The book - A More Excellent Way (by Dr./Pastor Henry Wright) - absolutely saved my sanity and my life. I believe God gave this man insights into disease to be a great help to mankind. His book was literally my 'pool of Bethesda'. I stepped in and I've never been the same since.
Pastor Henry teaches that when we are separated from God, others and/or ourselves, we may very well experience psychological/physical/emotional problems. So what does that look like?
Being separated from God means you don't trust Him, you don't know if He cares or if He even loves you. You may even have bitterness toward God, blaming him for the problems in your life.
Being separated from others means, you may have unforgivness towards others. Maybe there was someone that was supposed to love you but failed miserably and in the process, your heart was broken. You could have been wounded by a parent, spouse, friend or a leader you may have trusted in.
Being separated from yourself could mean you don't like yourself, you're angry with yourself for past failures, you don't like who you see when you look in the mirror, or a myriad of other self-hatred, self-bitterness, self-rejection possibilities.
I can assure you, I've experienced elements of all three and it is possible to emerge from all the brokenness in victorious fashion. Absolutely!
In Matthew 22: 37-40 : 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. (When any of these commandments are violated, trouble is sure to follow).
Now I'd like to stop for a minute and let you know that healing is different for everyone. For some people, they take up their beds and RUN! But for others, they may take up their beds and limp at first, then progress into a strong walk and THEN run. So please be gentle to yourself because we are all walking a different path with different circumstances of life.
As I continued to devour the book, I began to realize I was overcome with a spirit of 'fear.' Everything I did was in the name of fear. I was phobic about everything. Especially, food, germs and chemicals. I ate everything organic, juiced religiously for awhile and lived like a girl in a bubble. I would not admit it but I always experienced a lot of anxiety when I had to go somewhere by myself, had to be alone with my son, or social situations with people. My social anxiety was out of control. There were times I would go into full blown panic attacks in which I would hyperventilate and just about have a nervous breakdown. Pathetic and sad. God never intended I live my life in fear but I did.
What saved my sanity is Pastor Henry's teaching and revelation that I was not in a battle with myself but with another kingdom, if you will. I was relieved to know I was not insane or just a weak person, unworthily roaming the earth. I actually had someone very close to me tell me that I was a weak person and that I just needed to 'suck it up.' Well, that really helped me, thanks! I've since forgiven them for those words. They didn't know what I was battling, either.
Anyway, Pastor Henry expounds on Romans 7 and the battle within a person that transpires between two kingdoms. The law of God and the law of sin and death: Romans 7:23 says, 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Here's another one: Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood (meaning ourselves and each other), but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places
The revelation that something other than my own intellect, had joined my thinking and was influencing me, was a strange but much welcomed, breath of fresh air.
2 Timothy 1:7 says, For God hath not given us the SPIRIT of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Incidentally, we are commanded throughout all the scriptures to, 'fear not.' So yes, fear IS a sin. That absolutely blew me away. I was in sin and didn't even realize it.
So this is what I learned. I had a spirit of fear speaking to me in which I had come into agreement with because I didn't know any better. I honestly thought these were my own thoughts and that this was, 'just the way I am.' It just wasn't so! This was an actual spirit being/entity that had joined me in my thinking process and I took it. Hook, line and sinker.
I finally understood the Scripture that said in, 2 Timothy 10:5 - Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity EVERY thought to the obedience of Christ.
I literally had become 'one flesh' with a spirit of fear which had manifested itself in my body. This brings me to a very critical scripture in healing: Proverbs 23:7a - For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
How you ask? This is where it's important to understand the Mind, Body, Soul connection.
I'm not a doctor or psychologist so you're going to get the layman's version. So here we go.
We are a tri-part being. Body (flesh), soul (mind, will, emotions) and spirit (communion, conscience, intuition). When we have a thought, it comes from one of three places; God, evil, or our own intellect. Not only do we get thoughts but we also get feelings, impressions, and stirring emotions. We need to decide what we will do with these when they arise.
Here's an example from my own life: as I get up and start me day, I realize I have to go grocery shopping. When I start to think about that, I experience fear because going into a store with a lot of people would bring feelings of anxiety. This is called a 'stressor'. So now I'm full of fearful thoughts about what 'could' happen if I go to the store. What if I get sick in the store? What if I pass out? I don't want all these people looking at me. What if I lose control and have a panic attack in the store?
I've just been barraged with several thought of fear and angst. My hypothalamus gland is now picking up that I am in fear and not at peace. My body starts to secrete excess amounts of cortisol and I begin to go into what's called, "fight or flight". Fight or flight is what God intended, when you unknowingly step in front of a bus and almost get hit. But it was never intended for you to remain in 'fight or flight.' Your body should return to normal and you continue on with your day.
So when you don't return to normal and your body is flooded with all this activity, it can produce disease or discomfort in your body. For me, it was Fibromyalgia which is actually idiopathic or psychogenic in nature. Fibromyalgia is a flaring of the dendrites which are at the end of your nerve endings in your body. They pulsate for no reason causing the pain. But there's no organic reason for the pain in the muscle, ligament or joint. Just flaring dendrites. This is the physical side of what is going on.
Spiritually, you had a thought. Obviously, it was a fearful thought which would indicate it came from an evil place. Yes, it could have come from your own intellect but that's because this spirit of fear has trained you to think in fear all your life. So, yes, you could be on auto-pilot, drowning in one fearful thought after another all because you've never known any other way to think.
The fearful thought begins at the spirit level and crosses the soul, producing fearful feelings and physiological manifestations such has Fibromyalgia, Panic attack, Anxiety disorder etc...
For me, it mainly affected my limbic system but it can also produce disease in other parts of the body as well.
I hope this gives you a clear idea of what happens when we don't 'take every thought captive.'
After I read Pastor Henry's book, I realized I had been duped by another kingdom that decided it was going to think for me and I ignorantly allowed it to do so.
I promptly found a group of believers who understood what Pastor Henry taught and asked them for prayer and ministry.
They prayed with me and rebuked a spirit of fear from me and I can honestly tell you that I felt like a completely different human being. My body began healing the same day. I was able to do things I couldn't do for several months. My strength returned the same day as well. I did have additional prayer for some muscles that had somewhat atrophied, but those too were restored.
I got my life and body back.
What I've explained here from my own experience, could not do the book justice. I would highly recommend that you read the book for yourself and get in touch with Pastor Henry's ministry. I will put that information below.
So, please be encouraged. You're not crazy and you're not losing your mind. Regardless of where you stand religiously, I think we can all agree that there are two forces in this world. Good and evil. We need to discern what is good and evil and then decide which side we're going to listen to.
Incidentally, this ministry has seen thousands and thousands of people healed of every kind of disease; auto-immune, cancers, psychological issues, as well as others. No, not all disease has a spiritual root, but quite a bit does. You owe it to yourself to see if this may apply to you.
You're not alone and you are not without answers. There's a God in heaven who has made provisions for his people if we are willing.
(Just for the record, I do not get paid in any way to promote this ministry. This was just so vital in my own healing, I can't imagine NOT sharing it).
Information:
Book - A More Excellent Way (Spiritual Roots to Disease) Dr./Pastor Henry Wright
Ministry - Be In Health (http://www.beinhealth.com/public/)
Be Blessed!
