They said:
"Hurt people hurt people."
I answered:
Not always. Some hurt people spend their lives making sure no one else feels what they did. Some break cycles. Some build safe spaces. Some turn pain into purpose.
Hurt people don’t just hurt people. Hurt people heal people too.
Some become more patient. Some become more intentional. They move through the world carefully because they know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of someone else’s pain. They hold back words until they’re sure those words won’t wound. They overthink before they act. They hold space with tenderness. It’s not because they’re naturally better at it—it’s because they’ve lived through the ache of being around someone who never learned how to deal with their own pain.
At the same time, it is true that some hurt people do cause harm. Some lash out. Some withdraw. Some repeat the only patterns they know because their nervous system recognises chaos as home. Pain can echo, or it can be redeemed.
It’s not black and white. Hurt doesn’t always multiply hurt. Sometimes it awakens awareness. Sometimes it builds havens of safety. Sometimes it shapes people who are fiercely committed to being nothing like what they grew up with.
Pain, when surrendered to God, becomes a seed that births compassion. What someone does with it depends on what they’ve learned, what they’ve been given, and how far they’ve walked with Him.
📖 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3 (NKJV)
My Healing 💔heARTs 💖 Mission
My mission with Healing 💔heARTs💖 is simple yet sacred: to change the world one broken heart at a time. Through creativity, compassion, and Christ-centred healing, I seek to create safe spaces where pain is not wasted but transformed. Broken pieces become mosaics of beauty, tears become rivers of restoration, and stories once silenced become testimonies of hope.
✍️Journaling Prompts:
• In what ways have I turned my pain into purpose or safety for others?
• Are there places where unhealed hurt still spills over into my relationships?
• How might I invite Holy Spirit into those tender places today?
🙌Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You know the hidden places where hurt still lingers. Thank You for meeting me there, not with condemnation but with healing. Teach me to choose love instead of repeating cycles of pain. Shape my scars into wells of compassion, that others may find safety and hope through You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
✨ You are not only the product of your pain, dear one. You are a carrier of His healing presence. Your story can become a refuge for others.
Mittwoch, 27. August 2025
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