Healing

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You CAN Move Past Your Troubles


Heal Thyself
Luke 4:23
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
In some interpretations they believed that Jesus' message here was that He alone could heal and there was no other way. However, Jesus would soon leave the earth and He knew this. He wanted us to have the tools to see how we could grow spiritually and become all that His Father created us to be. Jesus prepared the path for greater healing by showing us what was available and the need for us to be all we are created to be.
God puts Himself in all of His creation. The path to healing is within because God is within. The kingdom of God is within and the only way to heal thyself is to go to your source, God within you. The beautiful part of understanding this is that you are never without the ability to get help. God is not somewhere else but is truly within you.
It's true that when we focus on healing ourselves we change how we see the world and our own problems. Attending to one's own faults instead of pointing out the faults of others is the beginning of true wisdom. Remember that when you physically point a finger at someone else in a gesture, three fingers point back at you. It's not because everything is your fault but it's to show you that blaming others puts a greater burden on your own condition.
The very act of blaming others causes you to take off the responsibility you have for helping yourself. It puts the focus on others so that you cannot see that the reason for your hurt and pain is really how you feel about yourself. When you feel good about yourself no matter what others feel about you, you embrace the unconditional love that created you.
When you feel fearful or frustrated about how others treat you, the root is empowered by how you feel inside about Y-O-U. If you knew who you were, spiritually, you wouldn't allow the results of your interactions with people on earth to define you. Just because they persecute you and expect you to take their opinion of 'you' as truth, doesn't mean it is the truth.
To move past your troubles requires your willingness to see who you really are in the eyes of God. You are a spiritual being who was given the gift of life on earth in an effort to grow. The external limitations you encounter here are to help you gather spiritual muscles. To move past the 'limitations' you face in the material world begins when you are willing to get your attention off those things and focus your attention on what is going on inside of you---inside your inner world.
Blaming others is a survival skill we take on in this world in an effort to help us feel good about ourselves. It is a temporary bandaid but never really solves the reasons why we get wounded on earth. You heal the blows of life by putting blame on others but you don't stop future blows from attacking you. Or you heal the blows of life by taking all the blame on yourself which only cripples you more. God never intended you blame yourself for everything.
If you don't get to the root of the problem as to why you get hurt then you will encounter more of the same in the future. Why? Because God gave life here on earth to help us grow as spiritual beings and if you never move past a 'belief' you carry about yourself that continues to put you in the line of fire then all you are doing is what Einstein called insanity. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
The truth is you are far from insane. You are a brilliant creation from a Father that created the universe and all the worlds it contains. You are a creator because God is within you. God is Supreme but you are made in His image and likeness so never put yourself down.
Blaming others keeps you from taking back your life. Blaming yourself keeps you from growing because it locks you into shame and fear. The answer is to stop passing the buck on others for your problem and take back control of your own growth. Yes, you might be responsible for some of the results you are encountering in the troubles of your life but it's not to take you down. What you encounter is an opportunity to reveal to you interesting information about life on earth and about yourself. Yes, others may have hurt you intentionally but that is between them and God. Blaming them only creates a distraction from what needs to happen in your growth.
You can accept that others might have hurt you and intended it to destroy you but let this be the end of your interest in their decision. It is what it is and you can't change anyone but yourself. Stop analyzing their problems and stop engaging with them. Remove yourself from those scenarios so that you can begin your own healing. Sometimes the only way out of the madness that goes on in relationships in this world is to simply walk away from the battles and go to place where you can get the help God is waiting to give you. It's not selfish to leave them for a time but actually the only way you can, not only help yourself but give them opportunity to help themselves. If the battle isn't raging then there is more time to reflect.
You can accept that you also did some damage in scenes of life where others were hurt or angry but understand that we all make these mistakes. Sometimes the wounds of life have mounted so high the only way left to react is in survival mode. Have compassion for yourself but remember that if you knew better you would do better and that is your new goal. To learn about yourself and heal thyself with God's help.
Relationships are often quite challenging. Accept you are in a human situation on a planet where these kinds of things brew but don't let your mistakes define who you really are. We all make mistakes but the only way to move past them is to not take them as life and death but as a learning experience. As we encounter criticism and hurt from others we tend to take them personal and think we did something to deserve all of it. Remember that each of us do unto others the things that reflect the inner struggles we carry about ourselves as well as our beliefs.
When you see someone hurting you over and over it is natural to defend. It's part of the atmosphere of living here on earth. When you begin to heal within you have a greater ability to not react and to actually see another's pain inside themselves. But until that time it's best to have few words and to remove yourself from difficult situations so that you can begin the healing within yourself.
To heal thyself requires you to see your life as a gift and not to destroy your joy and happiness.

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