For the Hurting
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Written by Tanner Olson.
@writtentospeak
For the Hurting
@writtentospeak
Yesterday I was asked, “How can I know that God sees me when I’m hurting?”
I’m not sure how best to answer this, but I would like to try.
I believe that God sees me when I’m hurting, because I believe that He sees me when I’m not.
He isn’t a sometimes God.
He is an always God.
He is there when we are happy and when we are hurting.
He is there when we are lost and when we are found.
He is there when we feel _____ and when we feel ______.
A God full of love is not moved by emotions or failures.
He remains.
Because that’s what love does.
Love remains.
For as much as I want to see God, I do not think I need to see Him to believe that He sees me when I am hurting.
Or when I am happy.
Although I do not need to see to believe, I can look back and see how He has been part of every little thing.
The moments of hurt.
The moments of joy.
And the moments between the moments.
And I do not need to hear God to know He is with me, but if I want to hear, I can turn to the pages of Scripture.
When I read through Scripture, I see how God does things differently than I would.
And that’s probably a good thing.
I think He might approach our hurt or ______ differently than we would.
Truthfully, I believe God truly cares, and when you believe someone cares, words are no longer needed.
Sometimes the silence reminds me of the certainty.
The certainty that He is for us through every little thing. The certainty that He is working good in the middle of a breakdown.
The certainty that He sees me even when I am hurt.
Faithfulness doesn’t always make noise.
Love is not always felt.
Hope doesn’t always leave behind fingerprints.
And when I take a moment to sit back and breathe and be, I begin to see things a little differently.
I remember this is not the end.
I remember there is more to this life than this life.
I remember that we were created, and the Creator will not forgotten His creation.
I remember that hope doesn’t let the story end, even when the story has left me feeling hurt.
And I remember love remains.
Afterall, He isn’t a sometimes God.
He is an always God.
Much love,
Tanner Olson
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Tanner Olson is a writer, speaker, poet, spoken-word artist, & creator of Written to Speak.
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