Each of us through life deals with pain and hurt. These are just part of life. In my most recent battle with dealing with hurt from a family situation made me think.
I began to think about what causes that hurt? Where does all this pain come from? Ultimately all of this comes from the fact that we are human, we are not perfect. But when I really thought it through I realized that early on in life we are taught to hate. I think it starts out healthy, we see injustices and are told to feel passionate about it. We see wrong and are taught what is right. There is nothing wrong with being passionate about fixing injustices and knowing the difference between wrong and right. Those are all part of good character, where we go wrong is turning that into thinking that we are above that. To forgetting that we create injustices. That we still do what is wrong. We are in fact broken and messed up people, all of us are!
So when I thought about this in relation to this recent situation, which all of this could apply to any situation, I realized I had thought that I was above this, that I never cause injustices, that I never do what is wrong. So when I felt hurt by others, I wasn't remembering that I am just the same. That in being hurt and angry by someone else's actions I was putting myself above the situation. So as I usually try to do when I come to my senses I turned my thoughts to how Jesus would have looked at a situation. Jesus spoke to the outcast of society, when did I take the time to speak to the outcast in this problem, I hadn't. Jesus look time out of a busy schedule to care for the children, those innocent from the busyness of life, I hadn't done that. Jesus fed the people not only physically but also spiritually, when was the last time that I spoke words of encouragement to build up and love those who were hungry. Then Jesus took time to explain the deeper meaning of his thoughts to those closest too Him, had I taken the time to truly share my heart to those who were closest to me? No, I had only expressed the top emotions of the situation...the hurt and injustice that I was feeling, I didn't take the time to express my love for the people involved, my desire for the right decisions to be made. There are so many other examples that Jesus offers in these situations that diffuse our feeling of being better then others, being above a situation.
What does it take to immediately look the hurt I'm feeling in the eye, and for no better term, tell it What Would Jesus Do?
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