Epiphanies and Elmer's Glue

I am currently sitting in Panera, writing in my "doodles and thoughts" notebook. And this huge, mega-ultra-DINGDING epiphany hit me. And someone needs to hear this. Some young woman out there needs to here this today. 

To whoever you are, whoever needs this, like I did today, you are not a healer. So often people are drawn to people like us, people who radiate kindness and the desire to give hugs and ease pain. There's so much pain out there, isn't there? So many questions, so much fear of the unknown. And I think that you have someone, or some people, in your life that are holding on to you for dear life, and it's causing you to weaken. 

Listen... You know Elmer's glue? The stuff we all used as a kid. That glue is cheap. It won't hold an object together forever. We are Elmer's glue, okay? We can give temporary relief for a short amount of time. We can put a bandaid on the wound that really requires surgery. But eventually we will dissolve. We will fall off. We are not healers. 

Jesus Christ is the super glue; He is the stitches. Only He has the ability to mend things that are severely broken. He has the power to heal the worst wounds. Only He has the power to do those things. 

People with kind, sympathetic hearts... We feel other's pain. Sometimes in the literal sense. When someone I am close to is suffering from heartache, my heart aches with them. I can feel the hurt they are going through. And I want to solve their problem. But I can't. 

You can't.

Please don't let yourself drown and lose you sense of who you are in Christ. If you try to fill His role in someone's life.. You will be so miserable. I've tried to do that multiple times. It isn't worth it. 

Please get this out there. In a world full of hearts that need to be healed, it will not help if we try to do God's job. We can still be kind and offer our hugs and prayers... But do no try to heal or change. It won't work. 

To those who are hurting and seeking relief, run to Jesus. Not science. Not  theology. Run to Jesus. He is the only One who can give you the rest you so desperately crave.