The Wounded Spirit

While we tend to seek healing for our physical bodies, most of us are in need of healing for our spirits. Years of pain, anger, disappointment, betrayal, loss, anguish, sorrow, fear, anxiety, abandonment, rejection, etc. have left deep wounds in our spirits.

Try as we may to cover up with great makeup to have the perfect look, great careers, ‘happy’ family lives, controlled lives, aggressive and ‘bullyish’ attitudes, alcohol, drugs, sex, food, a rigorous exercise regime, many or no friends, numerous academic qualifications, etc. the wounds don’t go away.

We lie to ourselves daily that we are okay, that we are just fine; yet deep in our hearts and in our spirits, we are hurting deeply. We are afraid to look at the wounds. We are afraid to confront what gnaws at us from within. We are afraid to know the truth about that gnawing and as a result, while we look, seem and behave okay, we really are breaking and crushing on the inside.

The healing of our spirits propels us on the path of wholeness; a wholeness that ensures an abundant life; the abundance promised in knowing Jesus Christ not just as Savior but as Lord.

We cannot be whole when our spirits are not whole. Open up your spirit to God and He promises to heal you and to mend your broken spirit. You can trust Him with your wounds.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”