Life Hurts . . . God Heals
Beginning January 4th we will begin a journey together, a journey toward healing. There will be two types of people on this journey: those who have experienced a lot of pain and those who have experienced some pain in their life. Regardless of which describes you, pain is part of life and when it hits, it hurts. The pain in your life may be different than the pain in my life, but we can both agree, pain hurts.
Perhaps you can identify with the first person—you have experienced a lot of pain. Some of the pain in your life may be a result of what others have done to you. Other pain you’ve experienced may be a result of decisions you’ve made along the journey of life. Some of those decisions have led to serious bad habits, addictions or consequences that result in pain. Regardless of the source of your pain (done to you or by you), it’s safe to say, if you were offered healing from your pain, you’d take it…right? Of course you would!
The rest of you might identify with the second person—you’ve experienced some pain, but not enough to cause you deep-rooted pain. Well, guess what? This journey is for you too! As you know, it’s impossible to live a full life and escape pain. Pain will hit, and when it hits, you’ll need help.
That’s what this Life Hurts . . . God Heals series is all about — healing. God’s healing is available for the pain you’ve already had as well as the pain that will come your way. God wants you to live your life to the fullest and he’s provided you with a way to live life, released from the heavy load of pain, fully connected with Him.
Along this journey, you will learn some steps that make you open to God’s healing touch in your life. The journey of healing begins with a big first step. This step happens when you admit you are powerless to deal with life by yourself. Basically, the first step toward healing is admitting that you need help.
