Deep Hurts That Keep Us Away from God

For some of us excuses to keep us from spiritual change are distant but effective, but for others excuses come from very personal stories that are deeply seated within, stemming from an event or events of the past. You are angry at some person or persons as well as at God. It could be a priest, pastor, deacon or Christian hurt you in some way, offended you, rejected you, abused you, or any number of possiblities. As a result you believe you have a good reason to stay away from church, from God or from both (I have heard many horror stories of people who will not step into a church because of something terrible that has happened).

Believe it or not, you may be closer to God than you think, or should I say He is closer to you than you realize. Throughout the Bible God stands beside those who are wronged. You may not feel it or even realize it, but God may be a lot more for you and your cause than you know. God does love you even though someone who claims to be His has hurt you. God loves you even though it seems that He abandoned you in the past.

I cannot explain why God let bad things happen to you or people you love. I wish I knew.... But I can tell you that you are loved.

For you the solution is difficult. It goes against everything inside of you, but I promise you that in the end you will find it is the right thing to do for you.

First of all let's look at your current situatation.
1. Something very bad happened to you.
2. It was unfair.
3. You cannot or will not let go of the hurt, because letting go of the anger over the past would say that the event didn't matter or was't important.

Whatever happened to you not only hurt you in the past but even today it haunts you and steals life from you. You could or maybe you do see a counselor to help you deal with the past. And this may or may not help you.

Whether or not you see a counselor it is important to know that God can and desires to help you find a better life... a life that is not filled with anger, regret, hate or hurt. Instead of the negativity that eats away at what is good within you, you can find peace.

SCRIPTURE FOR CONSIDERATION

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted... (Isaiah 66:13).

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matthew 5:4).

God told Isaiah, "I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble... (Isaiah 57:15).