Does God really give good things to His children? The Bible tells us that God is a remarkable Father. He not only supplies the needs of His family, but also their wants. Psalm 84:11 states that ... "no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly."
We are also taught in Psalm 37:4 that God will give you the desires of your heart. "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." The Bible is very clear in it's teaching that God wants us to have enough. He is our Shepherd and He says that we do not have to be in need or lack (Psalm 23:1).
"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him"! ...there is no lack to those who fear Him. The Lord really is the good Shepherd. He also is Almighty God and will do the miraculous to bring the help that we need. We need to ask, believe, and to walk uprightly before the Lord. Romans 8:32b, "How shall he not with him, also freely give us all things."
1. A sense of worthlessness or unworthiness
2. Erratic fits or outbursts of anger
3. Chronic depression
4. Hurts and sorrows of the past
5. Deep insecurities
6. Deep anxieties, frustrations, and fears
7. Abnormal sexual desires
8. Compulsive spending or hoarding
The list is really unending because of the deep needs within our emotions.
It is an established fact that babies, while in their mother's womb, can experience the feelings and emotions of the mother. Luke 1:41, "And it came to pass, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost." This is one reason why as I pray a prayer of inner healing for someone, I often include prayer for the Spirit to cleanse and heal from the time of conception.
As we come before the Lord and seek his healing and love, we should ask and receive His forgiveness. We then must forgive oursleves as the need may be and refuse to listen to the devil's condemnation.
Let me give you five steps to bring release and healing:
1. Accept God's forgiveness
2. Allow Him to erase guilt and restore self-worth
3. Ask for and receive inner healing and peace
4. Ask God for a new vision and purpose for your life
5. Continually praise Him for healing you and for putting a right spirit within.
The Word of God always directs us toward peace.
If I am going to be a victorious believer in today's world, then I must continue to follow the guidelines in the Bible. If I am going to walk forward without failure or despair, then I must heed the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:13, "But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before."
Paul has learned the secret of a happy Christian life. He was too busy pressing toward the mark that Christ had placed before him to become entangled with the cares of yesterday. God commands us to forget the things which are behind us. He knows that any "looking back causes us to stumble in the present."
Luke 9:62 says that "No man having put his hand to the plow and looking back (living in the past) is fit (capable) for the kingdom of God."
Proverbs 4:23 also says to "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are all the issues of life." This says "above all else" - we are to guard our hearts. We are to keep our hearts free from the hurts and fears of the past and to keep emotional turmoil out. This is a necessity because the last part of the verse states that all the issues of our lives come out of our hearts.
This means that I live this very day in either a good or bad way depending on the dictates of my heart. This also means that I need to allow inner healing to touch my heart and emotions. I can be released from the imprints of the past. The Holy Spirit's healing will allow me to forget the past and to move forward in confidence.