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Hurt Deeper than Love
We want to love people out of their hurt, but some hurt so deeply, it is stronger than any human love. Any human love often hurts because the one who loves hurts within themselves. Consider, “For as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so through the Christ our comfort also overflows” (2 Cor.1:5). To “comfort” means to come along side of for the purpose of strengthening. It hurts us when we realize our love is not strong enough to overflow the hurt of those we love. So, love people into Christ, love them in your relationships through divine love; but only Christ’s love can heal their hurt to overcome and become victors over their past. If you are hurting, realize Christ’s suffering was greater than yours, which means His comfort is greater than your hurt. “Be healed,” not by a miracle; be healed by the sufferings and comfort of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If you love someone who is still hurting, don’t give in to man-made ways of covering their pain. That leaves out the comfort only God can give.
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