Probably nobody will read this. I'll write it anyway because it's my prerogative.
It just gets me how much we, even as Christians, ignore the feelings of others. But also are own. Because they're uncomfortable. Feelings are uncomfortable. Healing from trauma is uncomfortable. We can't just go around it. And as much as we all would love to say a one time SOS prayer to God and He just flicks a switch and it's all over...no more discomfort...no more bad memories...it just doesn't work like that. We have to put some effort in. Because, for one, He is not just some magic wand. When we only talk to other people for what they can do for us we call that using them right? The Lord wants a relationship with us not just to be used to wipe away all our uneasiness. And secondly, if He did just zap away alm our problems how would we grow? How would we Help Others? You can help someone else by using your experience. We are so quick to pass the buck to God and want Him to fix everything for ourselves and everyone we encounter so that we don't have to get our hands dirty. But sometimes while we're sitting here waiting on God, God is waiting on us.
It just gets me how much we, even as Christians, ignore the feelings of others. But also are own. Because they're uncomfortable. Feelings are uncomfortable. Healing from trauma is uncomfortable. We can't just go around it. And as much as we all would love to say a one time SOS prayer to God and He just flicks a switch and it's all over...no more discomfort...no more bad memories...it just doesn't work like that. We have to put some effort in. Because, for one, He is not just some magic wand. When we only talk to other people for what they can do for us we call that using them right? The Lord wants a relationship with us not just to be used to wipe away all our uneasiness. And secondly, if He did just zap away alm our problems how would we grow? How would we Help Others? You can help someone else by using your experience. We are so quick to pass the buck to God and want Him to fix everything for ourselves and everyone we encounter so that we don't have to get our hands dirty. But sometimes while we're sitting here waiting on God, God is waiting on us.
