Hurt

The weird thing about hurt is that it can show up anywhere, in any form, at anytime. The image below (click for larger version) shows a person's hurt showing up on the 405 freeway. This isn't a stock photo from Google Images. I took this picture yesterday. This is someone's real hurt coming out in a real, yet, seemingly odd way. But doesn't hurt always come out in odd ways?



It can be a random outburst. A passive agressive note. Evidently, even as street art. Or a million other ways. The point is that it will come out.
A few questions: Whether you're the hurter or the hurtee, how will you respond to it? As the hurtee will you let it fester and have it turn into a deep wound or will you ultimately release your hurt, fear, anger, frustration over to God? Or as the hurter will you internalize the blame, retaliate yourself, or cast your confusion, discouragement and pain to Him when confronted?

Doug Fields commonly says, "hurt people hurt people." (still not sure how to punctuate that). A good reminder that there may be more hurt people out there than we realize and that we should be prepared to handle hurt. Its inevitable and so is it coming out.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7