I wanted to take a moment and reflect on last Sundays sermon.
All of us have been relationally wounded in some way, whether through criticism, rejection, disappointment, ridicule, or abuse. The enemy loves to paralyze us in thinking will never move forward in life, it will always hurt this bad.
There have been so many moments where I wanted to quit and give up, because of some relational set back. I have to always remind myself that the devil is doing all he can to stop me from the potential and purposes of God.
3 ways we can overcome our relational wounds:
1. Reveal the hurt
We need to learn to find someone in our life that we can talk to and have them pray with us about our wound. As long as we keep the wound inside, we will continue to curse, nurse, and rehearse the wound. The best way to win, is to reveal it. David said: Psalm 39:2closePsalm 39:2
2 I was mute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse. (ESV)
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2 I was mute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse. (ESV)
2 I was mute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse. (ESV)
“But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased.”
2. Release the people involved
Sometimes we just refuse to release it, because we feel entitled to hold something against them. But if we don’t release our offender we will begin to resemble our offender. Peter asked Jesus how many times should we have to release someone, and he said…”…not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” In my mind, you keep releasing someone as many times necessary until you are whole.
3. Refocus on God’s plan for your life
Don’t let your wound stop you from God’s purpose for your life. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, but he did not let it turn into bitterness. He realized later in his life his brothers intended to harm him, but God turned it to good. When we our wounded, we should not focus on the wound, but on God’s divine guidance through the situation. He will give you a fresh new plan for your life, that will bring abundance.
Do you have a relational wound you need to let go of? Today is the day….Let Go
