Captivating: Chapter 6 - Healing the Wound

I posted yesterday in regards to a wound that I have kept buried deep within my heart and that needs to be healed. I finished the rest of chapter six and I rather enjoyed it. I think I've been through all of the steps suggested by the authors. I couldn't dwell too long on the "We Find Our Tears" section, as I was on the train and weeping in front of strangers didn't interest me. Fortunately (or should it say unfortunately?), I have shed many tears over this in the past. And even yesterday on the train home, it felt good to allow myself to feel those hurt feelings and to remind myself that "it mattered".

So what is the next step? Where do I go from here? Do I continue to present this wound to the Lord, to Jesus, my Saviour and Healer to fix it? The obvious answer would be yes.

What do I do about the relationship? Can it be healed? I want it to be healed. This is not a person who I can easily remove from my life or try to avoid. Instead, I come in contact with this person quite often and is someone who in many ways I admire. This is a person who belongs to the Lord and who I feel myself longing to learn from and grow and share with. But I will definitely have to be the one who takes the first step in that direction towards a friendship. But what does that first step look like?