Joy: God's Medication for My Hurting Heart
Opposites attract. Or so the saying goes. In marriage, this usually translates into: Opposites are a necessity because they balance each other out. Joy and pain can feel like opposites to a grieving heart. Opposites that I am finding have a very unique relationship though. In fact, it's almost as if I can’t have one without the other. My separation from Dalton fills my world with anguish. His absence is written across every piece of me. Being without his physical presence in daily life produces an emptiness inside me that grows deeper by the day. The aching for his infectious smile, deep voice, warm hug, boisterous laughter, and brilliant blue eyes clenches my heart. But thankfully, God knows the human soul isn’t capable of carrying such devastation without an opposing emotion that strives to produce more of an equilibrium. I am discovering that joy is God’s medication for my hurting heart . God prescribes what I need before ...