Tamar 2nd samuel, 13.

It's been a while since I've done a bible study here, so I thought it was time to get one going again.

You might be reading this, and you might think wow, seriously, Tamar?
 why?
Because church I believe, that it's time to not to turn a blind, eye, to the fact of what's going on in our cities, in our nation.
It's time to actually make a stand, A stand that makes us, be the Christians we are called to be, to go where we're needed and to heal the people that hide away.

Tamar, if you read the story, is pretty innocent, and this isn't is post about bagging people, or labeling, or warning, or whatever you've done, and you can't move on.
it's not a post like that, and I don't intend it to be.
there are plenty of good Christian guys out there, and good people, let me tell you that.

so there's my disclaimer, if you like.

Tamar, daughter of King David, the brother of Absolom.
 and we don't know how old she is, but probably of age, to be a young girl.
Ammon, had another idea, and was so infactuated, about her, that he was made sick,  not only was he also the brother of Absolom.
Amnon, had an advisor, called, Jonadab, and he gave some interesting advice.
he said ''go to bed and pretend to be ill.'' so he did, he went to bed, and pretended to be ill.
 he had other plans, and other things going on.
She was summoned in to feed her brother, in royal robes, worn by only ones that were pure.
Once she feed him, he reached out and grabbed her hand pulled her into bed, and raped her, it was then that with such intensive actions, love turned very quickly to dark hatred.
and Tamar wanted to do the right thing she wanted to stay, because of what happened, being turned out wouldn't have done any good.
but she was, and into the right hands.
into Absolom, where he looked after her.

And that's where I want to stop, because, I want to just give you the ideas, and perhaps the love that needs to happen over your life.

If you've been miss treated, by anyone, perhaps it was rape, perhaps it was a picture perfect thing, and is no more.
God knows, and at the moment, it happened he never turned away, he is always there, even when it hurts, even when people give you the wrong advice.
And sometimes you need to trust your hurt.
Tamar, was innocent, but was taken advantage of, of someone who didn't love her. Perhaps it was like that, for you, perhaps you've always questioned, love, perhaps from people who have miss trusted you, or haven't told you.
Is got telling you that things are closed, that no matter how hard you push that door open, it's not the time to have closed doors. we pray for doors to be open, in our lives, but perhaps you're going through a season, that sometimes it feels like every door is closed, that advice has been wrong, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's when it turns to bitterness, that it becomes a problem.
Love perfect love, always hurts, and it hurts to let them go, and it hurts even still when people want you to be strong, but you're finding that it's hard to stand up  in  the rain.
God is always there to answer your prayer, he is easy on his children who has gone through pain, and after the rain, there's still colour on the earth.
My friend if you've gone through something hard, when it crushes even your being, just keep walking towards the light, open your heart to God, and love him with all his heart, and keep watching out for people who need that love.
Tamar, had beautiful clothes before what happened to her, never stop believing in beautiful things, don't give up, yes walk back, to where God wants you to be, but keep believing, keep going strong.
that is my encouragment for you.
there's not a mistake on earth, that God doesn't know about, he can hold onto that glass heart of yours, and you know what, it won't crack.