Healing After the Deepest Hurt

Webster’s Dictionary defines “hurt” as: “to inflict with physical pain, to do substantial harm to, to cause anguish to, to be detrimental to, to suffer pain or grief.” Hurt, however, is sometimes much more that what Webster has described. Hurt is tears, it’s heartache, it’s depression, insomnia, headaches, over eating, or not eating at all. Hurt takes on many different forms. Hurt can break you beyond any mending that is humanly possible. The weight of hurt is heavy, it’s load will cause you to weep bitterly, because you can’t muster the words to pray. Hurt’s embrace is draining; it’ll strip you of your sanity.

Hurt this deep is something that only God can heal. Yes, God can heal you, but you have to allow Him. Not in your time, but in His. Remember, God doesn’t operate in time the same way that humans do. “One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day,” (II Peter 3:8). Healing requires patience. Physically, if you get cut, it will take some time, but the cut will heal. It’s the same when you’ve been cut emotionally. It will take some time, but you will heal. I don’t believe in the saying ‘time heals all wounds’ because time is getting credit for something only God can do. People carry their hurts with them to their grave waiting on time to heal them. Some hurts are too deep, those kinds of hurts only God can reach.

While you are in the healing process, pray. It may be hard (the Lord never said it would be easy) and you may be angry (the Lord never said you’d always be happy). Regardless of your emotions or how you may be feeling, pray. Some prayers may only come through tears, others may come through groaning, while others you may not even be able to utter (Romans 8:26). Whatever the case, know that with each passing day hurt’s grip will loosen, and eventually you will be freed from its clutches.

Last, have faith. Faith is (according to Webster) “a firm belief in something in which there is no proof,” (See Hebrews 11:1 for the Bible’s definition). Trust God. Believe He is going to heal the hurt (Mark 9:23). Find a scripture that ministers to you, look at yourself in the mirror and recite it. Don’t doubt the power of God – is anything too hard for Him? (Jeremiah 32:27) God offers healing to His people. It’s yours for the taking, but what good does it do if you don’t take it. What good is a gift that’s not received? Accept what God has offered you, by faith.

The Lord makes that which is impossible, possible (Matthew 19:26). I am a living witness that there is healing after the hurt.

About the Author:
The Lord has wrought miracles through the life of Takiela Bynum. Life’s circumstances ignited a blaze, and reduced her broken spirit to ashes. She has been restored from cremation and beautified with salvation. Takiela wrote at her leisure as a tween, and her work proved as evidence of incipient literary composer. God had a purpose for her pleasure…to minister. One must first be hurt in order to be healed, held captive in order to be freed, and cast down to be exalted, that is the basis of her prose. She has novels and poetry that are pending publication.

The Lord exchanged the ashes of her life for His beauty, indeed.

Takiela has been married for over ten years to Minister Marterrio Bynum. They have three children and reside in Nebraska. Learn more about Takiela at TakielaBynum.com.