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by Bob and Debby Gass
Handling abandonment (1)
January 9, 2010
‘...Jesus...asked, ’Are you also going to leave?’ John 6:67 NLT
We say, ‘What’ll I do if they leave and never come back?’ It’s one of our greatest fears; abandonment! Watch a young baby when Mum leaves the room-terror appears on the tiny face. Our memory records those traumatic moments and replays them later when an important relationship is disintegrating in our hands. Jesus understands how you feel. ‘…many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.’ (John 6:66 NLT) What was His reaction? Indifference? Who needs you? False bravado? I can get along without you? Revenge? I don’t get mad, I get even? No, we hear His intensely human emotions: ‘…Are you also going to leave?’ (John 6:67 NLT) It’s all there: the pain of loss, wondering what’s going to happen next, anticipating how it will impact us and if we’ll be able to get through it. When you’re facing abandonment by someone you love and dread losing, remember: (1) Efforts to keep someone from abandoning you usually don’t work. Begging, manipulating, tears and promises often intensify their determination to go. (2) At some point we all experience the heartbreak of losing someone we love, or being disappointed in people. It’s why God tells us over and over, ‘Fear not, I am with you.’ (3) The pain you feel is legitimate. Those who say, ‘You shouldn’t feel this way’ are well-meaning but wrong. Acknowledging pain initiates the feeling-dealing-healing process. You can’t heal what you won’t feel or deal with. So, embrace your feelings, draw on God’s grace, and move through the healing process.
SoulFood: Ex 19-21, Matt 5:38-48, Ps 46, Pr 1:32-33
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2010
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