What has helped you recover/heal?
Aloha,
I'm doing a research assignment for a publisher and need your help. Here's my question for you: What has helped you recover/heal from an addiction, obsession, compulsion, issue, regret, shame, fear, or trauma of ANY kind?!
Feel free to include things a therapist, author, support group, friend, or family member taught you--whether the method is spiritual, relational, financial, educational, health-related, physical, psychological, or other type. It can be something simple or something long-term that has changed your life.
Mahalo Nui,
Katieb
I'm doing a research assignment for a publisher and need your help. Here's my question for you: What has helped you recover/heal from an addiction, obsession, compulsion, issue, regret, shame, fear, or trauma of ANY kind?!
Feel free to include things a therapist, author, support group, friend, or family member taught you--whether the method is spiritual, relational, financial, educational, health-related, physical, psychological, or other type. It can be something simple or something long-term that has changed your life.
Mahalo Nui,
Katieb
posted by Katie Brazelton and Shelley Leith at 11:56 AM
4 Comments:
After going through a church split that got nasty towards my husband and I, we had to lean into the Holy Spirit. He led us to a church that gently walked us through our pain. Thank God for the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ.
Theresa Oja
I'm going to use 'being misunderstood' by either my words or actions as my issue. I have found that the longer it takes to get before the Lord in prayer (and forgive) the longer I stay stuck in hurt feelings or offense. There is nothing like being quick to forgive (and/or repent) and watch what the Lord will do. I found healing and reconciliation quicker as a result. My emotions might not line up immediately (i.e., I may still be battling anger or worrying in my mind) but 'choosing' to do the right thing always honors God and it gives Him something to work with.
Sandra Witkowski
After a barrage of circumstances, broken promises, loss of a loved one, moving to a new country, loosing my company, loss of income and identity, I felt that God had abandoned me too. I found myself sucked into a deep sadness where I floundered not knowing what to do next.
A friend once said to me that we can be honest with God...that He can take whatever we dish out. So I did just that.
I told Him honestly about everything, while crying and pouring out all of my anxieties and disappointments. All the while I continued to read His word and trust Him that somehow we would find a way through this together.
Eventually my hurt subsided as His word and promises washed away the pain and began to give me strength. Then I was able to tell Him I was sorry for blaming Him, for being angry and self-absorbed. I knew that it was Him that brought me here because He had a plan and He had something special for me in the midst of everything but I would have to start to trust Him.
I found I was safest with God. There was no blame or shame, just love...unending love. He knew the right time for each redemptive step out of dispair. God was faithful to take my pain, the blame and sorrow..then bring me to a place of healing and a vision for the future.
Who I am has changed...because of His grace and mercy. What an amazing father we have!!
After a marital problem,the Lord grabbed us both and turned us around! We didn't even know about the Holy Spirit (other than a name in church), but He came and worked in our hearts. God is the Great Redeemer!
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