The Healing Process

Meditations for Ragamuffins

October 13, 2023

The Healing Process 

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid

Psalm 56:3-4 (NRSV)

Are you ever haunted by your past? Your past could be something that you did fifty years ago, or something you did yesterday! Every one of us, all of God’s children are dynamically unique. There has never been another person like you in the history of mankind, nor will there ever be. God has made you an original, one of a kind, a special person. Even identical twins have their own individual and unique qualities. When we are redeemed by God, we are not cloned. God created us as His one-of-a-kind children, and when we are redeemed, we retain our uniqueness. Because God “causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them,” even the events in our past that may trouble us contribute to our uniqueness and are included in God’s healing and redemptive process. Therefore, we can draw from the psalmist’s comforting words and determine to be not afraid as we submit our past to God. We can also rejoice in the Apostle Paul’s comforting words to Titus, “When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:4-5)

You may find it helpful to God’s healing process for you to take a sheet of paper and list the parts of your past that still trouble you. Spend time experiencing the emotions that surround each troubling occurrence on your list. Open your Bible and read Psalm 56:3-4 and Titus 3:4-5 and allow the truth of God’s love, the tenderness of His embrace of you, to wash away the fear and sorrow associated with your past.

My Takeaway: Here is one more bit of encouragement before you engage in this healing process:

You keep track of all my sorrows.

    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.

    You have recorded each one in your book.

This I know: God is on my side!

For you have rescued me from death;

    you have kept my feet from slipping.

So now I can walk in your presence, O God,

    in your life-giving light.

Psalm 56: 8, 9b, 13

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2023 by Alex M. Knight

 

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