“I’m fine,” I said.\u00c2\u00a0 “It hasn’t affected me.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m going on with the call on my life.”<\/p>\n
But my answer was nothing more than pride.\u00c2\u00a0 I was extremely hurt but denied it, even to myself.\u00c2\u00a0 I would spend hours trying to figure out how all this could happen to me.\u00c2\u00a0 I was in shock, numb, and amazed.\u00c2\u00a0 But I suppressed these thoughts and put on a strong front when in reality I was weak and deeply injured….<\/p>\n
“God, please help me get out of this hurt and offense,” I pleaded.\u00c2\u00a0 “It is too much for me to handle.”<\/p>\n
This was exactly where the Lord wanted me — at the end of myself.\u00c2\u00a0 Too often we try to do things in the strength of our souls.\u00c2\u00a0 This does not cause us to grow spiritually.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead, we become more susceptible to falling.<\/p>\n
The first step to healing and freedom is to recognize you are hurt.\u00c2\u00a0 Often pride does not want us to admit we are hurt and offended.\u00c2\u00a0 Once I admitted my true condition, I sought the Lord and was open to His correction.<\/p>\n
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