Your words have the power to hurt, to heal, open minds, open hearts,

and change the world.

Never forget the responsibility you have

over the words you speak.

Steven Aitchison

In the mist of discovering something that shattered her heart, she failed to maintain her composure this time around.  She let words fly out of her mouth to assault his ears, just as this new discovery assaulted her heart of hearts bringing her to her knees.

No, she didn’t fall before the offender on her knees begging … nor did she dissolve into a puddle of tears pleading.

Instead, she fell to her knees before the Lord.  The ONLY one that can truly comfort her.  She drew nearer to her Savior, the one that promises to be near to the brokenhearted.  She called out His name, and He appeared at once wrapping His strong and mighty arms around her, providing strength when she felt weak and as if she could not go on.

And she can’t.

Not like this.

Not with new found information.

Not with wondering what is going to come out next.

Not with questions without answers or answers that will shatter her once more.

She stops wondering what else there is to know … because she knows the One who is all knowing.

The questions torment her.  She agonizes over so many things from the past wondering why.  This isn’t the life she signed up for, and yet, here she is living it the best she knows how.

But God …

BUT GOD steps in.  She cries out to Him and says, “God, I can’t do this on my own.  I can’t do this without you.  I NEED YOU …” and He swoops down to comfort His child.

She sobs into His chest.  “Why, Father?  As good as I was to him … ” and her words trail off as His fingertip wipes away her tears.

Extending her hands in front of her now, she gives it all to Him … “Here, Father, take this from me, take it ALL from me … I give all of my worries, sorrows, heartache, and pain, all of my questions, hurtful answers, his half truths, outright lies, deceit, betrayal, unfaithfulness … all things known and unknown … I give it ALL to you, Father!!  It is yours.  Work it out the best way you know how, Father.”

And her hands, now cupped together, with fully extended arms in front of her, she lifts it up high to the Heavens before God, Almighty.  He takes it from her hands … every … single … thing that has tormented her and caused her pain.  In their place, He provides peace, He extends His love to cover all things, and He comforts her broken and weary heart.

She lays her head on His shoulder now, fully trusting and relying on God.  She cried out to Him, and He showed up.

Now it is all changing … shifting … improving …

No, not because of a mere mortal man realizing the error in his ways or his wrongdoings ….

Because God has His hand ALL over this situation and arms wrapped securely around His child.  She walks confidently in Him now … with the knowledge that she isn’t fighting this alone any more.  The Mighty Warrior steps up and steps out, fully equipped to fight this battle and win this war.

Better yet, seeing her strength, which was only possibly through Christ, he turns toward her asking, “How do I do that … I want what you have …”

He doesn’t want to be like this forever.  He’s willing to change.

And so she shares with him how he, too, can have this through Christ, Our Lord.

As their entire world changes ….