My review of Healing Is A Choice by Stephen Arterburn

I have to admit that when I first saw the title of this book, I was somewhat cynical. I mean.. who DOESN'T want to heal, right? Although I started reading with a doubtful attitude, the more I read, the more I saw myself amongst the pages. I learned about myself and some destructive habits that I've picked up and practiced for many years; some without even being aware. I learned about how God wants me to be free and how it's alright to ask for help because asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign of willingness.

This is not a book that goes on and on with endless psychobabble. It is a book that is filled with hope. A book that makes you feel 'all right'. A book that tests you and challenges your honesty and your willingness to heal. It's time to stop hiding in the shadows and making excuses. It's time to stop being a victim to start, with God's help, walking with your head up high.

I would recommend this book to anyone who WANTS to heal. You truly do have to want it or it won't work. We all say we want to heal but do we.... really?

I found this book challenging to my thought process and I enjoyed the workbook that was integrated with the reading. The exercises made me more self-aware and able to admit where there are problems that need to be dealt with.

This book gets a thumbs up from me. I know that I'll likely read it again somewhere down the road to see how far I've come.

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Think before you speak / type

And so, yes.. I'm having some of those experiences again. You know the ones.... where someone says or types something and you can tell that not a single ounce of thought went into it.

Seriously, the Bible says, and I believe, that we hold the powers of both life and death right in our mouths. We can kill someone with our words or we can lift them up, encourage them and edify them.

We need to get that. We need to remember that a person will remember 1 negative, hurtful comment to 1,000 positive comments. There's a message in there somewhere.

I figure we need to use TACT:

THINK very carefully

ABOUT the message that you wish to

COMMUNICATE either in writing or verbally

TO the recipient before you say or write it.

~~ Just my two cents ~~

Check Check

Is this thing on?