THE GIFT OF A HEALED HEART
A few days ago a friend asked me to share what I think I have to offer others this new year. I took some time to reflect and then wrote three things. The first one which came to my mind was I can give a healed heart.
Our hearts can be broken because of many things. Outside of romantic relationships, being an excessively ANGRY person, unmet expectations or disappointment, grief through loss of a loved one, a job, repossession of a home or car, loss of a child in the court system, being sent to prison, being accused wrongfully or something else can contribute to a broken heart.
Experiencing a broken heart is devastating. It affects deeply and can even cause physical struggles. Some will tell of being victims of “The BROKEN HEART SYNDROME”, which mimics the signs of a real heart attack. People feel physically sick and spend money at doctors only to be told NOTHING is wrong with them. I believe in some instances it is the result of years of carrying the STRESS of a broken heart.
When our hearts are broken we can be angry for years; lose trust; become suspicious of and paint everyone with the same brush, close in like sensitive plants, become pessimists never seeing the bright side of things and simply STOP THRIVING! STOP LIVING! We snap and cast off restraint but deep down wish it were not so.
FRIENDS, there is hope. You CAN BE HEALED! In Luke 4:18, Jesus speaking says, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.” Learn how to slow down, cut yourself some slack and be patient with YOU! Do not be too quick to prove you got over things. BE HEALED!
When we are healed we remember hurtful things but NOT WITH the SAME PAIN and ANGER. We grow through the circumstance and make peace with it and the people even if the relationship is not the same. We can even see them and not have the WOUND REOPEN; bleeding afresh. We think, share and advise differently. It is a process but it is POSSIBLE. 2 Corinthians 3–4 encourages us, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
As you experience today, I pray like me you are able to reflect asking what can you give those around you. If we each give, then we each RECEIVE. Get HEALED and then give it as a gift.
Thinking of you and sending love, every good wish and peace.
Written by Flemlyn A. Ragobeer
