Before we begin, I want you to understand that nothing you read here will bring you healing of itself. Without God’s interpretation and revelation, these words will only speak to your mind, and your heart will go untouched. God is the only healer. It is definitely important to include others in your healing journey, and that is essential and by God’s design, but we can’t heal you. Nor can we give you ten easy steps so that you can heal yourself. No counselor or therapist or doctor can heal you. Only God can heal you.

 

Understanding that, we do recommend that you find a good prayer minister who can help you on this journey. We’re not talking about a psychiatrist or counselor, though they may have their purpose and may be able to help you in one way or another. Psychiatry tends to treat only the symptoms, and leaves the root of the problem untouched. It teaches you how to cope with your pain, how to ignore it—it sometimes even validates it—and how to operate to a certain social standard in the midst of it. You really need to find someone in healing prayer ministry who can help you to receive God’s healing. God’s healing addresses the root of the issue, and when the root is taken care of, the symptoms will disappear on their own, just like the leaves of a tree will wither once you destroy its roots. We would not recommend trying to deal with these things (especially deep issues) without a well-founded prayer minister to help you.