HURTING my feelings or my foot?

why is it that when we step on someone's foot on accident

we say we're sorry

without even thinking twice?

but when we step on someone's heart on accident 

or hurt someones feelings without intending to

we say "well, i didnt mean to"

and act as if it shouldn't hurt at all

just because it was unintended

or because we dont understand the pain

do an experiment

walk up to a loved one 

and stomp their big toe

hard

tell them you are sorry

explain to them that you are saying you are sorry

because you know what you did and completely understand 

the reason that they are hurting

maybe even tell them that you too have had your toe stomped in the past

therefore, that helps you feel sorrier

then

the next time you bump into someone

or step on someones foot by accident

dont apologize

even if you hurt them bad

afterall, it was an accident

if someone asks you to apologize

just tell them you didnt intend to cause the pain

and therefore see know need to apologize

or tell them that you've been

stepping on their toes a lot lately

and that you are tired of saying you are sorry for it

on the other hand....

when someone steps on our foot or bumps into us...

and they dont even notice they did it...

we dont call it to their attention

by saying, "excuse me, you may not have noticed..

but you just caused me pain in my toe/foot etc"

that would be weird

but we do tell people when they "accidentally" hurt our feelings

its nice to know that Jesus knows my pain both physically and emotionally

without me even having to tell Him

before it even happens

whether it was intended or not

and if i do want to tell Him

He listens

always

and when i cause Him pain, its important for me to tell Him im sorry

and mean it

whether i did it on purpose or not

the next time someone accidentally "hurts my feelings" im going to say something like this:

"owwwwwwwwww!"

maybe then , they'll get it

pain is pain people

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

*photo is one anna and i took to email to jim to let him know we missed him while he was out of town