Don’t Overthink, Just Let It Go

What old hurts are you holding on to that you either need to share with someone or release?

For me, I was holding on to the fact that I was abused a a young girl. I let that part of my life torment me for years and I didn’t even know it. I didn’t know how to talk about it or who to talk to until one day I had a flashback of two occasions where I was sexually abused. The flashbacks were vivid. At the time, I didn’t know what was happening to me but I knew it was wrong. Both happened by family members on two separate occasions; my step-brother and my cousin. I was a child and so were they. I wondered if they knew what they were doing or if they were just acting out what was done to them. Moral of the story, I forgave them. I saw my cousin about 2 months ago and I remembered what happened as a kid. I didn’t want to harm him or bring up the past. I simply forgave him. I released it.

The second old hurt that I was holding onto was being physically abused by a boy that I was dating last year. I trusted him even when I shouldn’t have. I let my guard down and let him into my personal space and he violated it. Still to this day, I don’t know why and I really don’t care because I know Karma is real. I just remember being terrified and not wanting to have any contact with him. I honestly was scared to leave my apartment at times. I feel like I was constantly watching over my shoulder and being aware of my surroundings when I should have felt safe and secure. Recently, I had a dream about this person and I felt all those same feelings creep back into my life. I prayed to God about it and asked him to handle the situation. Only thing left to do was to forgive him. At this point, I release that old hurt and pain because it’s no use in holding on to it. That’s just like drinking poison and expecting it to harm the other person.

We all deal with trauma, pain, heartache, stress, and hurt but we have to heal, forgive, and release in order to live our best lives. It’s easier to let it go than to hold on to it and overthink. Trust me, you’ll feel better when you release it.

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So today, I ask you: what are your old hurts that you’re holding on to that you need to share with someone or release?

Prayer:

Lord, I choose to forgive those who hurt me, offended me, abused me, despitefully used me, or wronged me. Help me, Lord, to recognize the enemy’s strategy to trap me in resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness. Help me not to hold people’s sins against them. Teach me to avoid responding with a judgmental heart when I am hurting. Heal my emotions and renew a right spirit within me. In Jesus’s name, Amen.

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