"God cares about those who are running from the pain. Running from the problem. Running from God's people. Running from the wounders. And yes, God cares about you. Even if you are running from Him." (Anne Graham Lotz)
My heart seemed to stop when I read those words. Often we feel shunned if we "feel." Too often we feel ashamed to admit we have a burden hidden deeply. Much too often, we feel excluded by "His people" if we don't measure up or fit in with "their crowd." Tragically, we are often deeply wounded by those who are quick in judging us yet not interested in helping us. I know the pain...the shame...the isolation...the rejection...the judgment...and the abandonment in these situations.
Yet there is healing when I realize that even when they reject me, God still loves me. How amazing that when I am not good enough for others often wearing His name, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords...the Great I Am...loves me...anyway. Even when they exclude me...He embraces me. They may never try to find me...but He never leaves me. His Presence...brings peace.♥~thl
"Where can I go from Your spirit? Where can I flee from Your Presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast." Psalm 139: 7>10
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