There are times in our lives when emotional baggage begins to weigh us down to the point that we must address it. Have you ever had a close, treasured relationship slip through your fingers? Have you ever known someone who promised to never let you down, no matter what? Have you ever contemplated locking your heart up as to protect it from anyone ever having access to it again? How do people who are the closest of friends go completely different directions? How does that happen?
I have been praying about answers to these questions, and I sincerely believe the Lord has shown me hope through His Word.
Joshua 1:5 "I will never leave you. I will never forsake you." The word "forsake" means to "desert." To desert someone means to cut them out of your life, leave them high and dry, completely forget about them, and to live your life as if they do not exist. I have to be honest with you and say I sometimes feel that way. Remember, you can only desert someone if you had a relationship to begin with. No matter what, God will never leave me. Friends and family may leave me, but GOD never will. If anyone understands what it feels like to be deserted, it is Jesus.
During his time of greatest need, his so-called "friends" left him.
Aren't you glad you can talk to God about anything and he "feels our pain" because he endured our pain while here on Earth? That's why He came, so he could relate to us and die for us.
I will no longer feel disappointed and deserted, because my relationships with people (although they can provide great joy) do not provide EVERLASTING peace and are not tied to my eternal relationship with God. Only my relationship with God provides me with what I need to live. In HIM, I live, move, and have being. No more will I be hung up on yesterday and what could have been. No more tears will I cry over relationships that were once so strong, but now are gone. No more asking myself, "What did I do wrong?" I will move forward with the Lord and know that HE knows exactly what I am feeling and will restore me in all areas.
Psalm 62:8 - "Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge."
1 comment:
I love that. It is so hard to be friends with women sometimes. (Not that you were talking about that specifically, but I've that's how I've experienced this.) It is so hard to completely trust people once you have been hurt, but it's wonderful to know that we have a heavenly Friend who will never leave us.
Post a Comment