(James 5:16) Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
A dose of equal parts indifference and self-righteousness is a homemade pain killer that will leave you high and mighty. Albeit, mine was subtle but I've been preoccupied with how I've been hurt for so long that I failed to see how I've hurt others and also fell short. We don't always realize how or when we've cause someone pain. Sometimes we're too caught up in our own mess to care or do anything about it. Sometimes when hurt we strike back but two wrongs never made it right -- only hardened hearts. I figured if I didn't let anyone get too close to me then no one could really hurt me. Who could reject me if I rejected them first? I didn't want to know another sorrow and at all cost. Well, it is impossible to be in a state of love and fear at the same time. Holding grudges only filled my heart with distrust. I hurt myself b/c I forgot how to forgive. Lord, forgive me. Amen.
