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Healed Woman - Beautiful woman
We live in a hurting world. Studies all over the world
show the most hurt and neglected people in the world are. Women - Refugees - Children in that order. In India, the hurting for the woman starts from the time
she is conceived. So it goes on from the womb to the tomb. Because of social
evils like dowry, gender discrimination the hurt continues. In many words and
actions, there are many parents who continue to show discrimination and also
displeasure over the daughters. A famous hospital in Bombay out of 1000 abortions they
perform 999 are female foetuses. Many places in India female foeticide is still
a common occurrence. The school dropout rate for girls is much higher than
boys. There are other atrocities like rape, eve teasing abuses and dowry
deaths. But God created man and woman in His own image. When He created man and
woman, He breathed the same Sprit - the breath of life into them and they
became living beings, with an external body - As we read through the scriptures
we discover that man is made of 3 components. 1 Thes.5:23 1. Body
is the external shell 2. Soul
is the mind/heart which is the seat of - thoughts, attitudes, emotions, feelings etc. 3. The
Spirit is the inner most being - the conscience. We know that all the 3 components are interconnected. If
the spirit is crushed the mind is depressed, the body is affected. As a result,
we have any number of psychosomatic disorders. 70% of diseases are
psychosomatic. The other way is also true that when we are sick in the body,
the soul is depressed and downcast and downcast and our spirits are afflicted. World Health Organization
defines health as follows: “Health is not merely the absence of disease but a state
of physical, mental social, spiritual well being”. So in order to achieve this state of health, the healing
of all three components of the human being are necessary. Only then can we
enjoy the abundant life which Jesus spoke of in John 10 : 10 Doctors and medical personnel deal only with the bodies -
But the healing of the soul and spirit is brought about, through the Lord Jesus
- through His suffering, death on the cross and resurrection. Isaiah 53:5 says ‘By His wounds we are healed.’ Inner healing is nothing but reconciliation, with God
with others, and with ourselves. Let me enumerate how the soul and spirit are crushed are
damaged. Childhood Wrong sex (home & school) Wrong
time Hurting comments from parents,
teachers etc., Neglect Wrong doctrines Church No balanced teaching Verbal Abuses Physical Sexual Physical disability Accidents Death in the family OUR OWN SIN Praise God we do not have to
continue in this broken state, as there is victory and healing through Jesus. How does this healing happen? 1. Recognition:
Recognize the areas of inner damage - How it has affected your life. We
are what we are today - is the result of all the happenings of the past. 2. Repentance:
II Chr. 7:14 If the damage is caused through our sin, we need to repent
and turn to God. 3. Sharing:
James 5:16 Joys are doubled SHARED Sorrows halved Sins Forgiven Hurts healed 4. Forgiveness:
Hurts
are others inflicted, Forgiveness is not optional, Forgive - others Forgive yourself Mathew
8:21-35 Mathew 6: 5, 12 5. Acceptance: What cannot be changed should be accepted.
Accept your womanhood. Past Parentage is
essential part of Christian Life Acceptance Yourself Others Because Jesus accepts each one
of us just as we are. Ps. 139; Isaiah 49:15, 16 6. Transformation:
Romans 12:2 The core beliefs, mindsets need to be changed, and our minds
need to be renewed. 7. Deliverance:
There is spiritual bondage and captivity. Luke 4:18 Luke 9:1 and many other scriptures point
out that our spirits can be under the influence and bondage of the evil one.
The Lord will set us free when we ask for it. 8. Becoming a wounded healer: When you receive healing, you become an
instrument of God’s healing. We radiate His beauty that is far beyond the
external beauty, which is so transient and temporal. There is a tremendous need for this type of healing for
the women of India and all over the world. Women are crying for comfort,
healing and deliverance. Doctors and Pastors cannot do this. But it is the role
of every Christian woman to be an instrument of healing to the Society. As Christian women, unless we receive this Inner healing we cannot become wounded healers for our fellow sisters & brothers. So, may the Lord help us radiate His beauty, as we become instruments of Healing to the Society.
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