It is easy to heal someone else's pain. It is difficult to heal your own pain. Is it really a-okay? Our minds are like an ostrich, we bury the junk in the sand. It’s still there just covered.
Ever worked with wood? It takes harsh tools to shape it into the artist’s mind. It leaves a brutal reminder of what you did to it. A splinter pierces the skin as words pierce the heart of the soul it intended to wound. If left, it festers and can be painful until dealt with properly.
We all hurt, in one way or another. It is how it is dealt with makes the difference of the outcome. Christ makes the difference. I know what you may be thinking. Why do Christians harshly judge or quick to point out sins? I have been wounded too. My own parents have rejected me because they feel I am wrong. I had to heal from the hurt and pain by forgiving them and moving in a different healthy direction.
If one would look at Christ there is hope. I found the hope. In John 8 shows the tender compassion and how to heal. Jesus dealt with the woman’s shame. You see under Roman law only the Roman’s could punish. Yet, the Jews were trying to trap Jesus because they know if someone is caught in adultery they are to be stoned. She is thrown down at Jesus’ feet. Notice, he stoops down at her level. The look of compassion and began to doodle. The old to the youngest men begin to pressure him. He stands and states, “if you are without sin, cast the first stone at her.” Wow! No scripture quoting to either party. He stoops down again and doodles.
From the oldest to the youngest they leave. I can only imagine what made them leave. Perhaps Jesus was writing in the sand the names of those women the men had sexual relationships currently or in the past. It is easy when we are hurting by our own sins to cast words of stones at others. It is another when we show compassion. The men left and Jesus said, “neither do I condemn you, leave your life of sin.”
It took a man to show a shameful woman, she was worthy. You too are worthy. We sin because of influences of our pasts and poor decisions we make. A life without stones helps one to heal. Instead, of casting stones (scriptures or words of hurt), why not wield them into compassion (roses) and heal from those hurts you feel. Stack the stones as a reminder of who you are and a bridge to mend those broken relationships. Don’t use them to throw at others.
Reflect on these things. Live through the eyes of Christ and not mankind. Know you are loved and there is a healthy way of living your life without stones. Want to know how? Email me and begin that path of a relationship with Him and a life without stones.
