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Emotional Pain Causes Confusion

11/30/2018

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1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV - For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
You feel it rising up inside you.
 
  • The pain
  • The misery
  • The injustice
  • The anger
  • The questions
 
Why would someone do this to me? Why would they enter my home and cause such disharmony? Why would they treat me like some stray cat that’s just skin and bones? Not belonging to anyone. Not being wanted by anyone. And certainly not respected by the one who walked in my door.
 
But it happens.
 
So our emotional wellbeing takes a hit, and it throws our life into confusion.
 
Some call it anxiety.
Some call it depression.
Some call it PTSD.
Others just say we’re weak.
 
And we have to make a decision: What are we going to do about the pain that was left at our doorstep? Will we do the usual and pretend it didn’t hurt us? Will we smile and walk through our day not letting anyone know the hurt that’s building up inside?
 
Oh, I’ve done it that way before. And it made my heart bleed and my head pound anyway. I could hide it for a while, but then it breaks free and I’ve got to deal with it. But even as I’m trying to figure out my next step, confusion enters and decides it wants to be center stage.
 
  • If I’m at work, it makes it hard to focus.
  • If I’m at home, it makes it hard to complete my everyday tasks.
  • If I’m with a friend, it makes it hard to make conversation.
 
Yes, emotional pain can cause confusion. Huffpost.com in their article, “4 Ways to Find Direction When You Are Feeling Confused,” discusses what to do to overcome your confusion and find the joy such as accept where you are in the middle of the fog, confusion, and feelings of “stuckness;” and, focus on what you know and what you feel sure about.
 
Confusion does accompany emotional pain, but as the article above talks about, we can get through it and sometimes even use it for good in our lives. Take a look at the Bible verse above. You may feel like God is manufacturing circumstances that cause you to be confused, but in fact God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. Lean into God, and he will give you the wisdom you need to sort out the confusion and find that peace again.
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    Karen Dalske is a freelance writer, public speaker, is active in her church and writes her blogs out of her own experiences of pain, illness and loss.

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