Healing the Soul of a Woman: How to Overcome Your Emotional Wounds

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Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! There is a lot of practical advice in this book. However, as a person of faith I found myself disappointed in the overreliance on limited personal experiences of the author and "because as a Christian I say so" rationalization of the approaches in this book. Many statements are not even based on biblical reference but rather feel good statements that are conflated with what's actually in the Bible. She also makes sweeping generalization statements as if they are known truths without delving into why she thinks the statements are true. Can a woman who has been deeply hurt by life's circumstances be healed, heart and soul? If she has been wounded by a man she loved and trusted, can she love and trust again? As a woman who endured years of abuse, abandonment, and betrayal by those closest to her, Joyce Meyer can answer with a resounding "yes!" There are scriptures in God’s Word that assure us He wants to heal and restore our wounded souls… For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'— Jeremiah 30:17 (ESV) Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child].— Psalm 27:10 (AMP) And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose.— Acts 9:34 (ESV)

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Healing the Soul of a Woman is pretty much what I expected it to be. There's a lot of Christian-ese talk about communing with God, accepting Jesus as your savior, reading the Word, healing your soul, claiming your inheritance, laying it at the cross, and letting "it" go. But behind all that religious jargon, unfortunately, there's just not much clear advice on how to, you know, feel better. I highly recommend this book to women who have been wounded. This book is not merely theory. Meyer writes from her own experience of being sexually molested by her father and finally, as an adult, being healed. You'll read about the importance of forgiveness and how we must believe God more than what we or others think. You'll learn about boundaries, not giving up, and much more. This is a good book to encourage you to begin the process of healing and to help you each step of the way. Spend some time in prayer and ask God to help you see and receive the truth in His Word. Meditate on the scriptures listed here and make them personal: Boundaries are necessary; encourage others; teach our kids that they are special before the bullies scare them; and always try no matter how nervous you are.

No matter what others may say about you or think of you, He loves you and wants to heal your wounds and care for you. Mrs. Meyer made two great points in this book: that we should not see ourselves as merely survivors because of the negative connotation it leaves behind and that we can receive “beauty from ashes.” You were made new and strong in Christ. God’s love for you removes your sin and makes you so much more than a survivor! I also read this book to get a better understanding of some of the challenges women face. My friend was reading it and after reading it and knowing some of what she is struggling with I believe this book will do more harm than good due to basing so much of the teaching on a supposed prosperity on earth for people of faith that is not promised in the Bible. In my experience the false expectation that many Christian texts present, that doing the right thing will make your life easy and there won't be any challenges or difficulties if they act the right way, it's actually harmful and leaves people disappointed that promises that are never made in the Bible go unfulfilled. I also thought the text was light on women specific issues. When we stand up for ourselves we are not trying to control what other people do, but rather we are controlling what they do to us.” New York Time s bestselling author Joyce Meyer helps women heal from past wounds and enjoy their lives again through Christ's redeeming love in this companion study guide to Healing the Soul of a Woman .

Self-pity comes from an unwillingness to accept a situation or circumstance in your life. It often develops when there are things that we want but cannot have or things we don’t want and cannot get rid of. It is a feeling that you are a victim of something or someone. It is fed by meditating over and over on your challenges, difficulties, and problems in life and by comparing your life with someone you think has it better than you do. Are you feeding the wrong wolf?” The world is filled with people who judge what they know nothing about and attempt to educate people regarding what they have never experienced.”What’s your story? How were you hurt and wounded in your soul? Were you rejected by someone you love? Abandoned by your spouse? Bullied by your peers in school? We all go through hardship and experience pain in our lives. And we have a choice to make about how we will respond to it:

Believe we need to understand ourselves, and that requires taking the time to see the motive behind our behaviors rather than merely the behavior itself.” When we are wounded, we must not only desire to be healed, but we must be willing and ready to be brutally honest with ourselves. The truth makes us free (John 8:32), but facing truth is not always easy.” Whether you had loving parents or not, think about what it means for God to adopt you as His own daughter. Meyer's positivity comes from living her own journey, and from seeing so many women who don't believe they can fully overcome their pain--or even know where to begin--find the guidance they need in the life-changing wisdom of the Bible.

Pray for courage to do what you can to “get up” today. Maybe, like Aeneas, you can literally make your bed today…or declare out loud that God loves you and accepts you…or make a decision to forgive the one who hurt