Little Hurt, Big Hurt

This little girl is learning to ride her bike. Her dad lets go of the back of the bike and suddenly she's riding on her own. But she loses focus and falls down. Her knee gets scraped and she starts to cry. Daddy runs up to her and says Are you alright? The little girl shakes her head no. Daddy asks is it a little hurt or a big hurt? Through her tears she replies a little hurt. Daddy picks her up and holds her. Then once she stops crying he says ok, time to try again.

This little girl grows up a little bit. Her mom and dad start having some trouble. They yell and fight all the time. There's no money so they have to move into another house. Mom says dad can't stay in the house anymore. The little girl becomes very sad. One day she has the chance to spend time with her big sister who lives in another state. But the only catch is, she has to tell her dad that she can't stay with him that weekend. So she must choose which person she would rather be with. The little girl is so sad she lays down on the couch next to her mom, her head in mom's lap and begins to cry. Mom scratches her head and says is it a little hurt or a big hurt? A big hurt mommy...

The little girl grows up even more and starts high school. She has really cool friends. Everyone seems to like this girl. But the girl notices that her other friends get noticed more than she does. The boys pay more attention to her best friend. It makes her sad. Why can't she be noticed? What's wrong with her? She's as smart and fun. Maybe she's not pretty. She goes home from school one day and tells her mom. Her mom says that it's ok and that god has someone for her. The girl nods and says I know but it still hurts. Mom asks, little hurt or big hurt? Just a little hurt.

The the girl grows up and goes to college. She's a young woman now. Her mom, dad and sister drop her off. It's a sad moment. Mom cries, she's never seen mom cry before. They leave and she gets settled in. She finds a great church, a great roommate and more great friends. Still no boyfriend but she's slowly learning to let Jesus fill that hole. But she quickly finds out that life as a grown up is very hard. No one tells her how she should spend her money, so she always has none (but she does have a great pair of shoes!) It's hard for her to balance work and church and school work. She becomes isolated from her friends and realizes that she didn't have as many friends as she thought. There is so much hidden pain in her heart. She starts to comsume herself with her thoughts and then gives in to her sin. She feels like if anyone really knew her that they wouldn't like her. How can they if she didn't even like herself

She desperately tries to help herself. but the problem is she doing the same old stuff expecting to get different results. She's a broken mess. And one night, in her room, by herself she remembers a time when her daddy picked her up off the ground and held her while she cried. And then she pictured her heavenly father, and thought maybe he could do the same.

She stared across the room and said Father are you there?
God can you hear me?
It's a big hurt.
Can you hold me till it goes away?
Can you tell me that I'm your beloved creation?
Can you help me remember who I am to you?

My child, I am always with you. Throught the pain and the tears I am there by your side. And when you don't have the strength to walk, I'll carry you. And even if you sin, which you will because your human, you can always come home. So when your ready, we'll get back up. Because it's time to try again.