"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" Psalm 147:3 NKJV
'If there's a God, why does He allow all the hurt?" We've all heard this statement over and over again. Does He care? Yes He does. Why does He allow such pain? I don't know the answer to this and I'm not called to defend Him either.
The natural thing we Christians think, is the need to defend Him against such questions and accusations. I've done it in the past and, I'm sure you have too. The thing is, He is God, He doesn't need us to defend Him because when you try, you'll only make matters worse and still get it wrong. At the risk of sounding hypocritical, all you can do is to give people the gospel, explaining why Jesus died on the cross for each of us and explain where the devil fits into all of this, bringing pain and death. A conversation like this can spark off a lot of contention so, there is no need to go further, making excuses for God. He doesn't need it.
The fact of the matter is, Jesus does bring healing to situations. If you allow Him, He will mend that broken heart and bind up the many wounds that have been inflicted upon you. Why? Because, He does care and He knows what you have been through recently or even years ago. The thing is, you have to be willing to allow Him to do this. To receive such healing, one has to drop the guard around your heart and allow your feelings the opportunity to vent. It may help if you find someone that you trust. This may be a friend, a pastor or someone from the outside, such as a counsellor. The alternative to this is, to shut yourself away and speak with God about it all, but, be prepared to let your feelings go. When you're speaking to another person about what's happened to you, it's easy to hide certain things. However, with God, there is no chance of this as, He knows everything, and He won't take you any further until you've dealt with what you're struggling with.
Check out our text, it says that, He will heal your broken heart and He will bind up the wounds that have been weeping and are sore. Check out Isaiah 61:1: 'He (God) has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted (that's you), to proclaim liberty to the captives (that is also you), and the opening of the prison to those who are bound (again you). My additions to the text. Therefore, if you are brokenhearted and can't find a way through, then you need freedom because you are bound. You can choose to stay this way or, be proactive and do something about it. I stress, that you need to choose what to do about your condition. God doesn't want you like this. You are either a ticking time-bomb ready to spring on anyone you feel are going to hurt you; or you have internalised the hurt which, rather like a tin of coke, if it is shaken, will explode all over the place when it's opened. Either way, the hurt will come out. Better to do it God's way, hey?
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