Quotes about Healing

It is always true to some extent that we make our images of God. It is even truer that our image of God makes us. Eventually we become like the God we image. One of the most beautiful fruits of knowing the God of Jesus is a compassionate attitude towards ourselves. . . . This is why Scripture attaches such importance to knowing God. Healing our image of God heals our image of ourselves.12

Healing our image of God heals our image of ourselves.

It has been said that the real measure of our sense of self is when we are with our parents for more than three days. At that point we need to ask ourselves how old we feel. Have we gone back to our patterns of behaving more in line with our childhood, or have we broken free from our past to live in what God has for us now?

My whole faith was shattered there for a while.

Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them.

Forgiveness is worthless to us emotionally if we can't forgive ourselves.

When you totally forgive your enemy, you have crossed over into the supernatural realm. Perhaps you are like me and wish

forgiveness.

But how can I know that there is no bitterness left? I would reply: (1) when there is no desire to get even or punish, (2) when I do or say nothing that would hurt their reputation or future, and (3) when I truly wish them well in all they seek to do. 9

It is hard for me to be vulnerable, because I never learned how to do that. I was never vulnerable in a safe way.

Sometimes I think Jesus can't wait until we preachers finish our boring sermons. He can't wait to heal people.

Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.