This is not only a picture of my Corgi Jade on her bed. This is Jade sleeping off the effects of anesthetic from dental cleaning. Clean teeth, no halitosis, no extraction equals good news and a lighter bank account. As I watched her woozy walk bumping into a few things to only plop down on the floor, I could feel it myself.
Have you ever had a relational bad news shock of some kind? Of course, you have. The next day after a night of tossing and turning, you walk woozy from battered emotions or physical pain or both. Then the inevitable 'what if', 'why me', 'how could they', 'what am I going to do' starts in. I hate those things in my mind. Very unproductive thoughts, right?
As I watched the rain come down and slowly navigated my to-do list, I waited for the anesthetic to wear off. The anesthetic that initially blunts our emotional pain is a gift from God. He doesn't intend for it to last very long; only long enough to get us through the shock that troubles cause.
Today is better, tomorrow even more. But living with the dull ache of separation is constant. Only God through the love of Jesus can 'bear me hence' to the place of grace, rest and forgiveness.
When you walk woozy through troubles because of relational pain, what do YOU do to get your footing back?
Walkin' on with Jesus.
Nancy B
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