Make it stop! Those are the words of most any
child that gets hurt and it continues to be the cry, though often inwardly, of
adults. Pain is universal. Everyone has experienced it in some way or
another. There are different types of
pain and different levels.
Relief: What
do you do when you are in pain? There are options! As a child we may have run to
our mothers for help. When your heart is
broken from a relationship, do you run to another? Think again.
There is medication for the pain.
Physical remedies can be found over the counter and are sometimes
prescribed. There are counselors for the
mental pain. Most importantly there is a
MIGHTY counselor that handles ALL of the pain.
HE is the Doctor. HE is the
counselor. HE is the answer. The bible is full of reminders of God’s
healing power and His everlasting love.
Types: There
is the pain when a loved one passes away.
There is the mental and physical pain of abuse. There is the pain involved in a break up. There is the pain experienced when you stump
your toe. There is the pain experienced
when you hurt someone else. There is the
endless chronic pain that some suffer with each day due to an illness or disease. Whatever the type of pain, the cry is the
same. “Make it stop!”
Levels: When
visiting a doctor for treatment, usually the first thing they ask is if you are
in pain. If so, what level between 1 and
10 with 10 being excruciating. They use
these numbers as a gauge to try and identify with what you are experiencing. Most of us have different thresholds or tolerances
for pain. One person’s 3 may be another person’s 10. It is all up to the individual. We should be careful not to tell someone that
what they are experiencing is not that bad based on our experiences. We are to be supporters and comforters if we
are well enough in our own right to assist.
Relief: What
do you do when you are in pain? There are options! As a child we may have run to
our mothers for help. When your heart is
broken from a relationship, do you run to another? Think again.
There is medication for the pain.
Physical remedies can be found over the counter and are sometimes
prescribed. There are counselors for the
mental pain. Most importantly there is a
MIGHTY counselor that handles ALL of the pain.
HE is the Doctor. HE is the
counselor. HE is the answer. The bible is full of reminders of God’s
healing power and His everlasting love.
Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the
brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
1 Cor 13: 7 Love bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Rev 21:4 He will wipe away every
tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed
away.”
If you are hurting due to
circumstances or condition, don’t give up.
Be reminded of the answer. Matthew
7:7 “Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to you”.
