top of page
Search

a Time to heal


Facing life's most difficult moments is never easy. Times of sorrow and even grief often stir up a mixture of emotions that are harder to name. Deep memories of love and care, but also of words and actions that may have left wounds deep within us.


The truth is, many of us carry wounds in our belly, aka the soul, from those we love most. Our parents, relatives, mentors, teachers, pastors, and close friends can utter words or their actions can leave lasting impressions on our souls.


Their words carried weight, and sometimes that weight pressed down in painful ways. The enemy often twists these wounds into lies about who we are and what we’re worth, leaving us to wrestle with unhealed parts of us, echoing moments, and fruitless patterns.


Yet, there is hope. The same God who heals our wounds also gives us the grace to forgive. Healing and forgiveness are not separate; they must walk hand in hand. As God cleanses the soul, He also softens and moves upon the heart (Romans 5:5, Psalms 51:10), giving us the courage to forgive those who hurt us, even in difficult moments.


David’s cry in Psalm 51 resonates deeply here: “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity.” He acknowledged that the influences of his past played a role in who he was. We too are shaped by both the blessings and the brokenness of our family lines. But here’s the good news: what is passed down doesn’t have to be passed on.


Through Christ, and the Finished Work of the Cross, grace is ever present for us to break destructive patterns and establish new ones. New patterns of blessing, truth, and love.


Ecclesiastes 3:3 teaches us that there is a time to heal. Even in times of uncertainty, including at the end of life here, we can choose to let go, to forgive, to choose love, to embrace God’s perspective, and to carry forward a legacy of grace rather than pain.


If you are walking through the tender space, remember: forgiveness is not dismissive of the wound, but frees you of the hold the words have anchored in your belly. No physical wound is cleansed without pain, and neither is a soul wound.


Generations carry sins! The good news is that they do not have to be passed down! Propel the generations after us with the goodness God has placed in those before us, like faith, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, love, passion, strength, and endurance. And in doing so, you honor not only the life of your loved one but also the future generations who will walk freer because you chose healing instead of nursing the wounds of hurt.


"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." – Psalm 51:5 (KJV)


Through Christ and the Finished Work of the Cross, what was inherited does not have to be passed on.


Exodus 34:7 (KJV)


Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.


Learn More About Dr. Pamela Cone, Sunday Mornings with Pamela Cone & Wisdom & Grace, Wisdom & Grace - Sister Circle

Facebook: Wisdom & Grace

Facebook: Pamela Cone

Instagram: PamelaRCone

Website: Dr, Pamela Cone

 
 
 

Comments

bottom of page