UNRESOLVED ISSUES

It would be unusual not to have unresolved issues with our deceased loved one.  Actually, it’s almost a given.  After all, most relationships have points of contention or areas of disagreement or unresolved hurts.  The problem is that in the distant recesses of our memories, we still feel twinges of guilt or emotional hurts that keeps those unresolved issues from feeling completely at peace.  It is not uncommon in our human nature, as we tend to dwell on the negative aspects of our relationships versus the positive ones.   

What will get rid of these unresolved feelings?  The best way is to get them out of the closet of your memories and process them either with a counselor or someone you can safely address them with who will honor your privacy and sense of self.  Working through these unresolved issues without the person directly involved (because they can’t be there in person to resolve them) doesn’t mean that those feelings inside of you have to stay that way from this day forward.  Bring the issue out of your mental closet.  Get it off its emotional hanger and ask God to help you in your decision to keep it or throw it away.  After all, it doesn’t fit anymore.  

 "Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time he may lift you up. Throw all your anxieties upon him, because he cares about you.”  1Peter 5:6-7

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