Relationship Healing

Are you recovering from a recent break up?

Or, have you been single for quite some time but can’t seem to get over a past relationship?

Have you suffered one too many painful disappointments in love, desire to date but don't know if things will be different this time?

Do you feel afraid of falling for the wrong guy?

If you answered yes to any of the above, now is the season to find recovery from what has hurt you in your past relationships so that you can move forward with God into a new season of your life!

Relatonship Healing

If a memory of a past relationship or experience hurts to think about, it’s a sign the pain has not been healed. Sometimes, we hope time will heal and try to forget the problem but this can cause damage to current or future relationships and our well being.

For instance, think about someone you know who has a really bad attitude towards men. She may say she likes men and even have male friends but she can’t help getting defensive, feeling suspicious or mistrustful when the idea of getting involved surfaces. It is far easier to keep men at a distance then get too close. Until she addresses her mistrust and how it came about she won't be free to move on or develop intimacy.

Sometimes we do try and move forward and hope to find happiness in a new relationship and relief from our pain. This means we may place expectations on our partner to take responsibility for how we feel, demanding they fix us or give us what we feel is missing inside.

Unhealed wounds can cause complications in what might have been a potentially good match. We can feel afraid of the past repeating itself, or we might respond to a current problem as if it were a past experience, or be on the attack in ‘case it happens again’ even punishing a present date because of what an ex done. These are just a few examples of how past wounds can sabotage our present day relationships.

Our pain matters to God and He has all the resources we need to be healed. We can overcome the past, its pain and all the negative thoughts and destructive habits that have incurred as a result.

If you are hurting, allow yourself time with God to heal those wounds before you date again. This does not mean you must be perfect before you meet someone, it just means time on your recovery will help you date from a position of strength rather than pain and hurt.

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An educational resource for women of faith preparing for dating and marriage relationships and those recovering from a break up or divorce

The Benefits of Relationship Recovery

We can’t even begin to list the benefits of being healed in Christ but here are just a few!

1. God will heal you in such a way that your memories will not keep reminding you of your past hurts and therefore wound you all over again. That means your joy and peace will increase.

2. Your mind and heart will be free to enjoy present encounters without the past ruling your emotions and sabotaging your relationships!

3 As you work through the pain, God will impart wisdom, strength, understanding, new empowering beliefs and actions that will set you free from repeating past mistakes. You will become a more whole, rounded, mature and ‘fruit bearing’ Christian!

4. You will be much better at dealing with current issues that arise in your relationships. That is because all the learning you have gained is helping you discern wha tthe right course of action should be.

For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will fill you with joy! Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.

Proverbs 2: 10-11

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