Tell Me Where It Hurts

Sometimes it feels like you can’t catch a break. It seems when you place one foot in front of the other you’re brought back to square one through life’s seemingly inevitable disappointments. Loss of a job, love, friend, family member, feelings of emptiness and the like, where nothing is going your way. You finally make it out of one storm and you see the sun and blue skies just up ahead. Then a raindrop falls on your situation, bringing new rain for your parade.

A few Sundays ago, I sat in church on the balcony as my pastor said something along the lines of being tired of the routine- an all too relatable sentiment. At the end of the sermon I turned to my friend and in short said I want more of God. I felt like I was hitting a spiritual ceiling, that when I prayed I only allowed God’s presence to go through certain rooms of my heart but not the deepest parts. I needed to allow Him to break through my walls but I knew He wouldn’t do it without my permission. I had to talk to Him, for real.

So I went down to the altar and decided to be completely transparent in prayer. I told God that I desired more of Him, that I wanted to experience more of His love & be closer to Him without fear of being overcome by His love. In a few minutes I felt my friends’ hands touch my back as they prayed with me through the process. Through their hands healing flowed into the reins of my heart, clearing the cobwebs, the warmth of their genuine love melting every barrier. I broke down and was able to believe again that I could trust God with every issue, every misconstrued mindset I believed, every lie that the enemy has told me, and every hurt that has built up without remedy. From the windows of my soul tears flowed down my face, speaking their own language to my Father. He understood every ebb and flow of the pain they possessed. 

When I eventually opened my eyes, lips sealed He was still communing with my heart. He went through every situation causing me pain, the ones I thought were dead and buried but were still rolling in the grave of my emotions. He tenderly said to me:

“I see everything that hurts you. Although you think some things are too insignificant for me to care and heal, that’s just not true. Whether your pain is great or small, it’s pain regardless and it concerns me. I’m here to heal EVERY area of your heart and make you whole as long as you allow me to.”

Again...I melted. You mean to say I know THE GOD of gods, who knows ALL my pain, has ALL power to HEAL me and WANTS to do it?! I can only bow under this genuine love. 

So He says to you: 

“Tell me where it hurts and I’ll fix it. I’m the God that heals you. If you’re hurting, BRING IT ALL TO ME. Every sorrow, every care, confusion, HEARTBREAK, DEPRESSION, LOW SELF-ESTEEM & pain.

 I will love it all away.”