Healing From the Hurts of Life | Christine Sara

Today marks day 1 of my personal approach on my blog. For so many years, I've kept my personal thoughts and life separate from my business. However, what I've come to realize is that this is my art. My art and the way I shoot is a reflection of who I am. So I felt it's time to start sharing my thoughts and heart in life with you guys. Today I am going to be talking about healing from the hurts of life.Life isn't always easy. It's not the highlights you see of everyone on social media. It isn't always the beautiful, organized, put together perfection you scroll through on Pinterest. Life is full of the hard moments we don't share and see. We go through struggles, we make mistakes, sometimes BIG mistakes, sometimes ones we don't feel like admitting. Let me tell you this though, the very first step in healing is admitting those things.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. - James 5:16

For the past 8 months, I've been going through one of the hardest times of my life. I've been in and out of a relationship, and landed myself in a place that I swore I would never go to. I've been wrestling with my choices for months. I didn't know how to come to light about things, as this situation had many layers of people involved. There were definite moments where God would say "trust me" but I didn't know how, or what that looked like. I would find it "easier" or "safer" to rely on my own strength and try to stop what I was doing. Shoving it under the rug and acting like it never happened, just seemed like a better choice. By taking this approach, it actually stopped the progress of healing because I couldn't live in truth and light.

for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true - Ephesians 5:9

I was also living a lie by not coming to truth about my struggles. I couldn't connect with anyone, because I felt if anyone knew who I really was, no one would love me. More than that though, I feared I would hurt others because of my poor choices. I also feared rejection. For many of us rejection is a hard fear to overcome. Thank God for the book "Uninvited" by Lysa TerKeurst, which is about living loved, when you feel less than, left out, and lonely. This amazing book and study, really helped me understand that while the world may reject me, God never will and His love is sufficient. He will love me no matter how bad the situation I am in, may seem. In the end all things work together for His good. He makes ALL things good.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.- Romans 8:28

One of my favorite ways to talk to God is by going on road trips. I pack the kids in the minivan, bring my camera, and drive to my peaceful corners of California. I can hear Him speaking to me through the trees of the forest, through the freedom of the horses, and the views of the mountain tops. With my worship music playing, and of course being in His word, I ask Him to reveal the parts in my heart that are ugly and bring them to light. So that I can change and be more like Him. This is how I heal and it's an everyday process, some easier than others. The most important part of healing is to seek it and always be intentional about it. Oh, most importantly, I stay off social media.I hope this post finds you well.xoxo,Christine Sara