Healing the soul

The mystery of what to do with our pain. Transform it or transmit it.

2Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of an ordered mind.

AN OVERVIEW OF UNHEALED FEAR DRIVEN UNTRUTHS ABOUT US VS.GOD’S TRUTH FOR US

MIND-MINDSET (what are your thoughts about yourself) Spirit of fear -> disordered mind.

I have no self worth, I am a failure, I am deprived, I am a victim, rejected, misunderstood, not heard, not appreciated.

Is it true that you are worthless? How do you know? Has God told you this? So is it really true?

If we think this is really true then this becomes our belief system – and fear has won over faith.

What does God think about you?

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (also Psalm 139:17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!)

Prov 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Who would you be without that unhealed thought?

LOVE-EMOTIONAL DISPOSITION - what are your feelings about yourself, and how does this make you feel amongst other people?

Resentful, depressed, anxious, frustrated, angry, suspicious, irritated, covetous.

If we fit in to one of these emotions and wear it like clothing upon our soul – fear has won over faith again.

How does God feel about you? (Romans 5:8 – still yet sinners…)

Jeremiah 31:3 “I have loved you, with an everlasting love. with unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. I will restore you, and you will again be happy…

Philippians 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Who would you be without that unhealed feeling?

POWER-DOING LIFE (What does this make you do to yourself and others)

Put myself (and other people) down, shut myself (and others) out, take a place over other people, punish myself (and others), try to control others.

If we see ourselves doing these things then we need to find the grace of God to see this undone.

Faith cannot live there. What does God do through us and to others?

He does what is loving, true, and just (disciplines our will) Jeremiah 9:24 I'm God, and I act in loyal love. I do what's right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things.

Philippians 4:13 Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. What would you do without that unhealed attitude?

Proverbs 3:5 Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction. It's the child he loves that God corrects; a father's delight is behind all this.