Hurt.

Hurt isn’t an excuse. 

 

“Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength…” -Acts‬ ‭9:17-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

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Lose yourself in your hurt. 

 

“Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.”‭‭ -Hebrews‬ ‭12:14-15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

“An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin. Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.” ‭‭-Proverbs‬ ‭29:22-23‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

Learn from your hurt. 

 

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” ‭‭-Romans‬ 12:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ 

“When there’s no vision, the people get out of control, but whoever obeys instruction is happy.” -Proverbs‬ ‭29:18‬ ‭CEB‬‬

"My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge…" -Hosea‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭CEB‬‬