There’s Always Hope
It’s sometimes hard for people to understand that walking healed is a daily process. In the six years I’ve been walking in my healing, I have encountered many people who are nearly paralyzed in depression, anxiety, fear, intimidation, abuse, injustice, and unfair situations. I love to share my healing story with them, not because of me, but because I know how much God wants to heal them, too. Yet, one of the most frustrating things I have discovered is, when I begin to tell them God wants them healed. The door of opportunity quickly slams shut.
Why?
Most people don’t realize they can actually be healed and the chains that have kept them bound, broken off forever; never to return. Yes! You can be healed and never experience another round of depression, anxiety, or intimidation. I know because I’m living proof.
My heart hurts so badly for those who continually suffer from these issues, day in and day out. More than that, my frustration grows when I see someone be healed from depression, only to go right back into the very pit they were healed from and continue to live in misery day after day.
In a recent post by Joyce Meyer*, she even states that after leaving a place where we’ve been deeply hurt, we can still be deeply wounded. Some people don’t understand that our problems don’t disappear even when our circumstances change. I understand that many times, we must go back into certain circumstances. Those can be detrimental to our healing. But one thing Joyce says, which I agree with wholeheartedly, is that God can heal you so completely that there is no evidence of the damage that was done to you through abuse, injustice, or even unfair circumstances.
God’s Word says that “by His stripes we are healed” (1 Peter 2:24, NLT, emphasis added). It does not say we will be healed – it says we are healed. The problem with those who walk around miserable in their depression, always claiming, “I’m dealing with depression” is, they don’t truly believe God can and will heal them if they will just allow it.
Maybe that sounds harsh. It’s not meant to. Sometimes, a person just doesn’t know, or understand, how to get healed. Also, sometimes, that person just doesn’t want to be rid of their issues because they’ve become comfortable in their pit, relishing the attention, albeit negative as it is. This can be detrimental. Oftentimes, it’s not even the healed person who is the problem, but those around the healed person who won’t allow them to walk healed. These are often times people who think they’re helping, when in truth, they are only making the situation worse.
I once had a person lay their hand on my arm and say, “You know, I suffer that depression and anxiety, too.” I smiled at them and said, “And God wants to heal you of that.” They got mad. You see, I absolutely know I’m healed. This person knows I’m healed, however, continues to speak as if I’m not. To them, I still suffer depression and anxiety, because they do. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Look, depression and anxiety are very real issues. They’re detrimental to our mental and emotional health, as well as our physical health, to our relationships with others and even the Lord. Every day, we battle in our minds. It’s an enemy attack, designed to keep us from living a free and abundant life. Sadly, every day millions of people suffer the mental and emotional turmoil of depression and anxiety.
But there’s hope!
God wants you walking healed – because He has great big plans for you. Yes, YOU! Believe it or not, you were designed to do great things. So of course, there will be obstacles thrown in your way to prevent you from reaching your goal. Those obstacles are depression, anxiety, intimidation, fear, and even the very people we love… and quite often, even ourselves.
Please don’t misunderstand, our friends and even our family are important. But even Jesus experienced the negative emotions and words that come from the mouths of those we love. His own siblings didn’t share in His ministry, much less believe in HIM. In fact, He said, “A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his own hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house” (Mark 6:4, TPT, emphasis added).
You can believe me when I say I’ve experienced the very same thing. In my years walking healed, my family hasn’t understood my journey. They’ve seen me at my worst, so I understand their skepticism. But where I must draw the line is when they continue to treat me as that emotional wreck who couldn’t handle any situation.
I am not that person any longer.
It’s also why I’m writing this post today. God wants you to know that you don’t have to live in misery any longer. You also don’t have to hurt yourself in order to be rid of your misery. That’s a sneaky plot of the devil, to get you to do to yourself what he cannot do. You see, your situation is NOT hopeless. It’s full of hope. As I said earlier, God has great big plans for you. Don’t let the enemy trick you into believing God can’t use you, because God loves you more than life itself. He proved that when Jesus died on the cross for you. But just as Jesus also rose from the dead, you can also rise from the misery of depression.
Let God heal you and completely restore you. Yes, it’s possible, because nothing is impossible with God. But you have to let Him heal you and then walk healed. You have a story to tell. There is someone out there who needs to hear your story. It’s a journey. An awesome journey. Let’s walk healed together, shall we?
Here are a few Scriptures to help you on your walking healed journey. Just click the link!
