Stop picking at that scab!

"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

Lamentations 3:24-26

Recently I fell and skinned my knee. Literally. Something that used to happen all the time in childhood...not so frequently in adulthood. The blood flowed freely...and I cleaned the scrapes with hydrogen peroxide and covered them with bandaids. Then I waited for healing. The scabs formed. I was aware at first of how stiff and hard the skin on the knee felt...and then it began to itch! I could hear my parents (voices from the past)reminding me (sometimes sternly because I tended to do my own thing even then) "STOP PICKING AT THAT SCAB"! Healing is maximized, scarring minimized, if you WAIT and allow the scab to fulfill its function of protection until the newly formed skin is ready for exposure to the elements.





Recently I "fell and skinned my knee." Not literally. It was a situation I encountered that was upsetting. My emotions flowed freely. I prayed fervently for peace and serenity to return, which it did....eventually. However, just beneath the surface of the calm the emotions were still pretty raw...

I need to wait... I need to stop "mootzing" ...(that's a family word that describes that emotional state of wallowing in one's own fear, agitation or resentment). I need to wait for inner healing...I need the protection of God's grace to serve as both the scab over the emotional wound as well as the source of inner healing until my frazzled emotional "nerve" is ready for exposure to the elements.

Healing takes time....wait...your faith moves you into wellness.