PAIN

• Posted by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D. June 5, 2013 - #pain  - 816 views
  Is My Pain Talking?
  Have you ever been in a situation where something little felt really big? Maybe a look from someone that suddenly makes you feel they don’t like you at all. Or when someone doesn’t return your phone call and you feel like it’s an indication that you’re not important. Usually these things aren’t true. The look was just a look with no hidden meaning. The missed phone call was jus...t a slip on that person’s to-do list. But if we’re not careful, those misguided feelings can create issues that distract us, discourage us, and trigger past pain to start taunting us. As I stared wide-eyed into the darkness that enveloped the room, I whispered, “Give me Your voice, Jesus. I need to hear You above all this mess. If I don’t hear You, I’m afraid this darkness is going to swallow me alive.” Nothing came. I couldn’t hear a thing. So I had a choice. I could lie there in the dark replaying the awful events of the day, or I could live every day in the light of day. Shameful condemnations. The voice of discouragement. Tell us about a time when taunting enemy lies have fled when you've turned your mind to the light...