That bitter taste..

It is amazing to me what hurt can do to a person. You know what I'm talking about, that pain that we try to throw to the back of our minds, until we realize, through some circumstance, that it is still dwelling there. How do we rid ourselves of it completely? Maybe it was created by something we don't even remember. I think that hurt is a number one thing that stands in the way of us. Sometimes I think we put too high of expectations on others, and eventually are let-down. For example, we may look up to a good friend, and take their advice like it is straight from God (not a good idea, ever), and then once we see that they are human too, and let us down like every other human, we become isolated and even bitter. Friends, how do we over come this? It may mean more than a heart-to-heart, it may take time and time again to regain that trust, but I think that it is far greater than hiding hurt.

All things can be made new..