Move On! Let Go Of The Hurt

Genesis 50:19-21 & Jeremiah 29:4-7

Most relationships don't last a lifetime; grab hold of the good from your relationships and leave the bad behind

Soul Food

“But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.”

- Genesis 50:19-21 

“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: ‘Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

- Jeremiah 29:4-7

Soul Search

• Is there someone you were once very close to but the relationship got strained and you are no longer close to, or in communication with, that person? 
  Does the loss of that relationship torment you and bother you?
  If so, in what specific ways?"

• If you struggle to let go of that relationship, do you know why? 

• Many relationships last for only a season of time in your life.
  Far fewer relationships last a lifetime.
  What positive lessons and memories can you take from the lost relationship?
  Can you name some good, positive things?

Soul Moves

• Lift the lost relationship(s) and the accompanying grief up to the Lord in prayer.
  Ask Him to heal your grief and any ways you have suffered over that loss.

• Ask God to teach you by His Holy Spirit any lessons you need to learn through the loss.
  If there was some failure on your part that helped lead up to the loss, ask God to show you where you need to take responsibility.

• God doesn’t want you stuck and tormented over a relationship that’s been lost.
  Ask Him to show you where He wants to plant you so that you produce good fruit even through the loss.
  When you know God, good things do come out of bad things.