Healing the Hurt

“I might be hurt – but I MUST be committed to healing the hurt to be healed”. ~ Author Unknown

When we are injured in our body; we seek a doctor and trust that he is going to give us the medication or physician’s wisdom that will cause us to be healed. We continue to follow through until we are completely healed. In fact we continue to see the doctor until we are ‘released’ from his care; noting that we are healed.

Why don’t we have this same approach in our spirit? Why don’t we seek in the same way what it takes for our spirit to be healed when it is hurt?

The hurts of the soul are the ones that leave deep scars that keep us from ever pursuing the life of a believer to the point of total healing. Why is that? Is it because no one else can see these hurts? Do we keep them quiet because we don’t want others to know just how weak we are?

In order to be fully in the Lord; we must heal the hurts that are hidden down deep in our hearts. God wants to pluck those things out and replace them with courage, boldness and love that never ends.

In order to do this we have to DO a few things! It will not happen magically! We must find inside of us a commitment to being healed from hurt!

God equips each of us with ability to desire to be healed. It is what we do with that ability that is life changing.

In Psalm 1 God gives us the formula for success. It is easy to do if we are committed to Him and REALLY desire a healing in our soul.

©     We have to find our healing in the Word of God! Develop a love so deep for it that it is life changing!

©     We have to find our healing through teaching of the Word of God. God intends that we develop friendships and mentorships with godly, wise people! He doesn’t want us off on our own without others to help us on our healing journey! This leads to a trap from the enemy. (Proverbs 13:20)

©     We find healing through meditating on the Word of God as though it is medication for our soul. If we close our eyes and really see these Bible characters in action we can see them as they really were! They made choices just like we make choices! (Joshua 1:8-9)

©     We find healing through asking God to heal us! (Jeremiah 17:14) We need to ask God to come into our lives and heal us! Transform us! ASK God to forgive us of our sins and replace that sin with love and power from Him. Only God has the tools to heal us inside! He wants us to replace that sinful thing with a Godly thing! That takes commitment and love on our part!

Being committed to healing IS healing! It is ACTION on the part of the believer to be healed! We have to be committed to wanting to be healed. It does not come easy. It takes follow through and action on our part. Our society teaches us the exact opposite! This is one reason we have so many believers that are not full of God’s Almighty Power! If we can’t fix it in a day or through one prayer; we just don’t fix it…we continue on in life and are never free from the things that hurt us! We must put forth effort and action to be changed.

©     James 5:13-16 tells a beautiful story of someone who is willing and seeking. Are we in trouble? The Bible has such a way of putting things right in front of us. It is what we do with that information that becomes transforming!

©     Tell others so that they can pray with you and be that encouragement that we need. God never intended that we would not share with other believers the hurts of this life! Somehow we have gotten away from that practice even in church! Ask others to pray with us!

©     Be accountable to others about a commitment to be healed! It is ok to let each other know we have hurt. It does not make us less of a person. If we are a believing bunch of people; then it should not matter if we share! Verbal commitment does wonders for the soul! It helps us be transparent and pure before each other AND God! (Matthew 5:8) Don’t we want to see God?

©     We need to be committed enough that we sense God and KNOW that we KNOW we can ask anything and be healed and changed! (Matthew 7:7-8) God says that if we had enough faith as small as a mustard seed we would be able to move mountains! Oh my goodness that we would believe that in our lives when it comes to hurting inside!

We have an opportunity to heal the hurt and be changed in such a way that we are RADICAL in our faith and belief! What is holding us back? ….WE ARE HOLDING OURSELVES BACK….

Be committed to healing the hurt inside. It can absolutely be LIFE CHANGING and you may never know until you try it! Not only that; but God WILL use what you have learned to heal others! Your commitment to God in healing your hurt will lead someone else to want to do the same! Be used of God today! Be transformed in your mind and heart and BELIEVE God!