Shabbat Shalom (Exodus 33:17)

 

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Sermon (A U-Turn in Nain)

(Luke 7:11-15)

 

Mental Health Monday : Effective Communication

 

Effective Communication involves hearing, understanding and responding.  

Some hear and understand not.

Others hear not and understand not.

BUT, there are others who hear clearly and understand well - but CHOOSE to ignore.

Know the difference!

Knowing the difference determines your response.  Before making a premature conclusion, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Am I being heard?

2. Am I being understood?

3. Am I being ignored?

In all thy getting, get understanding. 

(Proverbs 4:7)

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 63:4)

 

Mental Health Monday: Soul Hurt

 In this post, the word soul is used to identify the part of your being that includes your mind, your will and your emotions.  It is that part of you that makes up your identity or your personality.  Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:23, man is a trichotomous being. (Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.)

First of all, soul hurt is defined as a non-physical ache/pain that is on-going.  The pain may be emotional, psychological, or spiritual and it may stem from any past traumatic event.

Soul hurt manifests in various ways.  (ANGER, anxiety, ANIMOSITY, bitterness, DEPRESSION, hostility, ISOLATION, resentment, OVERINDULGENCE, sickness, etc.) 

In addition, soul hurt manifests differently in different individuals.  No two individuals may respond to soul hurt the exact same way.

To understand soul hurt and to properly deal with soul hurt, consider the following.

1. Introspection (Get to the root of the problem.) - How did I get to this point?  Is this the result of something that I have not dealt with?  Am I ignoring THAT which needs attention?  Am I SUPPRESSING emotions that need to be EXPRESSED?

2. Correction (Fix it.) - Is this something that I can resolve?  Can I deal with this issue without causing harm and pain to someone else?  How can I deal with this without destroying me in the process?

In conclusion, many of us are waddling in soul hurt.  And, it could be manifesting in potentially unhealthy ways.  It is time now to develop healthy responses to the unhealthy manifestations of soul hurt.

Get a hold on it before it gets a hold on you!!!

Meditate on these scriptures.

1. 3 John 1:2 (Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.)
2. Psalm 34:17-18 (The righteous cry out and the Lord heals them; HE delivered them from all their troubles.  The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.)

 

May the wounds of your soul begin to heal.  Because we have the mind of Christ according to 1 Cor. 2:16, give us the strength to not be conformed and affected by the patterns of this world. 🙏🏾🙏🏻🙏🏽 Amen.

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 18:32)