When you're hurting.....

You know, betrayals and disappointments are common occurences in our daily lives, they hurt deeply that insecurity becomes the only result thereby building a brick wall to a peaceful relationship with others. Often times, we rule out love from our hearts against those that have hurt us deeply because if they had genuine love, they wouldn't have hurt us like they did, they wouldn't have said what they said, they wouldn't have divorced us, they wouldn't have stabbed us in the back, they wouldn't have told on us with the wrong intentions, they wouldn't have taken what rightfullly belonged to us, bla,  bla, bla........... The truth is, people have hurt us one way or the other and we have also hurt other people (maybe* not as much as we've been hurt).  However intense the hurt may be, i'll like you to ponder on this.
The intensity of the pain we feel when people betray us and even disappoint us is also thesame way God feels whenever we fail Him or pretend to genuinely love him.

Genesis 1:27
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Let me reiterate, the intensity of the pain we feel when people betray (to fail or desert us especially in time of need) us, is also the way God hurts when we fail Him. Because we are created in God's image and likeness, everything He is, we are, however He feels, we feel, etc Our hurts are as a result of people failing us, betraying us, deserting us - so also God. God hurts when we do not show him that we love Him by doing what he has commanded us to do, or we keep going back to our wicked and sinful ways; John 14 vs 23 & 24; and when we continually disobey Him, the Holy Spirit grieves.

Ephesian 4:30
And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Let me tell you my little secret - When people hurt me (they always will, while some do it on purpose others hurt you without knowing), however painful it gets I just turn to God and say, for the countless times I might have hurt you and grieved the holy Spirit without knowing, please forgive me and also, forgive the one that has hurt me because they've only drawn me closer to you. Guess what? He releases His peace in my heart......(Fulfilling His Word in John 14:27).
 Don't dwell on the the negative things people have said or done to you, instead, turn to God and ask for the special grace to please Him. That way, He'll teach you to walk right with Him, give you the peace that surpasses human understanding and reward you with that which you truly deserve.