Sometimes it’s hard to bring hearts into healing. It requires hard conversations. Honesty dialogues. Hopefully, listening ears. But pain has a way of clouding our hearing and throwing a veil over our eyes.

It can get tricky because the enemy loves to stir up offense. Cause a heart to harden. Bring division into the messy mix.

But for those who do have ears to hear, lovely things happen. Flowers start to bloom. Hearts begin to heal and new life begins to blossom.

But I have surely seen by now the enemy win a few battles.

We often like to deflect and become focused on another thing. A lesser thing in the moment of our healing. It’s a way of running from it.

In our rooms we have specific jobs to do depending on what room we are in.

In the healing support group we are there solely to dig into pain, reveal hidden wounds in need of healing, and unravel mindsets and behaviors that might stand in the way of us becoming healthy and whole.

Over the years I’ve seen come much pride and resistance in a human heart. Where humility can no longer be found and we are unwilling to admit error or at the least a need for an honest heart evaluation.

The humble shall inherit the earth we are told but I’m not sure we understand the implications of this scripture.

Humility goes low with a willingness to say, “Yes, Lord, it is I in need of a heart change. I need help.”

Humility willingly bears the burden of asking for forgiveness when necessary, or forgiving another when no apology is offered.

Humility works for restoration of that which the devil came to divide.

Sometimes the only restoration God allows is that of your own heart.

Pride, however, digs its feet in the ground while whispering, “I will never…”

Pride has been made a hindrance to many a heart in need of healing. It’s like a brick wall that needs to be knocked down. A fortress of its own making resisting the conviction of God and the offering of shattered pieces to Him.

Healing requires humility in every case I’ve seen now. Because at some point we must realize our role in it all. Own our part. Check our responses. Then make the necessary changes that lead to wholeness.

Patterns needing to be broken must first be acknowledged. Often we’ve been conditioned one way or another unbeknownst to us.

We may have developed behaviors to survive a life of abuse and misuse but in the end they are toxic also for us.

Until we’re willing to move in humility, we will not be able to receive the fullness of healing Christ longs to give us.

This error might well destroy future plans in our lives as well as relationships God has kindly given to us.

We will unknowingly become the hindrance to our own healing.

I’ve been thinking a lot about humility lately. It’s such a vast little word, isn’t it?

Humility in its fullness is simply surrendering to God in whatever way is necessary to Him, which in time will be necessary for us.