Quotes About Healing

And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His (Jesus). When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.

Jesus can turn loss into glory.

One thing was for sure: time didn't heal all wounds. Some were still every bit as fresh as the day they were inflicted.

You don't forgive people for their benefit. You do it for yours. Because if you don't, it'll eat you alive. Jealousy, envy, holding a grudge- they rot you from the inside out.

Lane closed her eyes and pressed her lips together at the sound of the nickname, a thousand memories whirling through her mind. He hadn't meant it to hurt her, but even the smallest nick could reopen old wounds.

I didn't have anyone, I spent a lot more time alone. I loved reading, and I know it sounds stupid, but the characters in the books I read became my best friends. The only ones who would never hurt me.

Time doesn't heal all wounds. Time gives you distance and perspective. The time we had wasn't enough, but it wasn't nothing. I lived twenty-two amazing years as their son. And that was a gift.

She wanted to quietly drift back into the shadows and live a life where nobody got hurt. Was that too much to ask?

Laughter separates us from despair, and gives us a chance at love.

Will we trust that God is good even when life is not? Our response to pain and challenges determines so much about our future. If we decide to trust, we will grow in our faith, deepen in our intimacy with God, and be conformed to the image of Christ. But if we allow our hearts to drift, we'll wake up one day drowning in doubts, buried in burdens, and feeling far from the only one who can help us heal.

No matter what sin you find yourself in, turn to God. Let Him forgive, heal, and restore.

You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He wants to take you to a new place, to transform you into a new person.

Rather than continuing on the normal sexual path toward pain, emptiness, and idolatry, you can allow God to heal you, change the way you think, and place deliberate safeguards in your life to protect you.

When you start to avoid what hurts you, what happens? Over time, your spiritual side grows stronger. And your selfish side starts to die.

Como un cristiano ateo que lucha, tengo mis preguntas y dudas sobre Dios, pero estoy agradecido de que como el hombre ciego que fue sanado, no me hace falta entenderlo todo para creer.

God wants to renew our hearts and minds and to send us into his world as lights shining in the darkness. Like Peter, we can become convinced of the truth: namely, that we are not our sins. And we're also not what others have done to us.

Once a broken bone heals, it is often strongest at the point of the fracture. In the same way, God can take the shame of past failures and amazingly redirect their outcomes toward your future success.

But don't ever forget: adultery is also biblical grounds for forgiveness, healing, and restoration.

Sticks and stones can bruise your body for a few days, but words can scar your soul for life.

Los cristianos ateos podemos buscar la lógica de todo tipo de excusas posibles con tal de no perdonar. Sin embargo, los cristianos pueden encontrar en Dios la fuerza que les hace falta para luchar contra los sentimientos de ira, odio y amargura, y abrirse paso así de regreso a la cruz.

But ignoring the tough stuff doesn't make it go away. It just allows it to fester. Maybe you need to start dealing with the scary stuff, and maybe you need the help of a professional counselor to do that. Maybe you have pain from your childhood that you've buried or locked away, something you need to deal with. Please do. Don't let that stuff control you any longer.

How could she let herself get involved in an abusive relationship like that?" "You mean the daughter you raised?" I didn't say anything. "It can happen to anyone, that's the point.

I am awaiting the return of the nerves to the epidermis. They're being pretty damn slow about it.

All Christian churches in China practice some form of healing, including Three-Self churches. In fact, according to some surveys, 90% of new believers cite healing as a reason for their conversion. This is especially true in the countryside where medical facilities are often inadequate or non-existent. —Edmond Tang