I had a falling out with someone close to me, a family member. It wasn’t over something important, and his response caught me off guard. He said and did some very hurtful things and also shared them with someone else close to me.
The situation was blown up beyond a simple disagreement, and I didn’t know how to handle the situation. I didn’t want to retaliate, so I did nothing. But what he said continued to ring in my ears, and every morning I felt the hurt of it creep back in. As I would get ready for the day, I always played worship music, but the hurt feelings would continue to drown it out, day after day. One day I felt I couldn’t take it anymore, so I shut off my feelings and intentionally focused on the words to the song that had been playing-“You Raise Me Up.” I imagined myself on Jesus’ shoulders as we walked on the storm created by this situation. I forced my emotions to take a back seat, and began to intentionally do this every morning, day after day. I wasn’t going to allow those feelings have their way. Then one day, as I was picturing this scene, the supernatural peace of God flooded me, and all of the hurt immediately left. I knew in my spirit that God had specifically targeted those painful feelings, and I was free! Because of that peace, I was able to let the situation go. And even though this person never apologized, I was able to have a relationship with him in spite of it.
We have the Spirit of God in us. 1 Corinthians 6:17 says, “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him” He is the Comforter. This is a testimony to God’s faithfulness, He promises to restore your soul and allow for restoration to be possible in a relationship.