Can a woman who has been hurt deeply either by circumstances in her life or
by a person she loved and trusted be healed? Can her heart and soul be
healed? Can she love and trust once again? As a woman who was sexually
abused by my father, abandoned by my mother, and cheated on by my first
husband, I can say without hesitation, “Yes!” If you are living with a
wounded soul and feeling alone, unloved, and misunderstood, I can promise
you that you do not have to stay that way.
Beauty for Ashes, which was published in 1994, was the first book I wrote
on emotional healing. Since that time I have had a great deal more experience
in this area and am more knowledgeable in God’s Word, and I want to share
those things with you. I have written other books that include some portions
of what I will share in this book, but with God’s help, this will be an allinclusive
manual from a biblical perspective on the subject of emotional
healing.
Countless numbers of people are walking around wounded in their souls
from past hurts, and they either don’t know they can be healed or simply
don’t know what to do or how to begin. I will share what I have learned on
my journey, and although yours won’t be exactly like mine, I hope my story
can be an inspiration and a guiding light as you step out onto your path of
progress toward wholeness.
Just as our bodies can be sick, our souls can be sick, but God wants to heal
us everywhere we hurt, including our soul. The soul is the mind, will, and
emotions. It is the inner part of us and a very important part. No matter what
we have materially or how good our circumstances are in life, if we have
wounded, bruised, and bleeding souls, we will not enjoy life. Whether our
hurt is from shame, anger, bitterness, depression, doubt, insecurity, guilt, or
fear, it needs to be confronted and dealt with.