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NEIL ANDERSON'S DAILY IN CHRIST
from Freedom in Christ Ministries
October 25
THE HIDDEN HURTS
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious
thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me
in the everlasting way (Psalm 139:23, 24).
Most people I deal with have had major traumas. Some have been
ritualistically abused to such an extent that they have no
conscious memory of their experiences. Others constantly avoid
anything that will stimulate those memories. All of these people
have had their emotions traumatized--and many are stuck there.
Unable to process those experiences from the past, they have
sought to survive and cope with life through a myriad of defense
mechanisms. Some live in denial, others rationalize or try to
suppress the pain with food, drugs or sex.
This is not God's way, however. God does everything in the light.
Knowing this, you can always count on God to bring your past
conflicts to the surface at the right time so that everything can
be brought into the light and dealt with. I have noticed that
when a person's conflict is deeply traumatic, God allows that
person to mature to the point where he is able to face the
reality of the past. I have prayed with many that God would
reveal anything in the past which is keeping them in bondage--and
God has answered those prayers. Why don't we pray this way more
often in counseling? I'm disappointed at how often the "Wonderful
Counselor" is left out of Christian ministry.
I am personally against drug-induced programs or hypnosis that
attempt to restore a repressed memory by bypassing the mind of
the person involved. Everything I read in Scripture about the
mind challenges believers to be mentally active, not passive.
Getting ahead of God in the healing process through drugs or
hypnosis can throw some into a quagmire of despair they can't
escape.
I believe the first step in God's answer for repressed trauma is
found in Psalm 139:23, 24. God knows about the hidden hurts
within you which you may not be able to see. When you ask God to
search your heart, He will expose those dark areas of your past
and bring them to light at the right time.
Search my heart today, O God, and know my troubled thoughts. Lead
me in the everlasting way.
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