Whole Heart: Crushed

Prov 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
If you don't get past the things that crush your heart, it weighs you down and continues to crush you. You have to learn to get rid of the baggage that holds you down.
1. You are not alone in your pain. Don't run away from God, run to Him. Ps 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
2. God cares for you in your pain. 1 Pet 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Heb 4:15-16 come before God through confidence in Jesus. Jonah 2:2, 5-6; Ps 34:8; Zeph 3:17. My Father God wants to take me as his child and hold me and let me know it's going to be okay.
3. God never wastes pain. Even as we struggle through pain, God will teach us lesson about Him and ourselves as we walk through that pain. 2 Cor 12:7-9, 1:3-4.
4. We can get past our pain. If you choose to get bitter, you will never get better. You will not be living and you will find your only friends will be other people who are bitter. We have to make a decision. Choose God, choose love, choose forgiveness, choose joy, choose life. Choose to be better with God's help. Ps 55:22; Mt 11:28;
5. Time will not heal all wounds, but all wounds require time to heal. Wounds are healed through time with the Lord. Continue to spend time with Him, and your wounds will continue to heal. Ps 30:10-12 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,  that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.  Lord my God, I will praise you forever.