It's hard to imagine that "heartache" could actually be good for our heart. Nothing seems quite so unimaginable. If you've ever suffered from disappointment, disarming news, brokenness, or any form of loss the physical, emotional and spiritual pain you feel can do one of two things: Make you better or keep you bitter. It's not just a personal choice but a personal decision as to which one you will allow it to do.
The "Forgiveness Project" tells story after story of how devastation in a person's life can turn from bitterness to betterment simply through their decision about what they do with what they've experienced. Almost every single story has the same experience at the center of it: Heartache. Regardless of race, ethnicity or religion, no one is free from the experience of heartache. For most of us, heartache can be a very physical pain that seemingly never ends. A scent, a sound, or a place can call up our "heartache" without notice, sending our emotional wheel spinning out of control. For those who "live with the pain" of heartache, the danger becomes even more physically real as they attempt to navigate through each day.
"Health may fail, my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever." (Psalm 73: 26)
Finding the strength to move past heartache is nothing short of a miracle for many. Allowing the remnant of your past to take root in your spirit does nothing less than wreak havoc upon your future. Finding the "strength" to move forward doesn't require super human strength but trust in the One who gives us strength through His Spirit in us. Many of the victims of the Forgiveness Project turned their years of sorrow and heartache into their greatest strength by not just forgiving another person's trespasses against them but by allowing God to be what filled their heart in the place of their heartache.
Thought to live by: A healthy heart is filled with God.
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To learn more about The Forgiveness Project, visit their website at http://theforgivenessproject.com/
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