After counseling folks for a number or years, and being in counseling myself, some simple insights on the basic pattern of healing…

There are some basic patterns in healing. The most basic pattern is: becoming aware of immature parts of yourself (conviction), confessing them (i need help stage-do you want to be healed, Jesus asked), and forgiving in every direction (the Cross and blood), and then planting a new way in its place (restoration); then lastly, learning how to walk out in the newer ways of Life (discipleship in the new ways of life in that area). This pattern in christian terms is then: crisis of self, leading to conviction, towards the Cross of our need, where transformation begins, to finding what is meant to be planted instead, redemption and restoration, then learning to walk it out-sanctification. Not too complicated, and it seems to me how things actually heal or become themselves or whole again. It works, in other words.

Since God is One, we are being made one or integrated. The process involves these stages in healing.

Thinking about what it looks like to grow up in every area of my life—sex, finances, theology, inner healing etc; any area which is younger and needs to move into and get aligned with His Kingdom ways-parts of self which need to grow up, in other words. Managing my physical body well, managing my money, etc. Working on growing all parts into The Head. That’s one thing I’m working on.

The pattern in each area of healing is: to become aware of needed growth areas in ourselves, or wounds, or stunted parts of self, in certain areas; to confess and forgive in that area (Meet The Cross); then, to plant new life and ways in that area, and learn to walk them out with Him.

That’s always the basic biblical pattern for healing. Knowledge, confession and forgiveness (visiting the Cross, as they say), planting new ways in each area, learning to walk in them, are the basics of healing. And the process is lead by The Spirit, who brings up each area which needs renovation in Order, so we are not overwhelmed and can form in Wisdom. None of us is ever done healing, so might as well learn the patterns of healing, whether ourselves, friends, neighborhoods or our cities and nations. You can’t really skip any of the steps!