Healing!

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

Luke 4:23

Every day living brings about pain - so we end up with wounds and scars. Some wounds are superficial and some run very deep and take a long time to heal. Typical daily things can cause wounds - losing a love one, losing a job, low self esteem and even loving someone can leave you with scars that need to be healed - but if left unattended can turn into a serious condition. Conditions that can lead to self destructive and self sabotage type behavior. But how do we heal up those wounds? Some turn to drugs or alcohol for a quick relief, others choose to focus on positive measures such as encouragement and strength from friends and my favorite method - PRAYER! Another way to heal a wound is a preventative measure - its hard to predict what will hurt us - but there are some measures that can be taken. Avoiding toxic people and not having unrealistic expectations of others is a way to protect ourselves. Recognizing the need for a healing is sometimes one of the hurdles we have to jump. We live busy , hectic lives that don't leave much time to focus on some matters in our lives - so we ignore the symptoms until we see the blood. We end up so battered, tattered, torn and bruised with unbearable pain. There is an answer - the one true God can heal and mend up every single wound and give you the strength to endure the pain until your healing is complete. Trust God. Give it all to Him every single pain and hurt. Let us encourage each other to seek the healing power of prayer for all our pains.

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed."

Isiaih 53:5