How honest are you with God about the hurts that you're feeling? I haven't always been so honest with Him. I think it's because I felt guilty for complaining to Him when deep down, I know how much He has blessed me. Then, one evening I heard a pastor say that God wants us to bring all of our burdens to Him. We can tell Him that we are hurting, and that's ok.
Of course God already knows our every pain and sorrow. But who better to talk to about these things than our wonderful Heavenly Father? It is such a comfort to sit down and have a real heart to heart conversation with my Lord.
I have read more of God's Word over the past two years of my life than ever before, and it has been life changing! Sometimes I will read through Psalms and think to myself "you said WHAT to God?" Let me give you an example:
"Lord, how long will You forget me? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and answer, Lord my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death. My enemy will say, 'I have triumphed over him,' and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken. But I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me generously." Psalm 13
Can you feel the pain in this writers words? God hears our cries. We must understand that He loves us so much, and He wants us to lean on Him in our hard times (and in the good ones). He will wrap His loving arms around us as we tell Him of our hurts.
God I am hurting tonight, my heart is broken. I need You to carry me through this painful trial in my life. Help me show unshakable faith in You as I endure this. Help me to live life according to Your will and not my own. Amen.
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