There's Still Healing Left For Me

It's not just the first person
Who steps into the water that gets healed.
There's healing left for me.

I may be how I am today
But there's still healing left for me.

I may disappoint myself at times,
But my life's not through yet.
There's healing left for me.

I don't need to be ashamed;
There's nothing permanently,
Unchangeably wrong with me.
There's healing left for me.

It's not just for the others, and
It's not just for me.

His healing waters fall everyday -
We just don't take the time to
Stand under the Falls and
Be soaked to the skin with Him.

We're dry and parched, and
Thirsty and dehydrated,
Drawn and thin...
But there's healing left for us.

I want to stand under that
Cold, clean, clear waterfall of
God's healing love and
Be thoroughly drenched.

I know, if I am
Lazy or busy or selfish that
I will dry out again, but
I know now that
There's healing left for me.

Joy, unspeakable and full of glory.

Penny Haynes, Post-Labyrinth
August 13, 2006

Ever feel like a leper? Like you're an untouchable? Or in a lesser way, you just really, really need a hug?

Well, revisiting Mark Chapter 1, I talk today about how the Leper must have felt when Jesus touched him, not with disgust, but with love and acceptance. Human touch is so important to some people, so I encourage you to listen to this podcast and then find someone that needs a hug. You never know how much you may brighten their day.

Penny Haynes, Encouraging Audiobooks & 1st Podcast Publishing

In the process of self-discovery, the good that comes from it can be overshadowed by the overwhelm from all that we find.

In my personal journey through facing my fears and learning self-acceptance, I am also re-discovering my extremism. Now that I've found out what's wrong with me, I want to fix it all - NOW! Learning to pace myself in my quest for healing has become an issue in itself.

What happens when I fail - AGAIN?

In the midst of the overwhelm, which always challenges my hope of being completely healthy, I tend to lose perspective. I mess up, I fail to move forward, and it makes me afraid that I will never "get it right". But then I found a quote that helped me tremendously, and when combined with the scripture from this Sunday's sermon, it was a powerful one-two punch.

Tis Not Too Late Tomorrow To Be Brave / Be strong and of good courage

Even if I fail today, and have given in to fearful responses again, it doesn't mean all is lost. I still have tomorrow to be brave and of good courage. Better a live dog than a dead lion, because while there is life, there is still hope.

So I get up and try again, finding the strength to go on, and the ability to trust that God will complete what He has started in me.

I was even able to worship with an old favorite worship CD this morning - something I hadn't felt worthy to do in 4 years. So I am living proof that, although the journey may be hard, it is a journey well-worth making. And with the Holy Spirit in me, I can eventually experience the healing already won for me by Christ.

I pray you will continue to face your fears and pursue all that God has for you today and in your life.
Penny Haynes, Encouraging Audiobooks

Today, I share some of what I have been going through lately with the Lord.

Recently, I had to come face to face with some serious issues in my life, serious enough to threaten certain aspects of my health - both mental and physical. It's amazing how you can deceive yourself by avoiding looking at yourself. You don't want to see, so you don't.

But recently, I had a vision of myself from the outside, and it was scary. I had to take stock of my life and my actions, and admit there were some things out of control. And I had to admit that I could no longer bury myself in work and kids to ignore it.

So this is my story today. I've been like a frog boiling in water, and if you don't know what that means, you'll find out today. Thanks for your patience with me as I've had to take a week off, and now I'm a day late on the podcast, but I hope to have life back in order (and in better order) very soon.

Remember to help yourself to scriptures and encouragement at Encouraging Audiobooks.

(Kelli and her daughter prior to the accident.)

Today, Terry Green, of http://www.myfastype.com shares the story of what happened this week with her daughter Kelli, a quadraplegic since her 25th birthday, 4 1/2 years ago.

It is a story of God's continuing faithfulness that will inspire anyone, from those who have experienced tragic illness to those simply struggling with the every day challenges of life.

Please share this story with someone who needs to be encouraged by God's goodness and care.

Someone needs to know God is still on the throne, and He cares about them, and is on their side.

If you have a true life story of how God has proven himself real to you, please share it at http://www.WordsForTheWeek.com, or call in your story at 214-231-2911 x. 6543.

Declare His praise to all generations! (For the entire story in text, click "Read More"...)

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The Healing Hand of God

"Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. " Psalm 103:1-5, NIV.

The past few weeks I've found out that a couple of my Christian sisters now have breast cancer. On top of that, I've met some online sisters in Christ who are battling ongoing illness and are recovering from recent setbacks with their illnesses.
Illness is just once facet of the adversity we face and suffer here on earth. It isn't because God doesn't love us either and desires to see us suffer. Rather, our God is a God of healing and love. Our fallen state (sin) is the reason we suffer. Let me clarify before you think I am suggesting that my sisters in Christ are ill due to their sin. No, that isn't what I'm saying because we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

I'm saying that due to the fall of man into our sin nature, this world will not be the beautiful, perfect, healthy, complete place God designed for us to have. He does allow different forms of hardship and adversity in our lives to grow us up in Him for His purpose and His glory. I find it interesting that He has all these different women in my life right now and my business is in the holistic care and healing of pets. I use the same approach with my own health which is why it transfers easily over to pet care. I chose pet care because I know it is the vocation God has gifted me with and desires for me for His purpose and glory.

You see, I'm not the healer. I bring the "ingredients" to heal, but the healing comes entirely from God. Not me. God even gives me my passion to share and my desire to learn more about natural healing. So, I'm going to connect the dots here so you'll see where I'm going with this.

God has given me a passion to share healing and wellness with others and their pets. I have a natural affinity with animals which God gifted me with. I ignored that gift for a long time and I always felt like I was lacking, incomplete and it showed in frustration. Through some trials and hardships I ended up back in the pet care industry and with a passion that has been ignited to a roaring fire!

Okay so I'm in the holistic pet care industry which almost always gives folks the idea that I'm into the new age movement and all that goes with that -until I let them know I'm a Christian of course. Prior to becoming a Christian I bought into some of the new age ways.

As God continued to give me a passion to seek out alternative, natural ways to bring healing and wellness to others, to show people how to be proactive in their own wellness and using the same principles to apply to their pet care, I've been surrounded by people and pets who are sick. On top of that, many of them are very much into the new age movement. I can kind of sit here and laugh at that because I believe I went through some of my spiritual and physical struggles just so that when I finally got around to obeying God and His purpose for my life, I'd be able to relate to those who are still into that form of "spirituality" not realizing they are in fact against God. So I could be salt and light. So that God could then use His healing Hands on these lost and hurting souls.

By obeying His will for my life and sharing my passion with others and their pets, God is bringing so many different people into my life to share His healing hands with. While they may think it is my compassion or kindness (that I attribute only to God because I was always a selfish and hard person prior to Jesus coming into my life) I'm just the conduit of His love and healing coming through to all He brings in contact with my life. That also means hurting and ill Christians. That He may touch them with His healing hands and take them deeper into the knowledge, joy and wonder of Him!!

So that when they are healed -we know that some will be healed and others will not and only God knows the reasoning behind that - they too will be able to bring comfort and share with others His healing hands.

Our entire life, when we surrender to God's will, becomes a vessel to serve others to God's everlasting glory!

In His love and healing,
Kim

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About the Author:
Kim Bloomer is a preventative pet care consultant Aspenbloom Pet Care and publishes a RSS channel dedicated to helping pet owners care for their pets naturally Aspenbloom WellPet

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