Kay Arthur - Lord, Heal My Hurts: A Devotional Study on Gods Care and Deliverance

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Arthur, Kay, 1933
Lord, heal my hurts : a devotional study on Gods care and deliverance / Kay Arthur.1st WaterBrook Press ed.
p. cm.
Originally published: Portland, Or. : Multnomah Press, 1988.
1. Spiritual healing. 2. Devotional exercises. I. Title.

BT732.5 .A77 2001
234.131dc21
00-068623

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Heal me, O L ORD ,

and I will be healed;

Save me and I will be saved,

For Thou art my praise.

J EREMIAH 17:14

W e are reeling in pain. Its a hurt that runs deep, a hurt that doesnt ever seem to go away. The memory of the things done to us or by us stunts our growth, cripples our walk, infects our relationships. And we think this is the way it will always be. Well never be whole, never be what we could have been if we hadnt been hurt the way we were.

Possibly you have gone from counselor to counselor, yet deep inside the wounds still fester, seeping their poison into the depths of your being. The venom affects your thinking, your reasoning. You live with if onlys and what ifs, and you covet the lives of others who have not walked the dark corridors that you have walked.

Will relief never come? Will the scars continue to mar the beauty of what might have been? Will relationships with others always be skewed because of where you have been or what has been done to you?

It need not be, Beloved, for Gods name is Jehovah-raphaHe is the Lord God who heals. And through this devotional study, He is able to send His Word and heal you from all your distresses. He has done it for thousands upon thousands who have learned these precepts and ordered their lives accordingly, and He will do it for you. That is why this devotional study was written. It has stood the test of time and brought healing in the worst of situationsand all because of what His Word says about our hurts.

I cannot wait to see and to hear what God does again as you cry, Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed save me, O God, and I will be saved. His ear is open to our cry, His mighty arm ready to rescue, His potters hands ready to reshape us and make our scars part of His exquisite designone of beauty.

This is a study, Beloved, that you must do. This is not a book simply to be read. It wont work without the doingthe participatingthe allowing of His healing Word to take hold in your heart and mind. So study well. Study prayerfully. Study expectantly. And watch the healing that will come as you believe your God and do what He says.

It is a study you can do alonein fact, Lord, Heal My Hurts is often assigned to individuals by Christian counselors as part of their counseling. But it is also a study that can be done in groups and even become a ministry for you, Beloved of God, as you desire to reach the hurting of this world and see them healed. If there is that possibility of your using this as a group study in which you would be a facilitator, then read Guidelines for Group Use in the Study Resources section at the back of this book, where youll find other valuable tools to enhance this study.

For many, the blessing of this study has been enhanced by the companion video and audio teaching tapes. For more information on these, simply call Precept Ministries International at our toll-free number (1-800-763-8280) and let one of our staff members help you. It would be their pleasure. We also provide training if you would like to develop your skills in handling the Word of God more accurately or in leading others in group studies designed to minister to people of all ages at any level of commitment while respecting the restraints on their time. Were known as The Inductive Study People: everybody, everywhere, any time, any place, any language, any age. One message: the Bible. One method: inductive. Please dont hesitate to call us.

Finally, let me share my visionits the possibility of a new avenue of ministry for you, Beloved of God

A new beginning
An avenue of ministry
A sense of doing something that has eternal value

These are three things I think are so important for you and for me. Theres so much to learn, to know, to experience, to doand we never want to lose sight of that. To do so would be to miss what God has for us. To fall short of the tremendous potential of our livesa potential that is ours because we are His, because we are children of the Creator of the Universe, indwelt by His divine Spirit and given the mind of Christ. You and I, Beloved, are Gods workmanship gifted by the Spirit of God and created in Christ Jesus unto good works that would absolutely stagger our minds if we were to see them before they ever happened.

And what has God put into your hands? What are you holding and reading right now? Is it an accident? A coincidence? No! You are holding a devotional study that first and foremost will be the beginning of a new depth of understanding about Gods deep healing that is available for every hurt we have ever known.