Our pastor's message in worship today centered on the fact that the story of how God has and is working in our lives can often involve the hurts we've encountered along the way in life and how He has been able to help us heal from them. It was pointed out that these hurts can take a variety of forms (physical, mental/emotional, etc.), including losing something we hold dear, whether it be a loved one, an ability we used to have, or a dream, etc. As I reflected on what our pastor was saying, I thought about two areas of my life in particular that God has helped me to heal. My marriage, although short-lived, was both somewhat physically and mentally/emotionally abusive, and had the potential for being quite debilitating and scarring in more ways than one; however, God worked nothing short of a miracle through the support of my faith, family and friends, allowing me to get out of the situation without any long-lingering effects, and giving me a determination that it wasn't going to cast a shadow over the rest of my life.
The second area that came to mind was the dream most everyone has of becoming a parent, which will most likely never be a reality for me in any form. God's healing has also been truly amazing in this situation as well; He has given me a niece and nephew, both of whom are becoming wonderful Christian adults (can you tell I'm a proud aunt or what?!). Also, He has provided plenty of opportunities for me to work with children as I've mentioned previously, which has always been fulfilling. Similarly to my marriage as described above, God has given me an attitude of acceptance and a resolve to not let my circumstances define who I am, because life is too short for that! So, whether it's a more temporary hurt, or one that we deal with over the course of our lifetime, we can trust in God's healing, and that is good news we should all be willing to share!
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