Thrown Under the Bus Handling the Hurt

Thrown Under the Bus

Handling the Hurt

Being thrown under a bus can kill you, it can hurt you and it can be hard to recover

So what do you do if you are thrown under the bus?

The first thing we need to recognize is

“We serve an audience of ONE”

People do not always handle our wrongs right

People can be jealous or self-promoting and run you over

Yes, relationships are important and at the top of the list of God’s commands

But your relationship with God is always to be #1

Whatever we do in word or deed, do it to please the LORD

Recognize God promises you He will never leave you or forsake you

This is the reason we can say with confidence the Lord is our helper

So what can man do to us? Hebrews 13:5,6

Thrown Under the Bus

Handling the Hurt

Throwing someone under

the bus is a childish action.

Children seem to be born with

the skills of the blame game.

Blaming others goes all the

way back to Adam and Eve.

Children talk bad about other

children to make themselves look good.

Co-workers, politicians, all do it, even pastors talk

about other churches to make themselves look good.

 

My mother use to say…

 “Just because everybody is doing it,

it doesn’t make it right.”

 

I am sure you have tire track

from being thrown under the bus.

I am sure you could tell me it hurt.

Being thrown under a bus can kill you,

it can hurt you and it can be hard to recover.

So what do you do if you are thrown under the bus?

The first thing we need to recognize is…

“We serve an audience of ONE”

People do not always handle our wrongs right.

People can be jealous or

self-promoting and run you over.

Yes, relationships are important and at

the top of the list of God’s commands.

But your relationship

with God is always to be #1.

Whatever we do in word or deed,

do it to please the LORD.

Recognize God promises you He

will never leave you or forsake you.

This is the reason we can say with

confidence the Lord is our helper.

So what can man do to us?

Hebrews 13:5,6

When you are under the bus…

 The first thing to do is look to the Lord.

 If you need forgiveness, He will give it.

 If you are suffering unjustly, He will avenge.

Don’t take matters into your own hands.

Make sure you have peace with God.

And if you need healing,

 He will give you the gift of healing.

Once you are confident God is with you and

you stand right with Him, then you can move on.

One person said…

 “I have been thrown under the bus

so many times I can fix the brakes.”

 

The bus that ran over you is the audience that

listened to the one throwing you under the bus.

In humility, speak the truth in love.

 Repent if you need to repent and don’t get

the bus rolling to run over your accuser.

  

In doing this you will fix the brakes.

Sometimes fixing the brakes is not possible and

when that happens you need to get a bigger truck.

Call on the Lord to bring in the tow truck.

 Let God take care of the bus with faulty brakes.

 

Once we are right with God, we can turn our

attention on the one who threw us under the bus.

If the person exposed our wrong without

coming to us first, we should go to them in

hopes of...confess your sins to each other

and pray you may be healed.

 James 5:16  

If you go to the person who threw you

under the bus and they will not hear you…

Take someone else who will help you reconcile.

If that person will not reconcile, than

maybe you need to stay away from them

so they don’t throw you under the bus again.

Remember the most important thing

in handling being under the bus is.

“You serve an audience of ONE.”

Honor God and He will honor you.

When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD,

he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:7

Scripture Reading

Proverbs 16:1-9 NIV

To man belong the plans of the heart,

but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue.

2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him,

but motives are weighed by the LORD.

3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do,

and your plans will succeed.

4 The LORD works out everything for his own ends —

even the wicked for a day of disaster.

5 The LORD detests all the proud of heart.

Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;

through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.

7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD,

he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

8 Better a little with righteousness

than much gain with injustice.

9 In his heart a man plans his course,

but the LORD determines his steps.

Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV

God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

6 So we say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

James 5:16 NIV

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other

and pray for each other so that you may be healed.