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BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED COVER PHOTOS HOW TO

But Jesus never promised even a comfortable life for those who followed Him. It’s natural for you and I to believe we have a right to a pain-free, happy life. He was very likely working a rescue that you never even realized took place. How often has God protected you from something far worse that could've happened but didn’t? Reject the lie that He didn’t care.

BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED COVER PHOTOS HOW TO

In Psalm 71:15 the Psalmist sings of God’s “saving acts all day long” though he knows not how to relate them all (NIV).

Maybe you don’t recall that He was protecting you in spite of the pain. Maybe you just don’t remember the sudden turn of events in which something worse could’ve happened, but didn’t. That means He has been with you in everything you’ve faced. His Word also says that no matter where we go, He is with us ( Psalm 139:7-11). God promised in His Word that He will never leave us nor forsake us ( Hebrews 13:5). That makes us believe the lie that God wasn’t there or that He didn’t care about the pain we experienced. We often see the disaster in front of us, we experience the pain, but we don't see the rescue that takes place on our behalf.

Here are 10 ways to overcome the hurts in your life so they don’t continue to affect how you live and relate to others: In my book, When a Woman Overcomes Life’s Hurts, I point out 10 steps to healing and wholeness that can help anyone – male or female – live like a new creation in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17) rather than the old, dysfunctional wounded people that the enemy of our souls wants us to believe that we are. And past pain can even make me doubt God’s love, forgiveness, or provision when His track record has given me no reason to doubt Him at all.īut you and I don’t have to remain stuck in the baggage from our past or let our pain impact our present.

It can make me hesitant to trust others when they have done nothing to undermine my trust. I’ve noticed how past pain in my life can creep up and make me insecure in my marriage when my husband has given me no reason to be. And pain has a way of sticking with us and affecting our relationships with others if we aren’t intentional about getting past it. Every person who walks planet earth has been wounded.

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