HURT REALLY DOES HURT

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; 

and lean not unto thine own understanding. 

In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." 

Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

ONE QUESTION that has entered most of our minds is, Once we become full-fledged stress survivors will our hurts from the past finally stop haunting us? 

Quite honestly, our answer depends largely on us. 

As much as we all agree that hurt really does hurt, harboring hurts--old or new--can tremendously increase levels of stress. And stress survivors can't afford to let hurt hinder us in our quest to stress less. We are survivors and we're resolved to doing what survivors do: SURVIVE! 

So, we wonder, how do we deal with the hurts that bombard us and brutally rob us of our peace?  

To begin with, we "Trust in the Lord" with every, blessed beat of our heart.  No matter how unbearable our hurts may seem, we keep trusting in God.

Then, we STOP catering to what "they say," especially things like: "God gave us five senses and he expects us to use them." Instead, we START concentrating on what God says:  "and lean not unto thine own understanding."     

And, by all means, we put GOD FIRST AND FOREMOST in every area of our lives, and be alert to His messages and miracles. (Don't worry, if we miss Him, He won't miss us.)

Here again, we agree . . . hurt really does hurt; BUT God has the power to remedy all of life's hurts, stress, and struggles--IF WE TRUST HIM. 

Peace I leave with you . . .