Feeling the Hurt, Then Witnessing the Healing

• By candidasullivan
• May 7, 2025
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Reading things I wrote previously and feeling the pain attached to each word brings back all of the emotion. For a moment, I can feel what my heart felt when I wrote the words. But when I’m on the other side of the trial and know how beautifully God worked it all out for me, I’m awed and amazed by my Lord.

Not that He could do it, but because He did.

It touches me when God steps into my life and fixes my heartaches so beautifully. He heard my prayers and felt my tears. I truly believe that when we cry, it touches God just like it touches us when we see others hurting.

Getting to experience the pain of the trial and the blessing at the same time is priceless. I remembered how the pain felt and yet how amazing it felt when God answered my prayer.

Sometimes, when I pray, all I can do is cry. Other times, I write out my prayers. It’s kind of like therapy. I slow down and tell God exactly what I feel and how badly I need Him. The written prayers are so precious to me when God answers them. They allow me to see another layer to it all.

God also brings specific prayers to my remembrance when He answers them. It’s so powerful when we see God working in our lives and when we know without a shadow of doubt that He did it all.

There isn’t a right or wrong way to pray. When we sincerely desire to talk to the Lord, He will communicate with us. Sometimes I walk and pray, write them out, say them silently, on my knees, with my face on the floor, while driving, or just sitting silently with the Lord.

For me, it’s not about how I communicate with God; it’s more about the desire to communicate with Him. God knows where my heart is. He knows how I feel when I pray. If I’m doing it out of obligation, God knows that. If I’m going through the motions, God knows. And if I desire to talk to Him more than anything, He knows that, too. God knows if I genuinely want a relationship with Him.

Sometimes, when I’m off work and home alone, I look forward to spending time with Him. I love how it feels in my soul when I’m connected to Him. Just the process of praying makes me feel so much better.

Knowing that I can talk to God about anything is such a blessing. He leads, guides, and helps me so much along this journey. It helps me to remember that I don’t “have to” pray, but instead I “get to”.