"He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds" Psalm 147:3 NKJV
Bad memories and disappointments in life lead to people having damaged emotions. The hurt has been so intense, that it has begun to take over the whole of their life. This all leads to difficulty trusting people so people suffering this way tend to hide away in a corner and not become involved with others. If this is you, please read on.
Imagine a huge iceberg in the sea. You can only see about 10% of it sticking out of the surface but, the other 90% or so is under the water totally unseen. This can be an analogy of a person's heart and mind. The 10% people see is only a small part. What they can't see is hidden away.
You may be the person with 10% of your life available to be seen while the other part, you hide away, never allowing anyone to get that close to you that they can see the real you and, probably help. You have protected it with a wall that people find difficult to penetrate. No one that is, except God. He knows it's there; He knows the hurts contained in the 90% of your life. He addresses it like this in Isaiah 61:1-3:
1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn, 3To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn, 3To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Jesus actually spoke this out in the synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:18-19). Notice that He said He had been sent to 'Heal the brokenhearted'. 'To proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound'. Does this sound like you? Are you brokenhearted and bound in captivity to the past? At the moment you may feel like a weak sapling but, Jesus can turn you into a 'Tree of Righteousness', if you'll allow Him too. Why hang on to the past; let Jesus deal with it now
Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you 100%. Please take the hurts and disappointments away and set me free. In Jesus' name. Amen
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