Numbness Does Not Equal Healing
Pain, whether it be physical or emotional, is usually handled in one of two ways. The most common approach to controlling pain involves finding something to numb the pain out-- something that stops the brain from receiving and processing all the hurt.
The numbing agent can take on a variety of manifestations: a morphine shot, Tylenol, hard liquor, even ilicit street drugs. People take these things into their system to block out the pain. Even if for a little while, magical pharmaceuticals can stop the suffering.
There are times when the pain can be temporarily numbed away by other, less tangible distractions. A McDonald's drive-through binge can, at times, effectively block out the stress of the workday. Marathon Facebooking or all-night video game sessions can easily distract us from the irritating pains of life.
The major problem with trying to numb away our pain is that, first off, it's almost always temporary and after the numbness fades away, the pain always comes back, sometimes coming back much, much worse.
The second way to deal with pain (a better, more effective way) is to first identify the cause of the pain, whatever it may be and then with great courage begin taking steps to correct that problem source.
We must not be satisfied with merely finding those quick, easy fixes to get rid of our agony, especially if those quick fixes do nothing to eliminate the cause of the pain.
Healing can only happen when the origin of the pain is properly diagnosed and a plan is made to correct that problem. Then, with faith and wisdom that plan is executed-- weaknesses are turned into strengths, and with the ensiung rejuvenation, that soothing relief, once sought through outside, temporary means, emerges at levels beyond imagination!
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