Everyone deals with pain and hurt caused by others at some point in their lives. But if the heaviness of unresolved emotional wounds are piling up, they need to be dealt with. Emotional wounds do not resolve themselves with the passage of time. If left unresolved, time can actually deepen these wounds, making an already hurtful situation feel unbearable, tearing you up and causing you mental anguish. This can be very destructive and emotionally damaging.

Just as a body part can sustain a wound, and, if left untreated, can result in an infection, so can the human heart, metaphorically speaking. A physical wound that has become infected must be cared for, to heal up. In that same likeness, the emotions of the heart must be freed of hurts and emotional pain to be healthy and whole. Contrary to popular belief, a conversation with the offender is not necessary for you to receive healing. Prayer, talk therapy, and healthy boundaries are steps that can be taken to promote the healing in your life.

If you desire to be released of your pain, bring whatever has happened to you to the Lord. Be open with Him about your hurts, disappointment, anger, confusion, and pain. Psalm 34:17-18 says, “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” He is Jehovah Rapha, our Healer, and He can restore your damaged emotions. He can make you whole, but it will require work on your part. You have to want it. That means facing the YUCK that is in you and letting it out. The healing process can be a hard and messy season of life, but totally worth it for wholeness and peace, in place of brokenness and pain. 2 Corinthians 3:17, tells us, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” Yes! HE sets us FREE!!!🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉

If you can find someone to be transparent with, such as a counselor or trustworthy friend, speaking out your troubled heart is extremely therapeutic. Talk therapy is a huge release. It is taking that hurt that is buried deep within you that is so ugly, painful, or shameful and bringing it out into the light. Having someone validate your feelings is powerful. Once something has been uprooted and you are able to be transparent about it, that burden of pain begins to lift. Having a listener who is empathetic helps you process the hurt. That, added with the power of prayer, and your soul will surely be lifted.💔🙏🏻🙌🏻

The mind and heart work together. To heal the heart also requires renewal of the mind. If you have negative thought patterns related to hurt that ruminate in your head or memories that just won’t stop, you can use visualization therapy along with prayer, to release your mind from the pain that is feeding upon itself. An example would be to pray about IT, asking the Lord to take IT away and free you of IT. Then, picture WHATEVER IT IS, being put into a bag or box, seal it up tightly, and then visualize it being destroyed by tossing IT to the bottom of the sea forever or burning IT right up. Poof! IT is then over, done with, GONE!!! Treat it as such. It is a release, and it works. Through Christ, we can be fully healed and restored. “To be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Romans 8:6.

Our brains can be rewired, but you have to want it. You need to make a choice to let go of the painful thoughts and memories that have been tearing you down. They must be replaced with healthy, happy, hopeful, truthful, thought patterns. Listening to sermon podcasts, specifically addressing what you are overcoming can be very helpful in reprogramming your mind. Filling the mind with God’s Truth is the best prescription for peace and good health! Posting scripture references in places you frequent throughout the day will also help with refocusing and reformatting your mind. Affirmations are very powerful. Speaking the truth out loud to yourself helps reprogram your brain. Romans 12:2 tells us, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. The Bible says, this is the key to transformation.

Another very important tool to implement healing is to establish healthy boundaries. Boundaries protect you from physical, emotional, and spiritual harm. These are like gates that protect you. The gates can be opened and closed, as needed, in order to protect yourself from situations and relationships that can harm you. Harm from others, be it intentional or not, is still something that needs to be dealt with. If someone is triggering you, that is a red flag warning to you. The body does warn us when we are being threatened, by way of our emotions. Learn to recognize your feelings and step back and take a look at why you are feeling sad, angry, threatened, or hurt. It is up to you to take charge of your life and how you manage your relationships. If you want to receive healing and transformation from brokenness to wholeness, you are the one who needs to be proactive. You cannot change the behavior of others, but you are responsible for yours and how you allow others to treat you.

Do you want to walk in wholeness and freedom from hurt and pain? Then I esteem you to bring it all before the Lord. He knows you inside and out. He knows what you have been through. He alone knows the road you have walked. There is no one else in this world who can understand you fully and completely outside of THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS!!! You are His child, and He loves you and does not want you hurting any longer. So, choose healing my friend. You will be glad you did! “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1

Blessings!

Annette🌻♥️

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