He healed my broken heart!

He heals the brokenhearted

And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow]. 

Psalm 147:3

We had our sweet Baby for about 10 years and she was also our first dog. Before Baby came into our lives we had almost every pet you can think of except a dog or cat, so when we drove to one of my dad's co-worker's house to pick up this adorable puppy my brother and I were so excited!

Our sweet lil' puppy Baby had to be put down in November of last year. That was one of the hardest days of my life!

Baby had several ailments and her quality of life was not good. You could constantly see the pain she was suffering in her eyes and we did not want that for our sweet lil' puppy. 

We made Baby's last days sweet by taking her to the dog park, getting her an ice cream cone and making her favorite food. I even I made remembrance stones of her paw print in clay and boy that was hard! I cried during most of it. 

The day came for my brother and I to take her to the vet and I didn't think I would cry so hard but I did, before we went and when we came back home. I felt so bad because I couldn't bring myself to stay in the room while they put her down! When I handed her to the vet nurse she didn't whine or try to get away so that gave me more peace, but when I got home I felt guilty!

Since then I continued to feel bad and occasionally I laid in my bed and cried while thinking of that day. However, last week I was laying in bed crying again and I didn't want to cry any longer. As I laid there I prayed, "Lord, I know that you are close to the brokenhearted and You bind up their wounds, so Lord bind up my wounds. When I was having a hard time when our bird Hammy passed away You comforted me and healed me. When I had a hard time when Grandma Helen passed away You comforted me and healed me. (I used to cry myself to sleep after my Grandma Helen passed away) I am thankful for the time we had with Baby and I want to remember the good times and not have this sadness any longer. In Jesus' name."

The next day at some point I thought about dear Baby and it didn't hurt anymore! I was able to think of her with a smile on my face and the hurt was gone. ( :

Beloved, if you are living with the pain of grief, you don't have to! God is a good Father and He wants to take it away and give you joy. Will you let Him? Will you lay your pain and grief at His feet and take the joy and love He is holding out to you? 

Someone/something dear doesn't have to pass away for us to experience pain; the pain of losing a friendship, losing a job, a health problem that comes out of nowhere, someone talking bad about us, etc. No matter how the pain came it doesn't have to stay in our hands and hearts! As you pray hold your hands out and visualize you are letting God have what you are carrying. I have started doing this when I pray about a problem or when I'm lifting some one up in prayer and it sure feels beautiful! Expect the joy to come and fill your heart! Look forward to being able to share your testimony with others that your broken heart is healed. 

"Weeping may endure for a night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning."

Psalm 30:5