Burnt

Ever spend the day in the sun and not even realize how burnt you were until later that evening?  It hurts and takes time to heal. If you go back out in the sun before you are healed, it hurts more, burns worse and can easily cause more damage.

Sometimes the trials we endure can cause bitterness.  At the end of those trials you may not even realize you are bitter.  You may think you are okay but when you get put back in that situation or even think about the trial, it brings out the pain and the bitterness of the past moment.

It takes God to uproot any bitterness, any unforgiveness, and it takes time to heal. Don’t ignore the extent of the damage or allow the healing process to stop. It will just hurt longer and cause more damage.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalm 139:23