OUCH that hurt~
what you said to me & what you did to me.
OUCH that hurt.
I am sure you have said it
& I am sure you have felt it
as
I know it so well.
OUCH that hurt.
Joseph said it
after he looked into the eyes of the ones who hurt him,
his own brothers~
"BUT
as for you, you meant evil against me..." (Genesis 50:20)
as he acknowledged his pain
and then that three letter word followed~
BUT!
The word that changes everything,
especially when it is followed by another three letter word~
GOD.
Put those two words together & you have a whole other story
that changes everything~
"BUT GOD MEANT IT FOR GOOD" (Genesis 50:20).
OUCH that hurt
BUT GOD DID SAY~
"For MY thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways MY ways" (Isaiah 55:8)
Because
GOD
sees beyond all our
"OUCHES"
as
HE
has such a grandeur plan
beyond our
pain that doesn't make sense
because it continues to hurt.
What OUCH do you need to surrender to GOD?
BUT
one moment
when you least expect it
you will & I will
shout
"BUT GOD MEANT IT FOR GOOD"
because
GOD DID REALLY SAY
HE WILL~
"bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of joy instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair" (Isaiah 61:3)