These last few weeks have been tough, especially for Law Enforcement in South Carolina. It's as if the evil in this world has been running rampant. It's in these times that we begin to feel the seething anger boiling within us and the desire for revenge surging like a storm. I admit it, I have those dark thoughts too and believe that I am justified in having them.
In this world we have a choice, to become like the evil we see, even if we call it "justified" or we can do what is right even when it goes against every fiber of our heart. You see, two wrongs do not make it right. It IS truly as struggle because, in my own heart, I don't seek justice...I seek vengeance, and that is where I am so wrong! If I follow my heart to vengeance, then I become just like the evil I want to prevent.
So what can we do? We must do what is right! We must learn to use our experiences to bring comfort to others who are also struggling.
Where is God in all this? Where He always is, right with us...loving us....caring for us....healing us....comforting us. Why aren't we feeling any sense of comfort? Let me put it this way, if you have a wound that requires stitches but every day you keep picking at them keeping the wound open, how long do you think it will take to heal? If we accept the stitches and take the physician's counsel seriously, the wound will heal properly in the right time.
Those with scars have proven they have survived. And in their surviving are a valuable source of strength and comfort for those walking wounded. God comforts us so we can comfort others. It isn't easy to accept comfort, and that's okay. Healing takes time!
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