I spent most of my life stitching the wounds life gave me as quickly as possible with whatever I could find that might be a balm to stop the bleeding and ease the pain. This often came in the form of avoiding, disassociation, making light of the situation to avoid feeling the hurt and despair. So many years of dealing with the wounds of life all on my own and doing so in the unhealthiest way possible.

Yet God did not intend for us to heal that way. We were never supposed to heal ourselves through methods of the world. In fact, I can remember how easily those wounds would be torn back open, how often they oozed from the infection of bitterness, hurt, pain and hate. I was unable to heal the wounds the way they needed to be healed because I was working from the outside in and failed each time. But God! God can heal us fully.

Psalms 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
In the medical world deep wounds are often left open to heal from the inside out. This method made me think of how God heals us from the inside out. He doesn’t start on the surface. All of God’s work is done deep within our hearts. He clears the infections of bitterness, hate, hurt and pain from our hearts so that we can heal the way He intended.
Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

If we take the time to rely on God and trust Him, to feel our emotions in the safety of His shelter. He will give us a new heart and heal our wounds with great care. Once He heals the wounds, while we may remember what happened, we will not feel the pain of the infection and tenderness of the scar anymore. It will be but a moment that we can recognize God’s strength and care that got us through moments we couldn’t get through on our own.

Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds, says the lord, because they called you an outcast saying: This is Zion no one seeks her.
The Lord will heal me in his time, the way he sees fit, I have nothing to do but wait and be still and trust. For God is my rock, my shelter, my fortress, my shield. I pray each of you will find healing in the Father, salvation in the Son and comfort in the Holy Spirit. Do not use worldly methods to heal the wounds of life, trust God for he is good and loving. May you find strength and shelter in the Lord during your difficult times. May you learn to hand over the burden of all the things you carry with you that open your wounds over and over. Give it all to God and watch what he does with your pain. See the beauty that only he can create from destruction. I pray peace and comfort over each of you as we learn to lead a Jesus filled life together.