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By His Stripes: Healing and Wholeness for the Body, Mind and Soul

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But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes, we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

On my way to work earlier this week, I noticed a long, rusty nail on the sidewalk. The first thing that came to mind was how painful it must have been for Jesus physically and emotionally to be nailed to the cross. I cannot even imagine the enormous pain He endured. The sacrifice that He paid for our sins was so great and overwhelming. His love is everlasting and unconditional.

I cannot imagine the people who simply do not believe in Jesus. People who choose to live on their own terms and take credit for their own success in life without giving honor and praise to God. People who acknowledge the universe but deny the creator of the universe.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. John 3:17

The world is a scary place, and it is ten times worse for those who do not take refuge in Him. It has always been unstable and full of uncertainty but in a shaken world God’s Word is unmovable and unchangeable.

Through His selfless act on the cross, healing is one of His greatest gifts to us through His love. When we call on Jesus, we call on “Jehovah-Rapha” our healer. In Hebrew, raphe means to heal, to mend, to cure and to make whole. Wholeness requires health in your body, mind, and soul.

self care health and wellness healing

In our culture, much of our time is dedicated to work. In the past couple of years, there’s been a shift to work, life balance and self-care but without Jesus you cannot sustain your peace, energy, or strength. We live in a physical world and our health is the top priority. Jesus came to save us from our sins, but He also came to heal us from sickness and disease and make us whole.

Exercise Health Wellness

The Body: Embracing Physical Energy

Our temple (body) which houses our soul and spirit, our emotions and mental capacity is the vessel that we have a responsibility to care of. From our diet, to getting enough sleep to exercise and everything in-between, we must and should take care of our body with the utmost care. Our body carries us through every stage of life.

Daily exercise plays a crucial role in how we feel. Physical activity not only maintains our weight and flexibility, but it also releases endorphins which releases positive feelings. Finding exercise that you enjoy will help you become consistent because it’s something that you look forward to doing. Some to try would be swimming, sporting activities, dancing, or walking.

Through all the recent challenges with Covid and other diseases that are impacting the population, there is so much focus on health and wellness. Subliminally, we are absorbing toxic news and information daily that’s affecting our mental and emotional health. Depression and anxiety are at its utmost high.

woman eating popcorn watching TV

Advertising agencies are consumed with promoting pharmaceutical advertisements that fill us with fear about sickness and disease like diabetes, heart attacks and strokes. The quick fix is popping medications into our system without considering the adverse effects. In some cases, eating a balanced diet, getting more rest, releasing stress by connecting to nature, and participating in physical activities will decrease health issues.

Although there are medical procedures and medications that aid and cure the body, the Word of God speaks life and abundance to our body, mind, and spirit. There’s healing power in the Word of God. We need to grasp the healing power of Jesus.

The Mind: Fostering Inner Peace

Our mind is immensely powerful, and it can shift our moods, thoughts, and perspectives. Our diets fuel our body and bring clarity to our thoughts. Certain foods can decrease the symptoms of depression and anxiety. Other foods can lower cholesterol or inflammation, maintain sugar levels or stabilize blood pressure.

Health diet food

You must guard your heart and mind from negative thoughts that affect our mood. Stress over a prolonged period can cause sickness and disease. We also must let go of any negative emotions that keep us bound. It is a process of letting go. Everything takes time so give yourself time to forgive and move on.

Jesus will meet you at every need. In what area do you need healing? Stand on His Word for your healing and deliverance. Use your authority to unlock the power of God.

soul and spirit

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:2

The Soul: Soaking in the Spirit

Lastly, our soul carries our emotions and personality traits. We must be emotionally healthy as well as physically and spiritually healthy to embrace complete wholeness. It is rooted in the heart. When there is an equilibrium or balance of the body, mind, and soul, your wholeness is in sync which means you are at your highest peak. It’s rare to maintain this balance for a long period of time because life dips and flows. It’s normal to experience highs and lows and we must learn to embrace challenges and obstacles. The natural process of life involves exploring, discovering, learning and growing.

When you do achieve a balance of aligning your physical, mental, and spiritual essence, you will feel a sense of peace within the natural realm. When you can get to a point where external factors do not shift your emotions or mental state and embrace your spiritual awareness within the natural realm, you can release stress, fear, anxiety, anger, or any other negative feeling. Prayer, worship and reading the Word on a consistent basis empowers strength, faith, direction, and wisdom.

musiic voice soul

Actively participating in social activities, engaging in creative expression such as art, writing or music, connecting with nature and giving back to community provides a sense of purpose, however our ultimate purpose in life is to honor and praise God. God designed each one of us for His purpose.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Corth 6:18-20

Self-expression is also vital to your health. It is not about numbing or bottling up your emotions but becoming authentically oriented to share your true feelings and emotions in a healthy way with others. It’s also having the freedom to be who you are and not suppressing your personality, thoughts or opinions in fear of being rejected by others. It is knowing and understanding right from wrong and having a conscious and a sound mind. All of these components lead to a life of balance and wholeness.

Salvation, Healing and Deliverance Prayer

Lord, thank you for your great sacrifice on the Cross. I repent for my sins. Thank you for washing away all sin from my life. I believe you are the Son of God and that you died and rose again on the third day. I thank you for the gift of eternal life, abundance and healing of my mind, body and spirit. Transform my heart and mind so I will seek you all the days of my life.

I ask that you touch every organ, blood cell, tissue and muscle in my body and cleanse me from all sickness and disease. I pray for your healing power to deliver me from any pain in my body and make it whole again. I bind and rebuke everything that is not according to Your will that is causing me worry and stress. I am healed from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. May I rest in your presence as your healing power flows like a river. I seal this prayer by your precious Blood. In Jesus Name. Amen.

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Additional Scriptures

It is righteous and holy to focus our minds on good not evil. It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones. Prov 3:8

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” Matt 15:19

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Phil 4:8-9

Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [a]be abased, and I know how to [b]abound. Everywhere and in all things, I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through [c]Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:11-13

Healing Scriptures for the Body

Jer 17:14

James 5:14-15

Psalm 6:2

Psalm 103:2-5

Rev 21:4

Exodus 23:25

1 Peter 2:24

Isaiah 53:5

3 john 1:2

Jer 17:4

Matt 10:1

Matt 9:35

Jer 33:6

Psalm 41:3

Prov 17:22

2 Chron 7:14

Psalm 41:1-3

Prov 4:20-22

Psalm 146:8

Isaiah 40:29

Isaiah 40:29

Isaiah 38:16-17

Luke 6:19

Mark 5:34

Psalm 103:2-3

Healing for the Mind

Num 6:24-26

Psalm 23:4

Phil 4:6-7

Psalm 29:11

John 16:33

Psalm 1:2

Joshua 1:8

Isaiah 53:4-5

Isaiah 41:10

Psalm 46:1-2

Psalm 55:22

Psalm 71:20

1 Peter 5:7

Healing for the Soul/Heart

Psalm 147:3

Prov 17:22

John 14:27

Psalm 147:3

Psalm 34:18

James 5:13

Psalm 73:26

Isaiah 57:15

Psalm 51:10

2 Corth 4:8-10

Embracing the Light of Hope: Illuminating Paths in Dark Times

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Pathway to Peace

Rising Above Discouragement and Rediscovering Hope

Discouragement and a loss of hope are at an all-time high as the world shifts and becomes darker and darker. Your thoughts are a powerful tool that holds onto memories that can affect your feelings and emotions. It’s important to remember that these feelings are temporary and that we have the power within us to overcome them. When you feel hopeless, you cannot see or envision beyond your present circumstances. What do you need to put death to? Fear of the future? Old relationships? Failures? Financial challenges? Addictions? Depression and anxiety? Grief?

Life is full of ups and downs, and there are times when we all face discouragement and loss of hope Whether it’s a setback in our careers, a relationship gone sour, death of a loved one, or simply feeling stuck in a rut, these moments can leave us feeling defeated and wondering if things will ever get better.

You may feel that your life is a waste and you do not have a purpose. You may feel that you’re not enough when you compare yourself to others. However, whatever you tell yourself is a lie from the enemy. The devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy but God comes to give you life abundantly. John 10:10

You were born with a purpose. Every hard place you’ve experienced has been preparation for your next level or phase in life. Hope is the key that unlocks the endurance, strength, resilience, and stamina to keep going forward. Grace is the gift that the Lord provides to sustain you. Nothing is more relevant in a moment of despair than having hope. When you hang onto hope, you gain empowerment to make decisions that can impact and change the trajectory of your life.

Let’s take a deeper look at the meaning of hope.

Hope:

Noun:   the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out of the best:

              to give up hope

              A particular instance of this feeling:

              the hope of winning

Verb:     (used with object) hoped, hoping

              To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

              To believe, desire or trust:

              I hope that my work will be satisfactory.

Verb:     (used without object), hoped, hoping

              To feel that something desire may happen:

              We hope for an early spring.

When you put your trust in people and things, you are bound to be disappointed because “man” will always fail but when you seek the Lord, He will provide unspeakable strength, wisdom, and endurance to keep going despite the obstacles and challenges in life.

Do not put your trust in princes,
    in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

Psalm 146:3-5

In this blog post, we will explore strategies to help you rise above discouragement and reignite the flame of hope within you. We will also fill the void with understanding the importance of building a relationship with the Lord.

Here is a seven-step process that will help you focus and release feelings of despair.

1.  Acknowledge and Accept: The first step towards overcoming discouragement is acknowledging and accepting your emotions. It’s okay to feel down and disappointed; denying these emotions will only prolong the healing process. Allow yourself to experience and process your feelings, but also remind yourself that they don’t define you or your future.

2.  Reflect and Reframe: Take time to reflect on the source of your discouragement, disappointment or anger and evaluate your perspective. Sometimes, our negative thoughts and beliefs can magnify our feelings of hopelessness. Challenge those thoughts and reframe them into more positive and empowering ones. Replace “I can’t do it” with “I am capable of overcoming this challenge.”

3.  Seek Support: Remember, you don’t have to face discouragement alone. Reach out to friends, family, or a trusted mentor who can provide a listening ear, encouragement, and guidance. Sharing your feelings and experiences with others can provide valuable insights and remind you that you’re not alone in your struggles.

4.  Set Small Goals: When hope feels distant, it can be helpful to break down your larger goals into smaller, achievable ones. Focus on taking small steps forward each day. Celebrate even the tiniest victories, as they will build momentum and give you a sense of progress.

5. Practice Self-Care: During challenging times, it’s crucial to prioritize self-care. Engage in activities that bring you joy, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Take care of your physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs through exercise, proper nutrition, quality sleep, prayer, reading the Bible, and worship. Listening to worship music uplifts the soul. Nurturing yourself will increase your resilience and help you bounce back from discouragement.

6.  Embrace Change and Adaptability: Often, discouragement arises from unexpected changes or setbacks. Instead of resisting change, embrace it as an opportunity for growth rather than dwelling on the problem. Remember, setbacks are not permanent roadblocks but steppingstones toward your ultimate success.

7.  Cultivate a Positive Mindset: A positive mindset is a powerful tool in overcoming discouragement. Surround yourself with positivity by practicing gratitude, visualizing your future success, and filling your mind with uplifting and motivational resources. Engage in activities like journaling and meditating on the Word to shift your spirit and encourage an optimistic outlook.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom 8:5-6

You will need to have patience, perseverance, and self-compassion. By implementing these strategies and embracing a proactive mindset, you can rise above your challenges and rediscover the hope that lies within you. God provides all power and strength, but you must believe in yourself and keep moving forward despite the challenges and obstacles.

Where there is hope lies peace.

Yolanda Berry

When you build a relationship with the Lord, you will be filled with the Holy Spirit which will empower you to overcome the most challenging circumstances. It starts with a foundation of faith, trust, and belief in the character of God and His righteousness. His Word is truth and sustains you. He is the guiding hand that leads you and directs your path. You no longer question the simplicity or the complexity of life. You may not understand the full picture, but the Lord will provide the missing puzzle pieces within the span of your life.

For in this hope, we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Rom 8:24-26

The Lord values you so much that He gave His Son for you. You are priceless. You are His treasured possession. Once you realize your worth, you won’t settle for less. You are granted the opportunity to live an abundant life full of peace, power, strength, wisdom, and prosperity. Don’t allow the enemy to strip you of God’s promises. The Lord has given you the authority to destroy anything that is not in alignment with His plan and purpose for your life. The question is do you believe it? Seek the Lord for clarity and wisdom. You will be raised from the pits of darkness into his marvelous light. Let His love guide you into all truth and infuse you with hope.

Through the many trials and storms of life, this e-book was written as a sentiment of God’s glory of His faithfulness in my life. It’s a continuous reminder of His promises. May it anchor your faith and calm the storms in your life.

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Meditation and Reflection

1 Corth 6:19-20

19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Rom 10-11

10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.

Rom 8:12-13

12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

Rom 8:18

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Rom 8:28

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[i] have been called according to his purpose. 

Rom 8:31

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Rom 8:35-39

5 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Heb 11:1

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Matt 6:19-21

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matt 6:24-25

24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matt 6:27

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?

Matt 6:33

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Luke 8:14

14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.

1 John 5:11

11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 Tim 6:9-10

9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

1 Tim 6:17-19

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

The Miraculous Power of the Resurrection

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We will never be able to comprehend the betrayal, rejection, persecution and physical pain that Jesus endured. After such a brutal beating and mocking, He was led to carry a cross by Himself to His death. The ultimate torture lead to the ultimate sacrifice for us.

The complete darkness of the age was blinded that He was the Son of God. They discredited the works of His hands and the miraculous miracles to deliver and heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead.

The resurrection power of Christ to defeat death and the grave and transcend to life embodies the everlasting hope and faith of the ultimate love for the remission of sins. Jesus paid the price and penalty for our freedom and redemption to escape all forms of bondage, sickness, sin and death in exchange for eternal life and abundant living.

May the hope and freedom of His resurrection encourage you to rise above any circumstance and face any challenge with a fresh level of faith towards the future understanding the cost of His sacrifice for the gift of life. May the renewal of this season breathe new life in every area of your soul.

The Resurrection Prayer

Thank you, Lord that you paid the ultimate sacrifice on the cross for my sins. You transformed darkness into light. May your Spirit illuminate my mind, body and spirit with understanding and wisdom as I continue down an unknown path as you continue to guide me along the way. I receive extraordinary faith, peace and power to rise above my present circumstances and to rebuke any challenges, obstacles or distractions that block your plan and purpose for my life. I pray for endurance to fight the good fight of faith and to carry the love of Christ in my heart and to expose the darkness and transcend to light in this world by your Spirit. To God be the glory!

In Jesus name, Amen.

Related Scriptures

Luke 24 – The Whole Chapter

Eph 1:7

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s

Eph 1:17-20

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

Eph 2:8-9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

Eph 2:11-13

11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Eph 2:20-22

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Luke 21:36

Matt 16:24-26

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him sent himself and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

For what profit Aman if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”