30 Days of Thanksgiving... Day 8... Healing

Pastor Russ explained this morning that our heart is who we are.
And to some degree we are all broken. We all have wounded hearts.
Hearts that have been injured by abuse... lies... betrayal... divorce.
The list goes on.
But Jesus came to heal broken hearts... and broken people.

Some people seem to be more broken than others.
Maybe the abuse was more painful. The vessel more fragile.
The wound deeper.
But the lie is always the same... you are unloved and unlovable.

I have believed that lie. Lived that lie.
Allowed that lie to imprison my heart and almost destroy my life.

And then I met Jesus.
And the truth of His love began to replace the lie and my healing began.
You see, the truth is, I am... and you are... loved and lovable.
God loves us unconditionally and forever.
He loves us so much that He sent Jesus to rescue us... and He died doing it.
But we have to believe it. We have to receive it. We have to live it.
And we have to allow His love to set us free and restore our lives.



Healing is a journey but it's worth every step.
Today, with tears in my eyes, I give thanks to God
for sending Jesus to this earth to heal broken hearts...
mine... and yours.

Thank You Lord! Amen.

Comments

[Speaking from the Heart]

Amen.

[Linda]

I'm glad you had a good day Karla.

http://remotetreechanger.blogspot.com/2009/11/30-days-of-thanksgiving-day-8-healing.html

[Deborah]

Yes Karla, Where would we be without the saving and healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ! We would be hopeless and helpless! Praise the Lord, He didn't save us to leave us floundering in this sin laden world, with our own sins and the sins of others.
One of my absolute favorite portions of scripture is Matt.11:28-30 "Come unto Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." I thank the Lord with you, Karla, for healing of weary and broken hearts through the blood and power of the Lord Jesus and for the wonderful rest He so mercifully gives to us.
Smiles, Deborah

[hip chick]

Oh this is a beautiful and moving post. I have had one or two bouts with sadness in my life but I have never been one to linger there. I feel such compassion for those who suffer these things. You are right God will heal all our wounds.
I have really been gleaning a lot from this Thanksgiving 30. It is good for me to think about what I am thankful for every single day.

[Lynn]

Thank you, my angel!!!!

[ldh]

Good Morning, Karla,

Stopping by for the first time to see your God-honoring place and enjoying the many Daily Thankful posts here and on other blogs.

Kindly, ldh

[Mary]

Yes, we all have past baggage, some more than others. What always comes to mind for me is "Forgetting what is behind, and pressing on to what is ahead".

Sometimes it is hard to forget....and once our Pastor said that his definition of forgetting means "no longer to be influenced or affected by". I liked that very much. I am very grateful for what the Lord has done to take all of our 'hurts' and enable us to forget them. Amen!
Blessings,
Mary

[Elizabeth]

beautiful!

[Julie]

Oh,Lord, Thank you, in my prayer time with You, I was talking to you about my hurts, and now, Karla sent this lovely post. Oh, Lord, it is my prayer, may I grow ever so deep in Your love, that it pours out to others: My family, friends, strangers, Most importally unto You. This month, I am learning to be Thankful. Next month, I want to learn to love more. Your love Father is not likes the worlds love. Thank you for giving us Jesus. Jesus, You walked in perfect love, and gave Your life in love. You know the true meaning of love. Love covers our hurts, our pains. May we come to know Your love in a deeper, more personal way. Thank you for Karla, for her post. Wow. Thank You Lord God for listening and hearing my prayer today.
In Jesus Name.
Amen.

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Really enjoyed this post as my heart is so broken, it seems to me that my vessel is more fragile. that i feel like sinking, yet by God's amazing Grace and Love I will keep walking by faith this journey He has me on Praying for guidance and thanking Him for such a supportive Husband to help lead and guide me when my faith seems lost, he reminds me of who restores my soul and Heals my broken heart.

[Rhondi]

Hi Karla
Thanks for the encouraging words today. I have loved your books ofr years and have quite a few of them, so taody when another blogger mentioned it was you doing the 30 days of thanks I had to come over and tell you how much I had appreciated your books.

[Eevee]

Wow!

This was really touching and full of Truth.

I can completely relate to being a prisoner of lies. It's amazing the life that he gives us once we realize that we have never been alone and we have been loved unconditionally from the day he formed us in our mother's womb.

Thank You so much!

http://growingalongsidemychildren.blogspot.com/2009/11/30-days-of-thanksgiving-day-7.html

p.s. I was wondering if I could be added once more to the list

I changed my URL and Blog Name from Embracing Life,Christian Unschooling, and more...

to

Growing & Learning Alongside My Children and it can be found at
http://growingalongsidemychildren.blogspot.com/

Thank You.

[Marlene Suits]

Good evening, our focus on healing. I a thankful for both physical and emotional healing that has come to my life many times. I know Jesus is the Great Physician and as I seek Him he brings healing to my body and to my emotions. Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow. Thankfully, Marlene

[Trish]

Merry Christmas, my dear friend Karla...This was such a beautiful post! I've not been able to get on the computer much to do blog-reading...but I stopped by for a visit today and my heart was so deeply touched by your words in this post. This was my special hug from God for Christmas :-) Thank you again, as always, for being a blessing and for being used of God to encourage others.
Love, Trish