Just one step at a time

But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5

Warning: this post shares a bit too much. Particularly for boys.

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I’ve never gone quite this far, but have been tempted on occasions. I understand why people do it. Sometimes things hurt inside so much that you need to mask the pain. Some people drink. Some people take drugs. Some people have sex. Others keep fit. Others diet or overeat.

There’s also an element of self-despising. When you don’t value yourself, you can’t see that you’re made in God’s image. You can’t see that you need to respect yourself, and that part of respecting yourself it keeping yourself fit and healthy (not going to extremes). Part of if is about relationships as well. You think you don’t deserve to be in a relationship, so do things to yourself which make you ashamed, keep you away from relationships. It’s a coping mechanism. Of sorts. And it backfires.

But then it becomes a habit. And habits are hard to break.

Images: The Ongoing Adventures of ASBO Jesus

I saw this on Postsecret. I didn’t send it. I should have done.

It explains why I never ask for healing prayer anymore.