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    Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds
    Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds
    Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds
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    Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds

    By Evangelist Dr. Diane Hart

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    Have you ever been hurt in church? Have you ever found yourself weeping and wailing to the Lord, Why me? Have you ever cried yourself to sleep while trying to pray because of church hurts? Are church hurts real? Can they possibly come via true saints of God? Will they knock you to your knees?

    YES to all of the above.

    Over my 55 years in church, I have been through it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. All of the accounts in this book are first-hand. I have been at peoples deathbeds as they reminisced about being hurt by leaders or so-called saints. I know people who have given their last believing their leader was giving a word from the Lord, yet they ended up losing in the end.

    Whereas some of the most influential people have professed to be one thing in public, behind the scenes they are another, and it has caused hurt among Gods people. I am sharing some of these hurts so that Gods people can know that, even though there is hurt in church, there is healing and you can move past it. It will come only through the word of God.

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    Release dateDec 27, 2010
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    Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds
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    Evangelist Dr. Diane Hart

    Diane Hart, respected and sought-after speaker, travels the country speaking a word of wisdom to God’s people. Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, and a respected leader of the Virginia State Council in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, she is 1st Lady of Faith Temple Ministries in Colonial Heights, VA. Her ultimate goal is to please the Lord and live so that others will see Christ in her life.

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      Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt but God Can Heal the Wounds - Evangelist Dr. Diane Hart

      Ain't No Hurt Like a Church Hurt

      But God Can Heal the Wounds

      Evangelist Dr. Diane Hart

      Edited by

      Evelyn Woodward-Johnson

      iUniverse, Inc.

      Bloomington

      Copyright © 2010 by Evangelist Dr. Diane Hart

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      All Scripture references and quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

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      Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter 1. Big, Fat, Black and Ugly

      Chapter 2. The Lord Will Provide For Her

      Chapter 3. If You Feed the Sheep,

      They Will Give You Their Wool

      Chapter 4. Are We All Going To the Same Heaven?

      Chapter 5. It Ain’t Always What It Looks Like

      Chapter 6. Pull It Out By the Root!

      Chapter 7. It’s Your Family Mess

      Chapter 8. Don’t Tell!

      Chapter 9. You Need To Stop Your Mess

      Chapter 10. You Ain’t Dead Yet?

      Conclusion

      Preface

      The purpose of this book is, in no way, to discredit the church or to bring mockery upon the people of God. There is enough of that being done in the world today. The aim of this book is to make Christians (all of us) aware of our actions. Sometimes hurtful things are being done unintentionally. However, at other times, they are being done with full knowledge and forethought, all in the name of the Lord. Regardless of the reason, people are being hurt in the church.

      These hurts can last a lifetime. If you’re not careful, they can almost take you to your grave. Many saints have gone on to be with the Lord, leaving here still hurting because of people who they’ve trusted and with whom they’ve taken sweet counsel. These same people whom they have valued as friends, leaders and loved ones have hurt them unbearably.

      Where does the hurt come from? The saints in the church! Is the pain real? Oh yes, it’s real!

      Some of the pain and rejection that we go through is not dealing with our salvation or our walk with the Lord, but many times it is caused by the opinions or fleshly interpretations of others. Sometimes because they themselves are hurting, they lash out at others.

      Once you have experienced a church hurt, it should not be your desire for anyone else to experience it, not even your enemy. This is a deep hurt. It doesn’t go away easily. If you were hurt by your enemy, it would probably be easier to shake that hurt off because you expected that from them, but a church hurt is one that cannot be shaken as easily.

      Please note that even though you have been hurt, there is healing for the hurt, and you can get over it. The Lord lets us know that we can cast all of our burdens and all of our cares on Him for He cares for us. Why does it hurt so badly? It is because you have allowed your sister or brother in the Lord to get close to your heart. They have been allowed to invade your space. You are vulnerable and easy to be hurt. These individuals are the very ones who are supposed to have your back, but sometimes they are the one who are sticking the knife in your back! They will attack you from not only the back, but sometimes right in your face with a grin.

      Many times, my husband and I would ask God with tears streaming from our eyes and running down from our cheeks, Why? Why were we being treated that way? Why were we being treated that way by the saints of God in the church? What did we do to deserve such treatment? Our only reply from the Lord was that He didn’t want us to treat other people the same way we had been treated. You know the adage, Do unto others…. Well, He told us to learn from others and not to be caught acting in the same manner.

      I sincerely pray that after reading this book, it will open your eyes and that it will help to enlighten all of us to things we should or should not do to our sisters and brothers in Christ. These are real events that occurred to real people who experienced real hurt.

      If you have been hurt in the church, hopefully you will find comfort and a cure for the pain and hurt you are going through…or are surely bound to go through. You see, even 1 Peter, chapter 4 tells us that we are going to go through pain:

      1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

      Yes, true Christians can expect trials from professed friends and the saints of God. This can be very painful, but we must look unto Jesus. He will help us to bear it. Please remember that this healing will come in time and through the Word of God.

      Acknowledgements

      First of all, I’d like to acknowledge my Lord and savior who is my friend, keeper, confidante, and that’s for real for real. I don’t know what I’d have done if the Lord hadn’t been on my side because the stuff that I have taken in my life, the stuff that I have seen…. If He hadn’t been a keeper, somebody would surely have perished by now.

      Special thanks to my husband who has stood by my side since

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