounds. Because God is with us, we can be realistic about our life. God empowers us to accept and face whatever it is that has wounded our life. Real wounds do not go away because we ignore them or suppress them; they only surface in more destructive and dangerous ways later.
Second, we lean on God’s power and strength. One of the things Paul learned in his struggles with his thorn in the flesh was that this wound and weakness made him rely more upon God. He said, “Whenever I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:10)
Third, we can hold on to hope. Hope is a necessity for real living, but especially in a wounded [or broken] moment. As Christians, we can have the hope and expectation that life will be good again. It may not be the same, but it can be good again. Hope is belief in possibility. It is not unrealistic optimism that everything will work out and things will be like they were before. It is confidence and faith that however things turnout, God will be with us, will see us through, and will bring healing.
Fourth, we can get in or stay in a healing community. The church is God’s healing community. We are not created to be alone; we were made for community and family. The Bible speaks of the power and strength of community, especially holy community. We give and draw strength from one another.
Finally, we can give ourselves to a cause greater than ourselves and become wounded healers. There comes a time, if we are to be healed, that we turn our attention away from our wounds and focus on something greater than ourselves. Many wounds do not heal because we continuously irritate them by constant examination. If we want to be healed, it helps to forget about ourselves and our wounds for a while and lose ourselves in helping, serving, and caring for others.
-- Excerpted from “Lord, Give Me Patience!... And Give It to Me Right Now!” by James W. Moore and Bob J. Moore
#6469
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thank you for sharing your comments about a quote or about this ministry. Please include your name and what state or country you live in. If you do not have a registered profile, you can login using the "Anonymous" tag in the "Comment as:" box below.
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.