Grace For Healing

Is Sadness a Sin?

The Bible tells us to ‘Rejoice always’ which implies that God expects us to be joyful even when we’re suffering and in pain. Does this mean that sadness is a sin?

If you suffered a lot of trauma or stress in childhood, then the neuropathways in your brain to allow for joy, just don’t exist.

This suggests that sadness is not a sin but it does contract the instruction to rejoice.

So today, I wanted to look at what the Bible means when it asks us to rejoice. I’ll consider whether sadness is a sin. and then I’ll make some suggestions to help in this area.

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess 5:16 – 18

This verse challenged me during the first few years of illness. Rejoicing was the last thing I felt like doing.

I even felt very condemned because I just couldn’t feel joy. My life had been ripped apart.

In church life, I sometimes feel there is a certain expectation to be happy all the time which doesn’t help.

How Does your Soul Prosper?

Today’s blog is about one of the most famous verses regarding the link between healing and how our soul needs to prosper, found in 3 John 1 v 2

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2

3 John 1:2 tells us that it’s God’s will to heal, and in order for our healing to be manifest, our soul has to prosper. Today we consider why and how.
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The Man with the Withered Hand

Today’s blog post is about the man with the withered hand. If you know the story, Jesus instructs him to ‘stretch forth his hand’ and his healing followed.

We’ll consider 5 ways we can become ‘withered’ on our healing journeys and in life. Then we’ll look at how we can gradually ‘stretch’ ourselves in a tolerable way that invites healing.

Let’s dive in
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What is the Autonomic Nervous System?

So today we’re going to learn about our autonomic nervous system; more specifically the 6 nervous system states.

Then I’ll offer some suggestions to some regulating resources that will support you in each state.

If you’re believing God for a healing breakthrough, then I believe it’s essential to understand the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and the onset of sickness. (I will discuss this in a future post).

But first, we need to know what the autonomic nervous system is.

God gave us a beautiful autonomic nervous system to help us navigate our way through daily life.
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Is Anger a Sin? 5 Steps to Release Anger Healthily.

Today we’re talking about anger, more specifically, how I consider the question ‘is anger a sin?’

Not because I have ‘anger issues’ or an ‘anger management’ problem, but because research shows there is a relationship between repressed anger and chronic symptoms.

This kind of suggests that anger is a sin, certainly church life seems to reinforce this.

So today, I’ll give my understanding of how we are to view and deal with anger as Christians, why and how it causes illness and offer 5 steps to help release any anger so it won’t contribute to symptoms.
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Patient in Affliction: 5 Ways to Wait Well Today

I think you’ll agree that being patient in affliction is challenging, especially if illness has continued for many years.

With God, how we wait matters and how we occupy this waiting time is significant.

I remember being at my wits end, even suicidal; the months were now years and still no breakthrough. I’m sure some of you can relate?

So today, I’m going to show you the 5 ways I introduced some kind of contentment back into my life so I could be patient in the affliction.

You don’t want to prolong this painful season more than is necessary so I invite you through this post to invest in good waiting habits that glorify God, ease frustration and invite transformation.

Job’s Three Friends. 5 Ways to Deal with Them

Today we consider Job’s infamous three friends; (let’s face it, we’ve all got them.)

You know, those ‘helpful’ Christians who tell you what you’ve done wrong in your life to cause suffering.

I will offer a deeper perspective as to why they behave in that way, and suggest 5 steps you can implement to guard your heart from their hurtful comments.

Do you have people in your life who screen you for the reasons you’re not healed?
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Job’s Healing: Was God Responsible for Job’s Pain?

Today’s post is about Job’s healing.

Have you turned to the book of Job for guidance in your journey? It’s a difficult book to read and easy to misunderstand. I hope this post will explain things a little for you.

I’m going to give you 5 lessons from the book of Job, I think are fundamental to the healing journey. I also include the truth behind a couple of myths that you may be believing.

So if you’re concerned that God is granting permission to the devil to attack you or that He is ready and waiting to take your life away, then you can relax.

These are erroneous teachings, taken from those who misunderstand what the book of Job is all about.

So let’s get started:

The Enemy Comes to Steal, Kill and Destroy…..

Today we look at the God’s perfect description of sickness, found in John 10:10: It is your enemy and has the sole purpose to steal, kill and destroy.

Do you feel robbed? This verse shows us that God is not the author of your suffering.

By reading this post, you’ll gain an understanding of the three descriptions that God gives sickness which will feed your faith for healing and eliminate any doubt that God wants you well.

Otherwise, you’ll believe one of the many myths: that God is waiting for you to deal with something…..God is teaching you a lesson or chastising you…etc’.
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Thorn in the Flesh: The Biblical Meaning of a Thorn

Today I wanted to share with you some teaching on the meaning of Paul’s thorn in the Flesh. The number of times I hear people assume that Paul had a sickness that God wouldn’t heal.

Today I prove, using the Bible, that this is inaccurate.

Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a person and not any kind of illness or disability.

If you think the meaning of Paul’s thorn in the flesh refers to sickness, you will always doubt God for your healing.
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