Getting Past Your Pain // Pain In Your Brain [Part 1 of 5]

Jehovah Rapha = “I am the God who heals” (Ex 15:26)

“God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.”  Psalm 147:3 (New Century)

1. REVEAL .

“I kept very quiet… but I became even more upset.  I became very angry inside, and as I thought about it, my anger burned.”  Psalm 39:2-3 (New Century)

“When I kept things to myself, I felt weak deep inside me.  I moaned all day long.”  Psalm 32:3 (New Century)

2. RELEASE .

“Never pay back evil for evil… never avenge yourselves.  Leave that to God, for He has said that He will repay those who deserve it.”  Romans 12:17, 19 (Living Bible)

“You, God, have kept a record of all my tears.” Psalm 56:8

“When Jesus suffered, He did not threaten to get even; He left His case in the hands of God…” 1 Peter 2:23 (Living Bible)

3. REPLACE .

“…  Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”  Romans 12:2b (New Living)

“…Through what Christ would do for us, God decided to make us holy in His eyes, without a single fault – we stand before Him covered with His love.”  Ephesians 1:4 (Living Bible)

4. REFOCUS .

“Put your heart right, reach out to God… then face the world again, firm and courageous.  Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more.”  Job 11:13-16 (Good News)

“Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don’t hang your head in shame.”  Proverbs 4:25 (Good News)

5. REACH OUT .

“God comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us” 2 Corinthians 1:4 (New Century)

“When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside.  He is not the same anymore.  A new life has begun!”  2 Corinthians 5:17 (Liv. Bible)