Truly let go of the pain from the past... Hurt people in turn Hurt people Part 2

"I couldn't have been healed from the abuse until I stop using it as an excuse for bad behavior." - Joyce Meyer.

       Joyce Meyers openly speaks about the abuse she experienced as a child. She usually talks about how that hurt and pain caused her future hurt and pain. It is evident that once you've been hurt, and you don't deal with it and heal from it, you will continue the cycle of pain and hurt. In fact, some people use the abuse experienced at a young age or at some time in their life as a free ticket to behave recklessly or engage in negative behavior. In truth, that usually tends to happen whether persons are conscious of it or not.
       When speaking to others and based on my own personal experience, you sometimes engage in those behaviors because something inside of you was taken from you and you feel lost. You may feel like your worth was diminished, you are not whole, not as you once were or how God made you. Something happened that negatively influenced your outlook on life. I know persons who turned to prostitution, homosexuality, drugs, and self-destructive behavior because of the hurt they experienced. On the other hand, I know others who have become motivational speakers, ministers and counselors in an attempt to help those around them who have been hurt and to also stop the cycle of pain and hurt.
        At the end of the day, the decision lies with you. You have the power to change things around for either good or bad. You decide. Yes you were hurt, but how long can you continue to blame someone for your actions? The truth is, you can only perpetuate that lie for so long. Let go and let God heal your pain and hurt. We believe that God's love has the ability to do that, the same way God's love healed us.
       None of us are perfect but God Almighty loves us regardless. "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8. He believes in us. Let's believe in ourselves also to change and become the person He intended us to be. Truly let go of the pain of the past.

Read more here in our part one of this "hurt people in turn hurt people" series.

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Our Battles Are Spritual Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12

     Our battles are not with each other but with the forces of darkness. We can not see them, we cannot touch them and definitely physically fighting them will be in vain. Therefore we do not fight with the people whom we can see but with the evil forces we cannot see. Although sometimes the people who are causing us harm, are physically apparent but the force or spirit that is driving them or has control over their lives is not visible. 

     Therefore, stand and let God fight our battles. The only way we can win our battles is by the mighty hand of God. In 2 Chronicles 32:8, Hezekiah, king of Judah, encouraged the people and reminded them of this profound fact eventhough the Assayrian army had more men than theirs, he told them, "With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles." God is indeed the only one who can fight our battles and win, no matter what the odds are. What we can do is make sure our feet are firmly grounded in His word, we are praying without ceasing and

Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be COMFORTED. - Matthew 5:4 Part 2

COMFORT

     I longed to feel comforted but I was in so much pain, nothing anyone said could’ve soothed my breaking heart. But still that longing was there. There were many that held me, kissed me, rocked with me while I cried, talked to me, listened to me and were just there. Everyone in their own way made sure that they could provide some comfort for me during my most difficult time. I will always remember that. It meant so much to me and it’s truly in those times that you find out who really cares for you.

     The comfort I truly needed, I turned my back on due to anger and hurt. I couldn’t understand why God would allow this to happen. I couldn’t pray due to anger. Every fiber in my being longed for an explanation but there was none. My attempts to pray left me on my knees, in tears

Blessed are they who MOURN for they shall be comforted. - Matthew 5:4 Part 1

MOURNING 

     In the dictionary the word “mourning” is defined as “Sorrow, lamentation, grief; To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over.” Mourning is something we usually do when there is loss, loss of a person or thing. Mourning is a result of heartbreak, pain, despair, frustration and hurt. I never knew what it was to truly mourn until my father passed and I’m still grieving his death. In fact, I didn’t mourn his death as I would’ve liked to. I really wanted to scream, shout, tear at my clothes, run down the street screaming, fall to

Pray for Me

"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed." James 5:16

Isn't it good to have a best friend whom you feel like you can share everything with? Share your deepest and innermost thoughts and transgressions? James says here that we ought to confess our trespasses to one another. How hard is that! It may be especially hard when

Worrywart? Do not worry about your life...Luke 12:22-26

"Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?’” (Luke 12:22-26, NIV)

I find myself worrying a lot sometimes and on the other hand, I just don't worry about things that I should be worried about.

Worrying is a vicious cycle that has no end because one thought leads to the next which leads to the next and it goes on and on and on. But what if we decide not to worry about things and actually took all our worries to Jesus Christ? Wouldn't that be

Be Content in Whatever State....Philippians 4:11-12

¹¹Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. ¹²I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Philippians 4:11-12 

Paul said he LEARNED to be CONTENT in WHATEVER STATE he was in. He knew what it was
to be abased (in a low state) and how to abound (fulfilled) and in whatever state or situation he was in, he was content! What I like is that he said he had to learn to be content in those situations

This learning process may have taken a while or not so long. At first I can imagine Paul may have found himself complaining about the situations he was in but

What a friend we have in Jesus

I visited a church recently and we sang that song. I've known the song growing up but it didn't hit me or move me more than when I read the lyrics and I shook my head in church and smiled to myself. I stopped singing and mouthed the words and that's when I realized that this song, as simple as it is, is powerful! All we have to do is take everything to the Lord in prayer.

Sometimes we may not see Jesus as
a friend. We may see him as our Lord and Savior and we praise him and love him for what He did for us but can we look at him in the light of being our friend also? A friend you can talk to about anything. A friend who can