A prayer for inner healing

". . . Turn thou me, and I shall be turned. . ." Jeremiah 31:18

Lord, I don't want to feel this way any more. I thought if my pain touched their lives I'd feel better. I didn't. I thought by holding it over their heads I'd feel better. I didn't. I thought that by telling everyone what they'd done to me I'd feel better. I didn't; it only cost me friends and kept the pain alive longer. I thought if only they'd acknowledge how wrong they've been (and how right I've been), I'd feel better. They didn't, so I felt worse. I thought if only I could understand why I picked such people I'd feel better, so I read books and talked with counselors. But that didn't work, because then I discovered other things I didn't have the emotional energy to deal with. I thought time would make me feel better. It helped, but it didn't heal, because there were still too many things that triggered old memories. I thought by moving somewhere else I'd feel better. I didn't, I only changed addresses, not what was going on inside me. Finally I did two things that worked; not overnight, but gradually, patiently, consistently as I kept doing them, they worked. First, I decided to forgive - and keep on forgiving - until the past lost its hold on me. Second, I cried out to God, '. . . turn Thou me, and I shall be turned . . .' (Jeremiah 31:18).

He heard my cry! My perceptions began to clear and my emotions began to heal. Why? Because at last, getting well meant more . . . much more to me . . . than staying sick.

A friend sent this too me and it was worth sharing with you all.

May God continue to heal and bless us all!

Amen

~Tanya~
~Amazed By His Grace~

Amen,

Tanya, this reminds me of what we did at an Encounter with God retreat I went to in June. It offers people an environment and oppurtunity that allows them to discover how to establish their relationship with God,how to have direct fellowship with Him, and how to commit to His Lordship in their lives. They are taught the claims of the Gospel and experience forgiveness of sin, deliverance from bondage,emotional and physical healing, restoration of worth and value. They also learn how to walk in the blessings of a covenat relationship with God and His family.

Tanya, it is so powerful to release all of our burdens, transgressions,Ancestral Bondages and Iniquities to the Lord. The Lord examines our heart, and he wants us to be free so we can discover true peace and healing of the heart.

Praise the Lord for this wonderful prayer with a strong message.

Your Brother in Christ!!!

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. Romans 1:11-12

John Trevino

I MAKALA WANT TO SAY THAT YOU TWO ARE VERY ENCOURAGEING AND MOTVATE ME SO MUCH THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO READ THESE PHASES ON A DAILY BASIC TO GET BY DAY-BY-DAY THANK U BOTH SO MUCH