Have you ever sat on the edge of despair, so disillusioned and disheartened that you wondered if God really loved you at all? Have you ever been so painfully wounded by life's circumstances or the devastating blows of someone else's destructive actions that you've questioned if God feels your hurt or even cares about your pain at all?
I think we all experience times of anguish like that in our lives.
When Jesus walked the earth he spent much of his time healing broken bodies and relieving tormented minds, touching the pain of the physically and emotionally sick. Some were blind or deaf, others were mute or lame, still others were social outcasts and lepers; shunned from all care and compassion. Yet Jesus loved them all.
Isaiah describes the coming Messiah like this: "He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out" (Isa 42:2-3).
If you ever feel like a "bruised reed" about to break, or a "smoldering wick"; the joy in your soul extinguished and doused, don't lose heart. Turn to the only One who is strong and faithful enough to heal your hurts and breath new life back into your soul. At your weakest moments God will sustain you if you just surrender it all to him. His love is sufficient for you and you can count on his mercy to restore, heal and lead you through the deepest valleys of life. The Great Physician, our Jehovah Rapha quietly comes in to heal your pain, touching those areas where you need the most from our great God. He is only a prayer away and he longs to touch your soul and heal your heart. Just come, just ask. He is waiting.
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