Acknowledge the Pain, but Seek the Healer

To live undefeated, we must quit lying to ourselves about what causes us the most pain in our lives. Not all pain hurts the same, and not all trauma results in post-traumatic stress. You see, there’s no way to plaster the wounds of trauma on billboards, television commercials, or social media. You can’t see it, but if you’re the one who is experiencing it, you know how real it is. If we’re not careful, we can become desensitized to the pain in our lives because we talk about it so much, and discussing past pain makes it sound like a walk in the park.

He is close to you, me, and all others who have been brokenhearted and crushed in spirit. In this life, we will face challenges, pain, and, as Jesus said it, “trouble.” The enemy will try to get inside your head using the memories of your past experiences, and he will use negative emotions to create a wedge between you and God. In our brokenness, he calls us his beloved, his very own. There’s nothing that compares to the love of Christ. No matter who surrounds us and no matter how bad the events in our lives, he is available if we cry out to him.

We live in difficult times, and this means we need men and women who give their pain to Christ and take the daily journey to discover healing and freedom available only through Christ.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I give you my pain. I give you the monsters of my past and the trauma that has imprisoned me from being the person you created me to be. Give me the courage and willpower to pursue you and find healing in the process. Amen.