“Stop Masking The Pain, Let Go And Let God”

Proverbs 16:1-5

Masking is defined as camouflage; disguise; conceal; hide; protect; cover up. 

It’s in our weakness that God’s grace often shines the brightest. Instead of trying to mask your pain, let it make you desperate for the one who knows what it feels like to be pierced, crushed, chastised, and abandoned. Find solidarity with his suffering, and healing in his stripes. Allow yourself to feel your brokenness instead of pretending like it isn’t there. There may be tears, and that’s okay, God keeps track of them Ask God to do what only He can do, and grant you peace. Israel’s false prophets helped the Hebrews numb themselves, and God rebuked them for it. God told the prophet, Jeremiah, that those prophets had “healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” Instead of exposing the wound, and making it felt, they put a band-aid on what was broken. We all have different ways of masking our pain. It could be excessive alcohol consumption, binging every night on Netflix, pornography, shopping, or eating. The list goes on and on, but quite simply, band-aids are those things which we use to escape our painful reality. They’re the stuff that helps us not to feel. They’re the things that say to us, “Peace, peace!” when deep down we’re a mess.

I come by tonight to let you know it’s time we stop masking our pain and let go and let God. The prophet Isaiah wrote of Jesus, “But he was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed.” Be bless and I love you!!! JE