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Life span of hurts

Robert H. Schuller

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." – Psalm 147:3

Each hurt has a different life span.

Divorce has a long life span, especially when children are involved.

Death has a long life span, too. Dr. Joyce Brothers told me after her husband Milt passed away that she grieved for over a year after his death. Many well-meaning friends tried to hurry her through her grief process, encouraging her to "get over him." Day by day, little by little, life got better. She ran on auto pilot to make it through the day. Then one day, she found herself smiling again.

Yes, hurts have different life spans. The point I want to make is this: The pain you are feeling today, whatever your hurt, will pass in time. It will likely leave a scar. But you will get through it. Trust God and your own healing process…you will smile again…I promise.


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Think about the emotional scars in your life. Are any of them still causing you pain? Are there any you need to let go of so you can move on to new things in your life?

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Devotions taken from the
"Power for Life Daily Devotional"

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  1. maxine2 writes:

    I don't want to discourage anyone, but I want to be honest. There are far too many scars in my life for me to really smile again. Far too many people that have disappointed me. Some of the people have died leaving others who are alive to live on in the same mistakes. I am scarred by them all the time. These are people 'in the dark' about their own errors. They are insensitive and quite selfish as a general rule. The mistakes satan causes people to make because they are not close to the Lord, may go on unnoticed for years and may not get confessed or repented of. Therefore it leaves the darkness to rule over them. This, in fact, hurts me and causes scars from them that the Lord needs to heal all the time and I wonder why He is always needing to do this. There is a something wrong in this. People are afraid to admit they hurt someone they thought they sort of loved. But they are wrong.

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    10/08/2009 04:17:07
  2. pjl writes:

    Thank you Dr Robert H for these encouraging comments.

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    10/08/2009 04:40:22
  3. KAM1951 writes:

    I hadn't thought of it that way but it makes sense. It is amazing what some go through and end up on the other side a well, healthy, grateful, joyful, at peace human noid.

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    10/08/2009 05:38:12
  4. mkvolkmann writes:

    I lost my daughter almost 8 years ago and still feel the hurt as if it were yesterday. I cannot let the hurt go because I'm afraid then I will let her go and she will be forgotten. I cannot fully smile or laugh. I keep looking to God for comfort. I have found some comfort but no explanation for it all.

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    10/08/2009 06:21:25
  5. Tin-Chee Wong writes:

    I am kept reminding of my outspoken character against devils is wrong; damaging my career and people relationship. I just need to learn everytime when something happened; revisit Bible and check it out. Do we need to be popular amongst people in order to survive? I don't think so. But I learned to be careful not to hurt people with my words.

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    10/08/2009 06:24:52
  6. Tin-Chee Wong writes:

    Hi Mkvolkmann I have heard someone has compared the death of Jesus and its process to the death of our loved one. Does it make you feel more better?

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    10/08/2009 06:36:40
  7. laurie22 writes:

    I am in so much pain in my life at this point. I lost my son to social services because of mistakes I have made and because my husband was abusive to him and me. My husband is in jail and my son who is special needs, I cannot look after and he is now handed over to the foster care. I have an illness that I live with everyday. It will never go away, only get worse as I grow older. I cannot smile, I live with no friends in my life, not that I choose to, just because my illness does not allow me to get around much. I live with guilt and sin evry day of my life. My life is a scar I cannot heal I feel that way and I will never think time will make this easier. I cry every day for my son, I miss him, I love him, and I know he lives not far from me, but I cannot contact him yet. Perhaps he will contact me one day, so I can tell him the truth. The truth shall set me free, then I can go on and hopefully smile.

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    10/08/2009 09:56:45
  8. youngeone writes:

    Thank you DR.SCHULLER for these words of comfort and the many others I have receIved over many years, my hard times are behind me. Certainly time plays its part, other reasons that help are having access to positive messages ,pursuing encouraging uplifting books on an ongoing basis,particularly THE SACRED SCRIPTURES also finding a need and filling that need, finding a hurt and to do what one can to heal it. This help one to grow and heal and become strong. I do remember you interviewing DR.JOYCE BROTHERS on 2 occassions one not long after here husband had passed away, and again much later and yes she was smiling again . THANK YOU AGAIN.JMc.

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    10/08/2009 16:48:59
  9. Patchi writes:

    I lost my husband, January 5, 2008...just one month after we found he was sick. Our two daughters and I have been having a very difficult time, in more ways than one. Our world has been turned upside down, and I worry about losing everything. Speaking for myself, I have so much pain, , and hurt so bad, I can't describe it --- from missing Bill, so much, and feeling so lost without him, to the lonliness, depression, and the stress of the bills. I cry every single day, some days I get so bad, usually when I'm by myself, it scares me, and I feel like I'm never going to be able to stop crying.

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    10/08/2009 19:49:07
  10. longlakelady writes:

    I feel so badly for everyones pain. I LOST A 7 MO GRANDDAUGHTER to a birth-defect 12 yrs. ago and still cannot get over it. It seems so unfair that God would let such a precious baby die and never see a birthday or Christmas. A number of unjust other things have followed me since then. I look for the light of God to keep me moving on....but I really think we are ready to go HOME.

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    11/02/2009 13:07:05
  11. ladyofthelake52r writes:

    My father had a stroke in Dec. 1995. Mom had a heart attack in July 1996, and the day after she came home from open heart surgery, my husband lost his fingers in a work accident. Dad died in 2001; Mom in 2003. In 2004, my nephew (25 yrs. old) was killed by a drunk driver. Then, in Dec. 2005, I found my husband dead from a heart attack. The stress nearly killed me. My teeth abcessed; epileptic seizures, gone for 30+ years, suddenly returned more violent than they had ever been. I had bladder cancer. It has been a long rough journey, but I've learned from it. They were gifts who blessed my life in so many ways, and I was lucky to have them. Grief is about loss. Coming to terms with it is about blessings. When you peel away the pain, you'll find a blessing inside. I still have some difficult days, but every step takes me further from the pain and into a new day. God has been with me every step of the way. I didn't always see that, but He was. And whatever happens, He always will be.

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    11/02/2009 21:30:40

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