God's Sweet, Living Water of Healing
Every individual has certain basic needs: Physical, Safety,
Love, Belonging, Acceptance and Potential. If the fulfillment of any of these
areas is thwarted, we will grow into adulthood with wounds from our childhood
and early adult years. Satan plants a lie along with every disappointment we
ever experience, and these lies influence our beliefs as adults. (
www.theophostic.com )
A lack of fulfillment in these areas of basic human needs
can impact our ability to function normally as adults. In Part 1 of Spiritual
Healing, I wrote about my anger and bitterness stemming from these needs not
being met. In my case of experiencing abuse and deprivation, I grew up feeling
fearful and insecure. This trauma caused a mental and emotional disorder due to
the reoccurring stress (PTSD).
Since I met the Lord Jesus Christ, however, I realized that
the more intimate our union with Christ is, the more willing we are to totally
surrender our life to God's will. This even allows us to look for the seeds of
a miracle in every trial we experience. When we come to Christ, He gradually
fulfills in us the unmet needs of our past and fills us with His sweet Living Water (John 4:14).
God also uses His process of sanctification to cleanse our
thought life, because thoughts determine how we act. Our thoughts originate
from three sources:
1. From our past, which is still alive in our subconscious
mind
2. From our perception of life through our five senses
3. From satanic forces out to destroy us by distorting
God's Truth (1 Peter
5:8). (More in the next post.)
Prayer:
Father God, You warned us that Satan is our accuser (Revelations
12:10). Any negative thoughts sent to belittle and debilitate us
come from him. If we surrender to Your will for each moment of our day, Your
Spirit will lead us into all truth (John 16:13). Then, we
will filter every situation in our life through Your lens of Truth (1
Corinthians 2:12-13). Remind us that if we are seated with You in heavenly
places, we have no need to worry about our life on this earth.
Thought for the Day:
Nothing will occur in our life that is not already part of
God's plan for us. - Ephesians 2:6,10
