{"id":21653,"date":"2026-03-11T11:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/healing-from-past-hurts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:12:37","slug":"healing-from-past-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/healing\/healing-from-past-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing from Past Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.<\/em> (Ephesians 4:32, NASB<\/p>\n<p>As a high school and college cheerleader, I found tan legs to be an important asset. So, I tanned\u2014probably more than I should have\u2014at tanning salons and lying on an actual beach when time allowed.<\/p>\n<p>So, I guess I shouldn\u2019t have been surprised when the biopsy on my left leg came back positive for melanoma in October 2006, but I was floored! I simply couldn\u2019t believe I had skin cancer! When all was said and done, the doctor had skillfully removed the cancerous mass, leaving a 4 1\/2 inch scar on the upper back part of my left leg. (Praise the Lord, all of the tests since the surgery have come back negative\u2014I am 9 years cancer-free next month!)<\/p>\n<p>But I remember so well the weeks following that surgery. I had to be very careful with the incision, dressing and re-dressing it with a certain kind of bandage. Still, it seemed like that scar took forever to heal. Just about the time it would start to close completely, I\u2019d accidentally hit it while getting out of the car and intense pain would shoot through my body. It hurt so much\u2014almost as much as the day my doctor made the incision!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-43634\" alt=\"Michelle Medlock Adams is healed of melanoma.\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blog_melanoma_300.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px;height: 296px;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px;float: right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blog_melanoma_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blog_melanoma_300-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, though I can still see it, the scar has faded, and it hasn\u2019t caused me any pain for more than eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you haven\u2019t had to undergo a major surgery leaving you with a scar, but you\u2019ve probably endured some emotional pain in your life, leaving you with one or more painful heart scars.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you\u2019ll be honest with yourself, some of those heart scars are still open wounds, never completely healing because you keep re-opening them with your words.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you talk about that heart scar and replay how badly you were hurt, your heart takes a hit, just like when I bumped my leg getting out of the car. Then that scar is torn open again, and the hurt returns.<\/p>\n<p>When you dwell on painful experiences in the past, your emotions go right back there, causing you to feel real pain in the present. So, don\u2019t do it!<\/p>\n<p>Instead of recounting all of the painful times in your life, start sharing just how good God has been to you over the years.<\/p>\n<p>You have a choice to make every time you open your mouth. You can choose to recall the hurts and pains of the past, or you can choose to praise the Lord for sustaining you through the hard times and giving you an inexplicable joy in spite of life\u2019s circumstances. If you choose the latter, those old heart scars will completely disappear\u2014just like my leg scar slowly faded with silicone gel pads and tender loving care.<\/p>\n<p>I say, let the healing begin\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Pray this with me:<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\">Father God, I praise You today for all of the good things in my life. You truly are a good God. And, Lord, I ask You to take away all of the hurts from my past and replace them with your healing love. I receive that healing today. Help me to forgive those who have hurt me as only You can. In the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32, NASB As a high school and college cheerleader, I found tan legs to be an important asset. 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