Hi everyone! Been a while since I have been on here and posted something. It has been a busy last several months with school (graduation is 1 month away, Praise YHWH!!!). Anyway, I had a job change over the winter and am now working at an inpatient psychiatric facility. Very interesting (and spiritually dark) area.
Over the past several months I have been doing some research in scripture and reading various material about trauma and inner-healing. Unfortunately, trauma is a by-product of living in a fallen world. However, YHWH did not leave us "high and dry" when we have traumatic events. Trauma is not limited to worst case scenarios. While there are different stages of trauma, it could be as simple as a 4 year old losing a baseball tournament or as severe as the Holocaust, it is still trauma. So how does trauma impact a person through a more biblical perspective? In scripture, it speaks about we are spiritual beings who are a soul.
Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." The word soul in Hebrew is nephesh. This word means "life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, or passion." Basically, the soul is our mind, desire (will), and emotion. Our soul is more than just a soul. It is our core being of who we are and our identity. Our soul can also become broken or fragmented.
Psalm 7:1-2 "O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me, lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. (Emphasis added)
Isaiah 61:1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." (Emphasis added)
Psalm 34: 18 "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Psalm 147:3 "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
I want to focus more on Isaiah 61:1 as that is the verse Yeshua quoted in the book of Luke. The Hebrew word for brokenhearted is sabar leb. What is interesting is the word leb is used and not the word nephesh. The word sabar in Hebrew means "to break, rend violently, crush, or to be shattered" and the word leb means "mind, will, soul, heart, inclination, or memory." Isaiah is literally saying that Yeshua came to heal those that have a shattered heart/soul. The author of Psalms talks about how YHWH can heal the shattered soul/heart (Psalm 34:18/147:3) or how the adversary can tear the soul/heart (Psalm 7:1-2).
James 1:5-8 states, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
The word double minded in the Greek means "divided in interest, doubting, wavering, or even two-spirited."
Science proves what YHWH instituted in His word. When we experience trauma that is beyond what we are capable of handling or we perceive that we can't handle it, the soul fragments and the person will disassociate from that reality. This fragment contains the trauma, memory, and time when the trauma occurred. This is a protective measure so that we can move forward with life and not remain "stuck" within that present trauma. However, when people go through a similar experience to the trauma, they become triggered and relive that trauma all over again.
For example, I once worked with someone who had been through a fair amount of trauma in their life. As they are explaining the series of traumas that happened, they triggered themselves and began to cry. This cry wasn't just a few tears, but waterfalls with outburst of emotions. When they stopped crying, the person told me that they felt like they were reliving the trauma all over again. Why? Because that fragmented part, which holds the emotion and time the event took place, came up and expressed itself. I later told this person that there was healing that needed to take place in that area. Another prime example is someone who was severely abused growing up and now they cannot handle people shouting or yelling at them because it takes them back to that moment when they were being abused.
Psychology and psychiatry tries to label people who have these numerous fragments as Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID) or Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). They call the parts of the soul that are fragmented "parts" or "alters" because they are part of the person but are outside of their core being. While these "diagnoses" are usually reserved for severe cases of a fragmented soul, we all have fragments or parts of us. However, most people fail to recognize when someone has fragments or when a fragment is the one that is talking and not the core person.
Speaking to the person and their parts and introducing those parts to Yeshua (Jesus) is very important to begin the healing process. His word is breathing and alive, sharper than any two edged sword piercing bone and marrow, soul and spirit. It takes a lot of time and patience but it can be done. Some of you may ask, "What is so important about this? Why should I be concerned with this?"
Because Deuteronomy 6:4-5 states, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." How are we supposed to love YHWH with ALL our heart, soul, and might if we are not whole? If a person is three-fourths whole, can that person give ALL their heart to YHWH? Nope. Hence the reason why we need our Messiah to not only heal us, but also give grace towards us because we fall short of loving Him with our entire being.
I'm still learning so much about this and this is only part (pun intended) of what I've been studying. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts, questions, or concerns. If we disagree, that's fine. However, I would humbly encourage you to look in Scripture and see there is a greater reason why we need Him and how His word constantly talks about the "renewing of the mind" and "casting down strongholds that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and taking every thought captive and making it obedient to Messiah." We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made. Praise YAH!
Over the past several months I have been doing some research in scripture and reading various material about trauma and inner-healing. Unfortunately, trauma is a by-product of living in a fallen world. However, YHWH did not leave us "high and dry" when we have traumatic events. Trauma is not limited to worst case scenarios. While there are different stages of trauma, it could be as simple as a 4 year old losing a baseball tournament or as severe as the Holocaust, it is still trauma. So how does trauma impact a person through a more biblical perspective? In scripture, it speaks about we are spiritual beings who are a soul.
Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." The word soul in Hebrew is nephesh. This word means "life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, or passion." Basically, the soul is our mind, desire (will), and emotion. Our soul is more than just a soul. It is our core being of who we are and our identity. Our soul can also become broken or fragmented.
Psalm 7:1-2 "O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me, lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. (Emphasis added)
Isaiah 61:1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." (Emphasis added)
Psalm 34: 18 "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Psalm 147:3 "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
I want to focus more on Isaiah 61:1 as that is the verse Yeshua quoted in the book of Luke. The Hebrew word for brokenhearted is sabar leb. What is interesting is the word leb is used and not the word nephesh. The word sabar in Hebrew means "to break, rend violently, crush, or to be shattered" and the word leb means "mind, will, soul, heart, inclination, or memory." Isaiah is literally saying that Yeshua came to heal those that have a shattered heart/soul. The author of Psalms talks about how YHWH can heal the shattered soul/heart (Psalm 34:18/147:3) or how the adversary can tear the soul/heart (Psalm 7:1-2).
James 1:5-8 states, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
The word double minded in the Greek means "divided in interest, doubting, wavering, or even two-spirited."
Science proves what YHWH instituted in His word. When we experience trauma that is beyond what we are capable of handling or we perceive that we can't handle it, the soul fragments and the person will disassociate from that reality. This fragment contains the trauma, memory, and time when the trauma occurred. This is a protective measure so that we can move forward with life and not remain "stuck" within that present trauma. However, when people go through a similar experience to the trauma, they become triggered and relive that trauma all over again.
For example, I once worked with someone who had been through a fair amount of trauma in their life. As they are explaining the series of traumas that happened, they triggered themselves and began to cry. This cry wasn't just a few tears, but waterfalls with outburst of emotions. When they stopped crying, the person told me that they felt like they were reliving the trauma all over again. Why? Because that fragmented part, which holds the emotion and time the event took place, came up and expressed itself. I later told this person that there was healing that needed to take place in that area. Another prime example is someone who was severely abused growing up and now they cannot handle people shouting or yelling at them because it takes them back to that moment when they were being abused.
Psychology and psychiatry tries to label people who have these numerous fragments as Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID) or Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). They call the parts of the soul that are fragmented "parts" or "alters" because they are part of the person but are outside of their core being. While these "diagnoses" are usually reserved for severe cases of a fragmented soul, we all have fragments or parts of us. However, most people fail to recognize when someone has fragments or when a fragment is the one that is talking and not the core person.
Speaking to the person and their parts and introducing those parts to Yeshua (Jesus) is very important to begin the healing process. His word is breathing and alive, sharper than any two edged sword piercing bone and marrow, soul and spirit. It takes a lot of time and patience but it can be done. Some of you may ask, "What is so important about this? Why should I be concerned with this?"
Because Deuteronomy 6:4-5 states, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." How are we supposed to love YHWH with ALL our heart, soul, and might if we are not whole? If a person is three-fourths whole, can that person give ALL their heart to YHWH? Nope. Hence the reason why we need our Messiah to not only heal us, but also give grace towards us because we fall short of loving Him with our entire being.
I'm still learning so much about this and this is only part (pun intended) of what I've been studying. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts, questions, or concerns. If we disagree, that's fine. However, I would humbly encourage you to look in Scripture and see there is a greater reason why we need Him and how His word constantly talks about the "renewing of the mind" and "casting down strongholds that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and taking every thought captive and making it obedient to Messiah." We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made. Praise YAH!
