{"id":3811,"date":"2019-08-15T08:21:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T08:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:21:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:21:34","slug":"removing-deeper-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2019\/08\/15\/removing-deeper-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing Deeper Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> Taken from the <em>Life Recovery Bible <\/em>12-Step Devotional for Step 6 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;We were entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/LifeRecoveryAd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3816\" width=\"339\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/LifeRecoveryAd.jpg 663w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/LifeRecoveryAd-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When we are upset, we often depend on our addictions to make us feel better. As we get rid of our addictions, we must face the deeper character defects that God wants to heal. Our addictions function as a place of \u201cshelter\u201d from our pain. But when that \u201cshelter\u201d is removed, deep anger may surface, exposing even deeper character flaws that need healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonah had a glaring defect of character: He couldn\u2019t forgive and have compassion on the people of Nineveh, whom he hated. When God decided not to destroy them, Jonah threw a temper tantrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3815\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-19.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-19-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-19-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Lord replied, \u2018Is it right for you to be angry about this?\u2019 Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city. . . . And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah\u2019s head, shading him from the sun. . . . The next morning . . . the plant. . . withered away. And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die\u201d (Jonah 4:4-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3814\" width=\"417\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-18.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-18-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-18-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>God did this to show Jonah that the real problem wasn\u2019t the loss of his shelter. Hatred was the real problem. The removal of our sheltering addictions may expose deeper problems. This may spark defensive anger as God touches our deepest hurts. It is all right to let the anger out. But it is also important to let God take care of the real problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken from the Life Recovery Bible 12-Step Devotional for Step 6 &#8220;We were entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.&#8221; When we are upset, we often depend on our addictions to make us feel better. 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