Therefore if anyone is in Christ, [is like a butterfly] he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new

Wednesday 23 June 2010

"This too shall pass"... Healing of a broken heart

So my blog import is not working and I have copy and paste from my blog manually. If you have any tips on how it works please let me know.
My younger sister is an amazing dancer, like some of the moves she does I ask myself where did she get her "dance genes" from because they DO not run in the rest of the family. Anyway, a few months ago, in one of her many dance classes she attends (I think it was Jazz) she slipped and twisted her knee. Poor girl was in so much pain, they had to even call the ambulance. When she finally returned home she was on crutches, taking pain killers and was constantly in agony. I felt really sorry for her. She couldn't dance and I think that upset her the most. Days went on and the pain actually INCREASED. Each day became more and more uncomfortable for her. However this was only the initial stage. The doctor did say that at first the pain was going to be horrendous.  Well as you probably guessed, with time her leg began to heal and even though she was still using crutches she was doing much better than before. It still hurt a little bit and at times her leg would spasm causing her more pain.  Weeks rolled on by and before she knew it she was going around without the crutches, and with the power of prayer she made a speedy recovery and could dance again.

Where am I going with this? I never actually wanted to put my personal life/past on my blog because I was worried in case I exposed or offended people. However, what I am writing on here isn't to expose anybody but really to expose the power of God's healing touch.
This is the first time I am writing about last year on my blog.  At the beginning of my second year of law school, my heart was badly broken due to rejection from a former relationship. I felt betrayed, angry and lonely. I felt like I was in a pit and I couldn't get out. Ugh! It was horrible. The first few months were unbearable.  Yet, do you remember the story of Joseph and what he named his son after his restoration? Manasseh meaning "The Lord has caused me to forget". I think that this so beautiful that Joseph could name his first child that after all he had been through. Joseph's son was evidence of his testimony.
My heartbreak was so  hard but as time rolled on, I picked myself up and prayed to Jesus, as He had already started the healing process. It's taking it's time but I am so much better than I was before. I thought that I could never love again, but these past few months the Lord showed me the meaning of true love. The more love I receive from Christ the more I know I will be able to give out to those around me.
A brokenheart more than hurts but as the saying goes "this too shall pass", it won't hurt afterwhile.
Am I completely whole and restored? By faith yes I am. I have my ups and downs and sometimes I get frustrated but I have made tremendous progress.
If you are at the beginning stage of pain just like my sister was, just know that at first it will hurt a lot but as time goes on it won't hurt anymore.
Why I have to experience all this? Hmm...I really don't know. But I will stress again that in Romans 8:28 : "All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose".
As you know I am currently doing a law internship in Savannah, GA. I am right back in the country where my pain started. However, I can say that I am proud of myself and I look forward to seeing what the Lord has for me. Sometimes we can't always see good in things admidst our pain, and I could not see anything good in my pain. This internship that I have right now is a testimony in itself. It was given to me out of all the other candidates during one of the hardest times of my life. I love it out here and I know God called me to GA, and I believe the same heartbreak which I experienced in this same State, God will use it to doing an amazing thing in the state of GA.
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"This too shall pass...and it passed".

1 comment:

Berean Girl said...

This could quite easily be my story... dumped by a man, found by Jesus.