Quotes about Healing

One of the great healing balms of the Holy Spirit is forgiveness. To forgive is to break the link between you and your past.

Sometimes we esteem others more important than ourselves. We always become the martyr. It is wonderful to be self-sacrificing, but watch out for self-disdain! If we don't apply some of the medicine that we use on others to strengthen ourselves, our patients will be healed and we will be dying.

soul survivor," someone who's willing to open up and examine the pain in order to lance the wound and perforate the power of the past.

first things that a hurting person needs to do is break the habit of using other people as a narcotic to numb the dull aching of an inner void.

In my research, I was surprised to discover that some experts believe many people possess an instinct or a natural aptitude for making money, others for healing, creating art, organizing, or negotiating. I'm convinced our instincts emerge out of and alongside our gifting, so it makes sense that our instincts would reflect our talents and abilities.

Divorce is not merely separating; it is the tearing apart of what was once joined together.

If you have been betrayed or wounded by someone you brought too close, please forgive them. They really were a blessing. You will only be better when you cease to be bitter!

Things that are covered don't heal well.

Can the wounded heal the hurting?

Somewhere deep within the tormented man there is a tormented child who feels doomed to torment others!

We need to be honest with ourselves. We need a place where we can sit down, reflect, and mourn. However, we must be careful not to mourn over the past longer than necessary. After the funeral, there is always a burial. The burial separates the survivor from the deceased, and it is as far as we can go. So you must come to a place of separation and decide to live on.

It's bitterness that drives you to alcohol or drugs or food or pornography or anything else as a method of coping with your season of suffering. When you've been consumed by bitterness, you develop a desire to consume anything that will get the taste out of your mouth—