Nothing helps soothe the wounds of a broken relationship better than a new one. Instead of dealing with all the tangled emotions that accompany a broken heart, it’s just easier to put them aside and move on!
But moving on to a new relationship before dealing with the lessons of the first leaves everyone more broken than they need to be. How can you offer you whole self to a person if your heart still belongs to someone else? How can you fully embrace and rejoice in a new relationship if you’re still licking your wounds? It’s not fair to you or to the new person in your life.
The kind of distraction a rebound offers – and the wounds and bitterness it covers up – puts you on a detour from you pursuit of a godly relationship. Jesus, after all, wants to bless you with something more than temporary distraction! Check out Matthew 6:33: “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” Everything. Every desire, fulfilled. Every hope, realized. Every longing, satisfied.
In a rebound, you’re not coming to the relationship offering your whole self. It’s a sad imitation of the joy that Christ wants to fill us with. In the same way, God calls us to bring our whole selves to Him. In the Gospel of Luke we’re reminded that “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind” (Luke 10:27). Are you ready to bring your whole, complete self into your relationship with God? He won’t accept any pretension or half-hearted offerings. Your Savior wants all of you. Will you give yourself to Him today?
Prayer: No matter what wounds I carry from the past, help me to replace the pain with a deeper relationship with you. Bring people around me to do life together – quick! Don’t let me sulk in loneliness or isolate myself because of the past hurts. Amen.
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