When other’s choices have a string tied to us, bringing consequences and pain that we didn’t invite, it can bore down deep. The bitter taste of another’s failure and selfish decisions can stay trapped in the soul, tainting perception and breeding dark.
Wounds can fester, getting infected and rotting the flesh, further hurting, and eventually destroying the wounded.
Sometimes we tailspin from what would seem as a minor cut: a hurtful word, rejection, not being understood, a mistake, sharp tone, confrontation, thoughtlessness, disdain, feeling forgotten. The list is long. Yet, the heart can lockdown like a fortress lickedysplit. These little slices can become bloody messes in no time without attention and a full measure of grace to bring the soothing.
The deeply gouging cuts leave the bloodied with a lifetime of choosing to heal and keeping the wound clean and free from debris. Daily, the scarred memories shape choices towards dark or light. The journey is not painless and yet the healing is beauty to a world that bleeds profusely.
We are here, connected to Him & each other, by His design. Are you receiving His grace in the deepest places of your hurt and disappointment?
“Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.” Hebrews 12:15
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