God Soothes Hurts
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,..."
-- Nahum 1:7
It's the unexpected that can hurt the worst. You're going about your day and someone does or says something and you are blind-sided by the sheer cruelty of it. You struggle against lashing out. It won't help. It won't make you feel better and it likely would make a damaged relationship even worse.
Ever been there before? Most people probably have. Someone close to you lashes out for no apparent reason and you're reeling from the force. Where did it come from? Why? How to let go of the hurt and get past it?
I think I've got fairly thick skin. I do. Not by choice, mind you, but from life experiences. I'm pretty good at guarding myself from the nasty comments and unthinking actions of people around me. I can usually shake things off and move on. But I am not immune from hurt. Sometimes I don't even see it coming until I'm right in the middle of it. That's the hurt that wounds the deepest and takes the longest to get over.
I am so thankful that I have a Heavenly Father who never turns on me like that. I can count on Him to have my back, to speak to me from a place of love no matter what. I don't have to worry about attacks coming out of nowhere. When I've done something wrong, He lets me know, but He isn't mean or cruel. He loves me. All the time. And that is pretty awesome, especially on days like this.
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