Inner Healing

When I saw that our topic this week was inner healing, the first thing that went through my head was “great, we are going to have a week of therapy sessions”…….. I am so thankful to say that was NOT the case at all. Christy Scott (our awesome speaker) has been involved in missions and inner healing through her parents' ministry since she was 5 years old. 

Inner Healing is letting God uproot all the lies that we have believed, strongholds that have controlled us, and speaking truth over and over again into those areas of our lives.  It is understanding the things that we have been leaning on instead of God, giving those things to Him, and understanding who He says we are.

Think about the word Hosanna. Do you know what it means? It is in so many of our worship songs and is always part of our Easter services, but what does it actually mean? My first week here I was challenged to look it up, and it has come up so many times since then as well. I finally learned what it means: “save us, someone come and save us.” The word Hosanna really stood out to me this week not only in dealing with my past and my own inner healing, but also just thinking about all the people around the world who have an inner cry of Hosanna.

One thing that I really enjoyed about this week was that she took us through the process of Inner Healing. She introduced the topic of generational curses, (things that get passed down through generations) and also how we make inner vows with ourselves. GUILTY.  I feel like I have such a better idea about what true inner healing is and am excited I now have the tools to help others through some of the struggles that they are facing.

We were able to have a 1 on 1 time with the Christy to ask questions that we had or to continue with the healing process. I was so thankful for this time & it’s probably when the most clarity came.  She connected so many things from my past for me and spoke so much truth into my life!  I found I have to give myself permission to be who I want to be,  to be who God made me to be, and not always try to live up to expectations.  I was challenged to ask God how he sees me, and I was surprised at the response.  All the words describing what other people have been telling me and I rejected were the words that came to my mind.        *LEADER*BEAUTIFUL*GENUINE*KIND*UNIQUE*RELATIONAL*BRIGHT*

I have been praying a lot about outreach lately. So many options have been placed in front of me and they are all SUCH good options! AFRICA? CENTRAL  AMERICA? TIJUANA? NEW ZEALAND? I will keep you updated in my decision making process =)