Written by lmdavis on July 12th, 2013
I would like to dig deeper into this question. Hopefully, through God’s Word, I can provide some insight into helping you recognize your hidden emotional pain; find those open wounds and stop the bleeding.
Our Precious and Holy Lord was beaten and hung on the cross to die. He had nails driven in his hands; in both feet; and he had an open wounded bleeding side. He applied Love; Mercy and Forgiveness to his wounds. In Luke 23:34 Jesus says: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Those words stopped the bleeding and initiated healing for all the land.
Emotional pain has the tendency to settle deep inside; leaving you with open wounds. These emotional wounds will continue to bleed until they are exposed and treated. Many times these wounds are left unattended and bleeding for many years. This can cause irreparable damage to your body, your heart, your mind, and your relationships. It will shatter and destroy every area of your life; if you do not face it and deal with it.
I would be a fool and a liar if I said this healing process was easy. Quite the contrary…Facing those open wounds is extremely difficult and painful. Just as Jesus suffered for you and I on the cross; we must keep our eyes on Jesus because He is the author and finisher of our Faith. We must endure the suffering through our pain, in order to begin to heal.
Hebrews 12:2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. Who, for the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Pain associated with the emotions can disguise itself in various forms such as: sorrow, hurt, rejection, fear, failure, unforgiveness, bitterness and anger. We usually do our level best to deny those wounds and pretend they do not exist. You can get away with denial for a period of time. Eventually, when you are ready, God allows situations and people to enter your life; to help you to face your giants and expose your hidden emotional pain.
What causes emotional pain; and how do we stop the bleeding from the wounds? I believe there are two major factors involved with any hidden emotions…WORDS and DECISIONS!
Earlier I told you how Christ used words of Love and Forgiveness to initiate the healing of all mankind. The bible tells us in Proverbs 18:21 “Death and Life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit..” Simple explanation: Words can heal…Words can also destroy!
When we are dealing with the sorrow of a loss… If we are not grounded in the Word Of God; sometimes we allow anger and bitterness to control our emotions toward the one who left us, or possibly the one who caused the loss. Even worse… We direct our anger towards God. The Truth is… NO ONE IS TO BLAME!
GOD And ONLY GOD, can give you the HOPE, the UNDERSTANDING, the COMFORT and the PEACE you need to heal those deep emotional wounds.
Romans 13:15 says: The God of Hope will fill you with all Joy and Peace as you trust In Him, so that you may overflow with Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When a person is angry or hurt, critical words are spoken in haste. After the words have been spoken, the damage is done. Those seeds of destruction are planted deep inside; festering until they develop into open wounds. The only healing salve to apply to these wounds is Forgiveness and Love. It could be a loved one, a friend or an enemy that planted the seeds. Much of the time it is ourselves that we need to love and forgive. Only then will we begin to heal our hidden emotional pain.
Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another.
Decisions that we make, play a huge role…and have a major effect on our emotions that cause us pain. Once again I refer to the Word of God.
Philippians 4:8 says: “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy…meditate on these things.” When we make decisions based on the Word; it will ultimately turn out for our good.
On the other hand…When we make decisions based on our emotions, due to confusion, (the enemy is the author of confusion) and the pressures of life, it usually results in disaster and pain.
1st Peter 5:8 says: Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowels around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
This Faith proclamation has helped me through many temptations.
Psalms 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth…and the meditaions of my heart…be acceptable and pleasing in thy sight…My Lord! My Rock! and My Redeemer!”
Let the Power of God’s Word erase all hidden emotional wounds from your memory bank permanently. Refuse to allow hidden emotional pain to destroy your life!
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Very nicely written… I can’t believe how much this relates to me and my life. Thank You!