BIBLE THERAPY

Many people look to holistic therapies to deal with problems related to their mental, emotional or physical well being. Have you considered looking to the Bible, Bible therapy? The Bible says God's word is living and active Hebrews 4:12; useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16 ; God's word is truth John 17:17 and purity Proverbs 30:5; It is light and guidance Psalm 119:105; It is spiritual food Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3, etc. From these verses, we can see the therapeutic qualities of the Bible. The Bible is therapeutic: it offers help, treatment and cure for every troubling aspect of the human life. In Jeremiah 30: 17: God declares this " But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds." 

Proverbs 17:22 says A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. God presents himself as our healer, who demands that we listen to him and do what he says: Though the verse is in the Old Testament context, we can still learn from it today. Exodus 15:26: "If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes...I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you." Getting a sickness does not imply that you have not listen to God or done what he says.

 If you have a challenges with fear, failure, sadness, greed etc. treat yourself with meditating on God's law day and night as a cure. You will be constantly nourished from the richness of God's word; to overcome your problem and if needed directed to seek the right help you need. Your effort will not wither. Psalms 1:3; You will be successful in doing good things that align with God's values as you show a character of the fruit of the spirit Gal 5:22. You will live through continuous success with resilience. Because God said "Whatever you do shall prosper." Psalms 1:3. God is in control of the world. He speaks to us through his word, about how we should deal with all situations in our lives. Although this is from a spiritual prospective, when our spiritual lives are aligned with God's will ( healing comes to our spiritual lives) it influences and impacts our physical lives. All the world's wickedness, sorrows, pains etc. have no power over what God can do for you. Speak His word in your life every day e.g. learn Bible verses, read the Scripture, share it with fellow believers who have the fear of god in them. It nourishes the mind, strengthens the spiritual, protects the body and transforms the heart.

HEALING

Although God does not always heal all sickness 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, the Apostle Paul asked God three times to remove the "thorn in his flesh" that caused pain, but God did not remove it. God responded by saying: "...My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." God heals some sicknesses and diseases e.g. blindness: Mark 10:46-52 Jesus restored Bartimaeus' sight and a man born blind John 9: 1-7; the woman with a 12-year "issue of blood" or chronic hemorrhage was healed Mark 5: 25-34.

We can still pray to God for healing with faith, and trust that he hears our prays. Considering the examples of sicknesses Jesus healed in the Bible, we see that Jesus heals out of compassion. He is full of mercy and does according to his will. We should persevere in fervent prayers and patiently wait for God. James 5: 14-15 says Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.