Heartbreak and Hurt That Won’t Go Away

The words of Jeremiah 4:19 vividly describe the condition of a broken and tormented heart: “My distress, my distress!  I am pained in my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace…”.   Job’s wife spelled it out for her husband when she advised him to forget his integrity, admit his life was worthless, curse God and die (Job 2:9).  Thankfully, despite the devastation he experienced, Job lived to see how God “turned his captivity” making the latter end of his life much more blessed than the beginning (Job42: 10+12).  Thank God he did not listen to the facts or believe the voice of anger, ridicule and accusation.

Whatever hurt you have experienced it is not beyond God’s power to heal.  Jesus can totally release you from the prison of problems and pain that is in your heart and mind.  The scripture tells us that, “…the Lord turned the captivity of Job…” (v10).  The choice of words is deliberate.  Do you feel as if you are trapped and can see no way out of the hurt and circumstances around you?  The simple truth is that the Lord Jesus Christ has the power to break you free from your captivity taking you not just into a place of relief but to one of blessing beyond anything that you could have hoped for. 

There are times when you have been under so much pressure that you actually cry out to God in anger accusing Him of deserting you.  However, as soon as a heart felt prayer for deliverance reaches His divine ears Jesus will hear you and deliver you (Psalm 31:22).   Our Lord understands the pain of a broken heart and, therefore, will never ignore a heartfelt cry for help when it comes.

A broken heart in the Master’s hands is as clay to the potter’s.  Even when it is shapeless, hopeless and pointless He knows exactly how to mould it, beautify it and recreate, “ For if our heart condemn us He is greater than our heart…” (1 John 3:20).  Did Christ not declare that He has been sent to, “…bind up[and] heal the brokenhearted…” (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18).  The Lord Jesus Christ will take you to the place where you have the memory of a bad experience but one that literally cannot touch or torture you anymore.

Read: Psalm 30: 11-12; Psalm 40:2;

THOUGHT:  What cannot be changed God will heal, remove or replace!  God does not just help you to come to terms with your suffering He takes you beyond it.