I have a friend whose teenage daughter is anorexic and is also in total denial.
Even though she has had to be hospitalized, she claims that there is nothing wrong with her. Until she admits that she has a serious eating disorder and that she needs help, there is no chance of her ever recovering and being made well.....
Wanting also means that we have to accept total responsibility to do whatever we need to do in order to be made well.
We need to find a safe place with a trusted friend, counselor, therapy group, or recovery group where we can confidentially experience and express our feelings of hurt, guilt, shame, anger, fear, plus our sins and faults.
These are the secrets that comprise our dark side which, unconfessed, keep us bound.
As it has been said, "We are as sick as our secrets."
Not all ills are caused by these issues, but many are.
This is part of gaining freedom from the past.
Once we have grown strong enough to face our pain, set appropriate boundaries, and develop some safe relationships, we can begin to forgive.
But we cannot simply put forgiveness on top of unresolved hurt, grief, or anger.
These must first be dealt with and resolved.
Then ONLY we are ready to forgive.
His Word says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
Once we have faced our pain and hurt and anger and begun to forgive, we can start looking ahead in life.
At the very minimum, ask God to give you at least one close friend who you trust implicitly and with whom you can share your total self—your joys sorrows, victories, and failures—and with whom you can keep accountable.
I don't mean through a magical quick fix but rather through the miracle of God's healing over time through our relationship with Him and members of the body of Christ—the Church.
"Confess your sins and faults to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed."
Consideration:.....
Do you truly want to be healed?
If so, and the cause of your illness is within yourself, as you follow God's way, you can and will be healed of many of life's ills.
It may take time but God wants you to become the person He created you to be.
Shalom
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