Not Enough Rocks

The following excerpt was taken from the book, "Wounds That Heal" by Stephen Seamands.

"The movie Forrest Gump contains a heartwrenching scene where five-year-old Jenny, Forrest's friend, prays as the two of them are running into a cornfield to hide from her drunken father: 'Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far away from here.'

Years late, Jenny returns to the small town where she grew up to visit Forrest. The two of them, now adults in their thirties, are walking near the abandoned shack where she once lived. As she fixes her eyes on it, painful buried memories of the abuse flood her mind.

She bursts into tears and begins to vent her hurt and anger by picking up the rocks around her and throwing them as hard as she can at the shack. When there are no more rocks, she takes off her shoes and throws them too. Finally she falls to the ground sobbing. As Forrest reflects on the scene he says, 'Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks.'

Like Jenny, deep-seated pain and anger may still fester in your heart. At times, you may find yourself shaking a clenched fist toward heaven as a raging voice within cries out, God, it isn't fair! It's not right. What did I do to deserve this? We agree with Forrest Gump, 'Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks.' "

If you are struggling to work through some anger issues due to things that have happened in your past, come and join us in our Renewal meeting this week. We will be discussing anger, how to handle it, and how to relinquish it to God so He can heal our wounded souls and spirits.