Frequently Asked Questions about Healing
"The
Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To
preach the gospel to the poor;
He
has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To
proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are
oppressed;
To proclaim the
acceptable year of the LORD."
Luke 4:18-19 NKJV
How do we heal?
Our emotions are
a product of our beliefs and what we think. Let me illustrate. If we believe we
are not going to be safe, we will be fearful whether we are attacked or not. If
we believe we will be safe, we will not be afraid. If you expect good things,
you are happy. If you expect bad things to happen, you are sad or worried.
John
The problem is
that when a person has gone through verbal and physical abuse over a long
period of time, the mind becomes convinced that the lies that we were told are
true even though they are not. Many times the physical abuse backs up the
verbal abuse to convince us that the lies are true.
The key to
healing is to straighten out the lies and the unbiblical thinking. Most
survivors of abuse do not believe or trust people. As a result they will not
believe good advice. The solution to this problem is to learn what God says about
the problem. God does not steer us wrong. We must go to the Bible for the
answers.
In order to
straighten out our thought life and our emotional life, we must replace the
lies with biblical truth.