Time Heals?

The other day I heard someone quote the old saying as if it were scripture: "Time heals all wounds." That would be great if it were truth, but it is not. In reality, by itself, time does not heal any wound. Think about it.

When you get a cut on your arm, what do you do? Forget about it so it will heal? Absolutely not. You treat it by cleaning it out and bandaging it. That way any germs present will be dealt with and any infection that might set in will be avoided. If you left a cut alone for time to heal, it would get infected, swell up and cause much more damage to the rest of your arm- even your whole body, if left untreated long enough. A whole branch of medical science is built around dealing with a wound as soon as possible- First Aid.

This is especially true with wounds of our emotions (soul). We cannot just push them aside so that they will heal in time. If we do that, any infection will grow and envelop a much larger area of our lives until we are completely under its damaging control.

Time does not heal wounds. Dealing with wounds as soon as possible does.

Do you have any emotional wounds that you’ve ignored, thinking they will go away if you wait long enough? Maybe you had a fight with a family member some years ago. Are you closer to them now, because you ignored it? Maybe you were hurt by someone recently. Do you feel any better because you decided not to deal with it? Don’t count on it! Wounds will get worse if you don’t look at them for what they are and deal with them.

Things will get worse the longer you wait.

Don’t wait any longer.