Letting God Transform Our Hurt
Look at the wonderful exuberant flowers painted by the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. What grief, what sadness, what melancholy he experienced in his difficult life! Yet what beauty, what ecstasy!... Our glory is hidden in our pain, if we allow God to bring the gift of himself in our experience of it. If we turn to God, not rebelling against our hurt, we let God transform it into greater good. We let others join us and discover it with us.
“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord” … “According to your faith let it be done to you.”
Matthew 9:28,29
Reflection Question: In what areas might you need release from rebelling against your hurt?
