God heals the Brokenhearted

GOD HEALS THE BROKENHEARTED

There are some wounds that cannot be seen.  

A broken heart can look like a smile on the outside while carrying deep pain on the inside.  It can come from losing someone we love, experienceing dissappointment, rejection, betrayal, grief, abuse/neglect, illness or accident, or simply walking through a season of life that feels heavier than we ever expected.

Sometimes we can wonder,"God do You see me?  Do You know how much this hurts?"

The answer is YES!

God sees the brokenhearted.

Psalm 34:18 reminds us, "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."  When our hearts are hurting, God does not distance Himself from us.  He draws near.

GOD MEETS US IN OUR PAIN

We often think that we have to be strong or that we need to have the right words, enough faith, or everything figured out.

But God invites us to come exactly as we are.

Bring Him your tears, your questions, your disappointments, your anger and your confusion.  Bring Him the memories that still hurt.

God is not intimidated by our pain.

Jesus Himself wept when He stood at the tomb of Lazurus.  He understands grief.  He understands sorrow.  He understands what it means to hurt.

Your tears do not mean that your faith is weak.  Sometimes, tears are evidence that something mattered deeply.

HEALING DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT

God is patient with us.  We sometimes want God to remove the pain instantly, but healing can be a process.  There may be days when we feel strong and other day when an old memory brings the pain rushing back.

That does not mean that God has abandoned us.  

Healing is not forgetting what happened, but rather learning coping techniqes to work through the trauma, and learn to forgive.  What once broke us, no longer controls us.

God can take the places where we experienced pain and gradually fill them with HIs peace, His prescence, and His love.

Psalm 147:3 says, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

GOD CAN RESTORE WHAT PAIN TOOK AWAY

Heartbreak can make us believe that our best days are behind us.

God is not finishied writing our story! 

Our loss is not the end of our purpose.  Your disappointment is not the end of your hope.

God can bring beauty from places that once looked ruined.

He can restore JOY!

He can restore PEACE!

He can restore HOPE!

And sometimes He restores us in ways that we had not expected.

Our healing may not look like what we imagined, but God's presence can teach us that we are never alone in the valleys of our lives.

YOU CAN TRUST GOD WITH YOUR BROKEN HEART

Maybe you are carrying something that you have never told anyone about before.

Maybe you are still grieving something that happened months or years ago.

Give yourself permission to bring your burdens and cares to God.

You do not have to pretend that you are ok.

Pray honestly, sit quietly in His prescence. Read His word. Surround yourself with people who will encourage you.  And when the journey feels too heavy, allow other women to walk beside you.  

Let Jesus carry you!

God is able to bring healing to the places in your heart that feel like they are beyond repair.

Keep holding onto the promises of God.

There is still hope.

There is still purpose.

And there is still a God that heals the brokenhearted.