How could he call me those names? I'm not a…… or a ……. How could he be so cruel? Does he really think those things about me? So many times I sat and wondered, was it the alcohol that made him call me that. Does he really think those things about me? The hurt was so great. How could I ever heal from those wounds? My mind played so many things over and over again. Do other people think those things about me as well? The enemy uses what he knows can weaken your spirit. I was there I thought I was down for the count. How does anyone get over those terrible things that were said?
Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me. As children we say this over and over when other kids tease and call you not so nice names and as adults we want to say the same thing, but as an adult you know that's not the case, words do hurt. They can also make and break a person. They hurt so much that we start at times to question ourselves and wonder am I really that type of a person? James 3:8 says "But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison." Deadly poison? Yes, it has enough venom to kill someone heart, and spirit. You start to wonder can anyone or anything make this right again? Will I ever stop hurting? Well here is the amazing thing God and his amazing healing power can. He slips in at times when we don't realize it and starts the healing process. We pray over and over again "God please take this hurt away. " Then we sit back and wonder is he listening? Amazingly he is listening. Sometimes the healing will take longer but it happens. You start to realize that God is always there the wounds start to close up as he begins to deal with us through songs of worship, through messages, through that still small voice that speaks to us. He heals through the Holy Spirit. At times we sit during our quiet times with God and meditate on his word and we then realize "hey I'm not crying about that anymore, it doesn't hurt."
When we are hurt, when the sticks and stones have not broken our bones but the words have destroyed us we need to stand on his promise. Psalms 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Then when he feels we are ready he slowly pulls off the bandage and amazingly enough there are no scars left because our amazing God has done an awesome job in healing and restoring that which was wounded.
"Father God, I ask you to take away any pain that is in my heart, mind and spirit from hurtful words. Lord heal and restore that which is yours. I stand on your promise and I believe that you will heal the brokenhearted and bind the wounds. Make it whole again and use it for your glory." Amen!
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