Just about everyone has been through a significant painful season of life. Our hearts can be hurt by a lot of different things. Many times we think about broken hearts from a romantic point of view. This is only one way that our hearts can be wounded. If we are going to have healthy emotions and a healthy outlook on life, we have to live life with our heart and soul in a place of peace. This means identifying events and situations that have hurt us in the past or that we are currently going through. I have worked with people who lived in abusive situations. Their goal was to be free and healed of past pain but they couldn’t do that because of their living situation. Their first step to healing and wholeness was moving out! This may seem difficult, but at times is absolutely necessary. I have seen others stay in an abusive situation and watched it destroy them over time.
Other patterns may have to be broken. Some people expect to fail because of past experiences or what they have been told throughout life, especially while growing up. We are shaped by the voices that we listen to. Many people grow up hearing negative things and they allow their lives to be shaped and defined by this negativity. We have to begin to study God’s Word and allow Him to define us, not someone else who was speaking through their own pain. Wounded Heart pp. 51-52
God created us to live great lives. Too many times, past experiences hinder us from enjoying today. To move past the pain of today, we have to look at some of our past experiences that we are still carrying with us or may be going through right now.
2 words often worry me when I ask people how they are doing and they say: "I'm fine". Now praise God that many are doing fine, but I have asked people who have experienced a great deal of pain and they look at you and say "I'm fine" when they pretty much can't be.
Let's be real with ourselves and name those things that have hurt us. Let's end bad situations if we need to. Either way, after we bring the painful past to God, let's ask Him to heal us. This is not only for ourselves, but for your relationships and even they way that you treat others. If we don't overcome past pain, it will affect both our personal and professional relationships!
Prayer: Jesus, today I come to you and ask you to help me. Help me to know what emotional pain I am carrying around and help me let go of it. Right now I give you my past pain. Help me to move forward, free from the past, to have internal peace and be stronger than ever! I pray this in Jesus name - amen.
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