He Who Takes It Away

Pains from the past...pains happening in the present...we all wish that someone could take a magic wand and wave them all way. But we know that that can't happen. So many times we wish that everything could just be erased so that we wouldn't have to deal with it. But do we have to deal with it alone? Absolutely not! We have a God who is willing to take it for us. The thing is, is that we must hand it over to Him. That is easier said than done. I am personally still stuck on this, and am finally working on handing it over. Sometimes we try and take it back...and God wont stop us from doing that. We must want to give it all to Him...basically all or nothing! Anxiety is a big thing with pains. Remembering pains hurts us and we try to surpress them. We stress so much over trying to stuff them that we bring anxiety onto us. God can take that too! He will bring rest to us who are weary. But you know what matters the most? God cares about us so much. If He didn't care, He wouldn't be willing to take all of the bad things from us. If He didn't care, He wouldn't have sent His one and only Son to die on the cross for us. I believe that that shows caring to the highest level possible! We couldn't have been given anything more than what God offers us. It is all that we need! God tells us of these promises in His word!

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalm 9:10
"God's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive, you relax; you're never sorry you knocked."
Psalm 22:24
The Lord doesn't hate or despise the helpless in all of their troubles. When I cried out, he listened and did not turn away.
Psalm 147:3
He heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds.

All of these verses bring hope! All of them are promises from God Himself! I know that hearing these things of what God can do for me is so encouraging. It doesn't say anything about God wanting to hurt us or if we go to God, we will get hurt. It says that God is a safe-house for us! Do you feel safe with God? He promises to never hurt us, but only has plans for us to prosper. It may be something scary to just try and give it all to God, but it takes away all of the anxieties. Not that it wont take the pains away, but sometimes we still have those feelings. That is when the joy of Christ comes alive inside of us and we perservere!