Romans
8:28 – For we know that all things works
together for good for those that LOVE the Lord and are called according to His
purpose.
You are welcome to STRETCH YOUTH SUMMIT. In this month of
June, we shall be looking into a topic the Holy Spirit has instructed me to
teach through His Grace. Last month (April),
we looked into the issue of ‘FOOT PRINT
(Constitution of LOVE)’ and the Lord was able to deal with certain issues
we’ve over looked.
Praise
God!
Let’s go into the
business of the day and may the Holy Spirit possess your heart with the truth
of his word as we start in Jesus Name – Amen.
What is LOVE?
LOVE
is an expression of acceptance, trust and value. It’s a lifestyle of Hope and
Truth.
LOVE is a living and it
produces Life so she is a conscious decision to believe and accept a specific
thing or person.
LOVE
is the platform for respecting people
LOVE
is the platform for trusting people.
LOVE
is the platform for giving with pure motive.
LOVE
is the platform for receiving with gratitude.
LOVE
is the platform for accepting people without manipulation.
LOVE
is the platform for sincerity and honesty.
LOVE
is the platform for investing your best into the lives of the people around
you.
The question the Holy
Spirit wants to help us answer today is –
What happens and who will you turn to when
what you accept, trust, respect and invested your best HURTS YOU?
It is a joyous thing to
discover LOVE and share that LOVE with people but what
happens when what you LOVE so much HURTS you?
What happens when the
very person you gave your very best to HURTS you?
What happens when the person
you trust so much HURTS you?
What happens when what use to give you joy and
laughter turns out to bring you PAIN?
What will you do when your LOVE ones
abandoned you when you needed them the most?
What will you do when the person
you once helped refuses to help you in return?
What will you do when the very
person you accept rejects you?
What will you do when the person you trust
doubts you?
What will you do when people pay you evil for the good you have
done for them?
What will you do when what attracted you to that man or lady
begins to create misunderstanding?
What will you do when
the hugs cease?
What will you do when the calls cease?
What will you do when
the text messages cease?
What will you do when you stretch your hand and no
body is there to pull you up?
What will you do when there is no shoulder to
lean on?
What will you do when some one that should protect you enslaves you?
What will you do when the man you trust forcefully take your virginity from
you?
WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN LOVE HURTS?
The experience can be
heart breaking and these have broken the courage and confidence of lots of
people. Some people have given up on trusting. Some people have giving up on
loving. Some people have given up on helping people. Some people have given up
on dreaming.
Some people have become
the shadow of their own selves because they quit trying to LOVE again because they are scared of been hurt again. Some people have given up on their dreams
because they want to escape the disapproval of the very people they LOVE. Some people have settled for
less, accepting failure as a norm because of the fear to LOVE again, trust again and dream again.
Many people have become
so bitter that they no longer respect God’s instruction on forgiveness. The
situation has turned the most loving, caring and truthful people into isolated
personalities.
WHEN
LOVE HURTS, there is always a way forward. The way
out is in the book of Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all who are
weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”
WHEN
LOVE HURTS, turn to Jesus. When what once caused you joy
brings you PAIN, turn to Jesus.
Don’t blame and judge the people that have hurt you or hurting you. Turn to
Jesus, he is the only one to heal you and comfort you. Jesus will pick you up;
He will hold your hands and cease your PAIN.
Jesus will make you smile again.
All things will work
together for your good (Romans 8:28).
You
can never be disadvantaged. Things will become easier for you when you look
unto Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith. I need you to understand
that PAIN in this journey of Salvation
is good for your growth.
PAIN
means lot of things but you must be ready to embrace it with understanding. PAIN is not your enemy neither has it
come to stop you or limit you. PAIN
is present to stretch and strengthen you.
To be continued...
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