Love Begins With You​
Wounded Soul Letter
By A. Lin. Thomas
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Dear Wounded Soul,
This letter is addressed to you per the request of Jesus Christ. I was told to write to comfort the heart and soul of the recipient of this letter. I know that you are struggling in your heart and emotions over events, and relationships that have damaged you physically and emotionally.
All of the childhood neglect, abandonment, or abuse has left you emotionally empty. For this reason, you have decided to take matters into your own hands to rectify the situation. You have determined that you may not ever be able to forgive the parents, loved ones, neighbors, teachers, friends, or haters that have done you so wrong. You are getting revenge the best way you know how, by shutting all of the enemies out and holding all of that anger and unforgiveness inside of you. But that's not all that you are doing to medicate your broken soul. You have turned your soul and your heart over to that secret addiction that you have run to for help to escape the pain of your life.
However, that thing that you have been using as a temporary, momentary escape, has turned on you and it is now holding you hostage; spiritually, emotionally, and physically. But you didn't mean to turn against yourself, you were just looking for a place of peace and external joy. But that is not what you are getting because a thing (a non-living object or a broken mentality) has taken control of your mind and is causing you to harm the very person that needs love, you. That thing has manipulated your mind to the point that it controls your every waking moment. It has turned your behaviors against you and everyone that tries to love you. But that thing was not designed to minister to your soul. And understand, that what was done to you, is not you. That evil attack against you, damaged you spiritually, physically, and emotionally, but it is not who you are.
You have been wrestling with an identity crisis as a result of the deep hurt you have been suffering from. You have been trying to fight this battle for years, and now you have battle fatigue. But a good soldier never gives up, he presses into the battle to gain the victory. The Bible encourages in 1 John 5:4 (NIV), ..."For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith."
So don't be dismayed. There is someone who can, and He will love the hell righteously out of you, if you will ask Him. He came to earth to bring you back into a loving, oneness, and intimate father and child relationship. Jesus is this person also known as the Son of God, Lord and Savior, Righteous Redeemer, and the Lover of your soul.
You see, when we were born into this world, we were born as sinners, not because of anything we did wrong, but because our first parents; Adam and Eve failed to do right in obedience to God. Now we all as humanity are suffering the "curse of the law of sin and death" that was pronounce onto them, just before they were put out of the Garden of Eden. But this is not the end, this was only the beginning. God had a plan to redeem all of us back to Himself through His Son, Jesus, the Savior of the world.
So the good news is that you don't have to stay in that broken, empty, hurtful state of being, where you have become your own worst enemy. You can call on the name of Jesus and ask Him to save you. But first, you must admit to Him that you need to be saved from your sinful nature. Then, all you need to do is "Repent," which only means; to turn away from your sinful behavior. To do this successfully, you will have to draw close to Jesus, depending completely and totally on His ability to make a new creation (person) out of you.
He will do this only when your heart is truly ready to receive His salvation. When it is, Jesus will send you the Holy Spirit to come and live inside of you. It is He who makes you holy as God is holy. And He will also be the One that will restore your wounded soul, by helping you to learn of the ways that God require you to live to get the full benefit of His grace toward you. Matthew 11:28 (NLT) states, "Then Jesus said, 'Come to me all who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."'
The Bible teaches that Jesus also tells us to remain in Him. John 15:1-8 (NIV), reminds us, "I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father."
Don't be afraid that you might fail sometimes, because sometimes, you will stumble. But the Word of God says, "He will not let you fall," and that "His grace is sufficient for His strength is made perfect in weakness."
Psalm 37:23-24 (NIV) comforts, "The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. "
God will be the Father you always wanted, loving you with the heart of the mother you always needed, sharing with you the family closeness and protection you always yearned to have, while providing for you the life that you always dreamed of. And that's not all, in times of spiritual warfare, which is basically an attack of the devil on your life, family, ministry, business, finances, and especially your mind; Jesus will fight your battles with you, or for you.
There will also be times of testing which will come to try your faith. The Bible says in James 1:2 (NIV), "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds..."
So even with tears running down your cheeks, you are in the best hands anyone can ever be in. And nothing is a surprise to God, only to us. Turn to Him, pray to Him in the name of Jesus, and thank Him trusting that He will take care of you and your family. And He will deal with the situation to remove it, or to walk you successfully through it; while growing and strengthening you in the process.
Your love-walk with God: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit is the born-again life journey. And guess what? He will choose your righteous path for you, and even order your steps for you. It's a Win, Win with Him as your heavenly Guiding Light. There is no greater love than the love of God expressed in His goodness and faithfulness to you and for you. All He needs from you is your heart, mind, faithfulness, trust, and obedience to do what He says, the way He tells you to do it, and when. When you take the step of faith in obedience, He will meet you there and show you or tell you exactly how to get it done, not in your strength or wisdom, but in His.
And there is one more very important detail that must be done by you. I know you’re terrified, but this one act will free you from all of the hurt of your past and free you to move forward into your God designed purpose. You must FORGIVE all the people that hurt you or failed to love you the right way. It's not easy to do, until you understand that they could only love you if they had love for themselves to give to you. Most people who do not love others to the point that they hurt them instead, are empty inside. They were also missing the love they needed. They could not give you a love they did not have for themselves, so they treated you in a way that was hurtful. I am so sorry that you suffered that way. You did not deserve that hurt, neglect, or abuse.
And consider this; if they were hurting you, they were more messed-up than you. They just passed on their hurt to you. If it was your parents or any family member, this is what is called generational iniquity. Which is a broken pattern of thinking, that is causing a broken pattern of behavior, which is causing a cycle of broken relationships and bad decisions. Sounds really confusing until you look at where you are right now. God promises to forgive you, only when you forgive them. He wants you to give to them the same mercy and grace that He is giving to you. And when you forgive, that does not mean that you will ever forget. It will mean that like God, you will let it go, so that you will not hate them. He wants us to pray for our enemies, because at one time we were His enemies, and He has chosen not to destroy us, but to love us back to life, health, and strength. Mercy is His way of taking care of all our sins and past mistakes. So, mercy is the same heart we need to pass on to others from our hearts. Even if they have passed on from this life, or are still being hateful, your personal or private forgiveness is something you still need to do between you and God.
I hope this love letter from God to you; blesses and heals you, your life, your family; and all the people whose lives you will impact for positive change when you share your testimony of how God changed your life, forever.
“May the Lord, bless and keep you, make his face to shine upon you, be gracious to you and turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
Sincerely,
Your Sister & Cheerleader in Christ Jesus
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