Pastor Mike Signorelli has a new V1 Church message, “How to Heal From Past Hurt (Without Pretending You’re Fine),” Charisma reports. I wrote about his book The Unoffendable Heart earlier; this one is about the wound you still carry after the service ends.
The word
“We put people in this prison of positivity,” he said. After abuse, divorce or trauma, pressure to stay upbeat can make people afraid to even admit what happened. He points to Lamentations 3:19-24, where the writer remembers affliction and bitterness, then declares hope in God’s mercy.
“There’s a remembrance of what happened, but there’s a remembrance of what God did after it happened.” Memory can inform you, he says, but it doesn’t have to decide where you go. Unresolved hurt is like a bee sting that leaves the stinger in.
My take
You can lift your hands on Sunday and still be bleeding on Monday. That’s not hypocrisy if you’ll bring it to Him. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Ask the Holy Spirit to pull the stinger out. Don’t pretend. Let Him heal it for real.
God Bless, and May the Source Be with You!
