Wounded Warrior? Leaving My Hurt Behind?

WOUNDED WARRIOR? LEAVING MY HURT BEHIND?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (2 part)

Jeremiah 10:19 Woe is me for my hurt! My wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Could we be hopelessly wounded? Do we pick scabs? Is our hurt and wound severe? Do we realize I must deal with it? I must bear it! WE CAN NEVER KNOW THE POWER OF A WOUNDED, HURT SPIRIT UNTIL IT CRUSHES US.

BE HONEST: ARE YOU WOUNDED? WHAT CAN HURT DO TO ME? What hurts me? Can we see things are going from bad to worse, seems if time stands everyone will be hating each other.

Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

**WOUNDED: offended, upset, inflicted with injury, hurt, suffering, harm, damaged, traumatic

**HURT: wound, SCATTER, BREAK, BRUISE, anguish, physical, mental, emotion and or spiritual injury, pain, unhappiness caused by words or actions,

Is there a difference in HEAD HURT and HEART HURT?

THE GOAL? WHAT IS THE GOAL? WHAT TRIES TO HINDER OUR GOALS…? PAUL USES A METAPHORS FOR LIVING A LIFE FOR PEOPLE AND FOR JESUS CHRIST.

The whole purpose of running a race is to win. There must be hours of training and preparation to succeed. We think of training as controlled PURPOSE.

The prize was not a gold metal, the prize was a wreath. Wreaths are temporary in nature. They don’t last long. We run for an eternal crown that will last forever… Then never forget we will be with Christ forever.

1 Corinthians 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Life brings hurt and pain.

We must run to finish, to win. REAL WORTH WHILE GOALS ARE SELDOM ACHIEVED WITHOUT GIVING HARD EFFORT AND GIVE UP THINGS THAT WOULD COST US THE VICTORY. We must pay the price faithful, self-denial, exercise, self-control and staying faithful. We must overcome the daily obstacles and difficulties.

We can’t afford to become a failure, a cast away. We must clearly define our priorities, focus clearly, stay organized, self-evaluation, motivation, and passion.

QUESTION WHY DO PEOPLE PLAY SPORTS HURT? DO WE ACCEPT HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE?

IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY THEY GET PAID? Do people that keep playing hurt, is it about fame and prestige? May I suggest those that play hurt it is all about the love of what they are doing…

46664… PRISONER 46664…

1 Corinthians 4:12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

There are times it seems our hurt and wounds are our testing zones and we are put on display for others to mock. It is like the spectacle at the end of a victor’s parade. We are condemned to be treated like everybody’s trash. WOUNDED AND HURT.

In 1962, Prisoner 46664, Nelson Mandela was arrested and placed in prison. He served 27 years in 3 different prisons. His first 18 years was in the BRUTAL Robben Island Prison. He was locked up in a cell with no bed and no plumbing, 7 FEET BY 7 FEET... He was allowed one letter every 6 months. Once a year Mandela was allowed one visit for 30 minutes. Mandela was finally released in 1990 after 27 years.

Mandela was all about ATTITUDES and WORDS. Once Mandela was speaking of his 27 years in prison. He said: “I WENT FOR A LONG HOLIDAY FOR 27 YEARS.” Nelson wrote an autobiography

“ THE LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. ”

NELSON BECAME ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS PRISONERS. WHEN NELSON MANDELA WAS LEAVING PRISON CONFINEMENT AFTER 27 YEARS HE SPOKE SOME WORDS TO WHICH WE NEED TO LISTEN:

Wounds that can’t be seen are more painful than those that can be seen and cured by a doctor.

“ As I stand before the door of my freedom, I realize that if I do not leave my pain, hurt, anger and bitterness behind me I will still be in prison.”

In 1993 Mandela was awarded the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. IN 1994 MANDELA WAS ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Forgiveness does not make you weak, it sets you free…

MANY YEARS AGO I HEARD A LESSON BY THE PASTOR OF A CHRISTIAN CHURCH. HE WAS AN OLD MAN NEAR THE END OF LIFE, WAYNE B. SMITH OF LEXINGTON, KY. HE WAS SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF YOUNG PREACHERS. HIS WOUNDS IN MINISTRY REVEALED GREAT WISDOM.