Bringing things into the light

Wow – Neil sees some pretty extreme stuff in his line of work.  My thought after reading today’s entry is, Please tell me that if I ask God to search my heart, He won’t bring to light that I’ve been abused like that! 

So I took a step back, and asked, if we slide down the scale of emotional trauma from 10 to say, 3 or 4 – stuff we’ve all been through, but still hurts – does what Neil says here still apply?

First, God will bring things to light in just the right time, when we’re ready to deal with them.  His purpose is to heal, no matter the size of the hurt.  So far, so good.

A step forward in the process is to ask God where those blind spots are, the ones that send us into orbit.  He’ll show us the things we may have forgotten about that still give us trouble.  Yup, I think we’re good.

So today, I’m asking God to show me where I keep the emotional baggage that has yet to be unpacked.  I’m sure it’s around here somewhere…