Tag: #healing

From Healing to Restoration

Recently, I heard a video by Terri Saville Foy on restoration. She told the story of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed. But only one – a Samaritan – returned to Jesus to thank Him. Terri explained it this way – all ten lepers were healed, but only leper, who showed his gratitude to Jesus – was restored.

“Rise and go, your faith has made you well” – Luke 17:19

Healing changes the body; Restoration touches the soul

Healing addresses the physical or visible wound or disease. Restoration returns the healed person to the original state, showing no sign of the disease. It goes deeper – reaching the heart, identity and relationship with God. The grateful leper didn’t just walk away with clean skin; he walked away with a whole heart, reconnected to the One who healed and restored him.

Praise the Lord, my soul, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion – Psalm 103:2-4

Healing can happened in a moment; Restoration is a Journey of Faith

The other nine lepers experienced a miraculous moment. But the one who returned to thank Jesus began a journey. His act of gratitude opened a door to a deeper transformation – the ongoing work of being made new, of being whole.

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus – Philippians 1:6

Healing fixed the broken; Restoration give back what was lost

Healing repairs damage; restoration restore back, making things new again. The grateful leper didn’t just receive physical healing – he was welcomed back into his community, given a new identity, and restored to a life beyond what his disease had stolen.

I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten – Joel 2:25

My Invitation

This is my invitation to you today: thank God for His wondrous blessings in your life. Take time to reflect where in your life that you need God’s healing and restoration – be it your health, finances, or relationships.

Healing is God’s mercy; Restoration is His heart.

Manifest the person you want to be

Last year, I read the book ‘Manifest’ by Roxie Nafousi. Her first step is – Be clear in your vision. Instead of focusing on manifesting things, we should focus on manifesting the person we want to be. For me, this mean the journey of becoming the best version of the person I want to be.

When visualizing your ideal future, visualize not just what you want to manifest, but the person that you want to be – Roxie Nafousi

In her book, her second step was to remove fear and doubt that blocks manifestation – to do the inner work of healing. We have to master our thoughts, be aware of what we say to ourselves and the language we use, to use positive affirmations and to practice visualisation.

She believed self-love is the driving force behind manifesting. I always thought of self-love as doing things to care for myself, e.g. going for massage, reading a book over a nice cup of tea, listening and dancing to music when no one is watching. I realise that it is more than doing things to make me feel good – it is a way to honour who I am and who I want to become. And it goes way deeper – it is empowering.

Self-love empowers you to step into your light, to step into your greatness and to open up space for abundance to enter your life – Roxie Nafousi

Self-love also means forgiving myself and putting my past behind. To take my past mistakes as lessons that I needed to learn. To be kind to myself – to recognise my achievements and appreciate how far I’ve come in my life. And to be confident that I can dream big and achieve greater heights by manifesting the highest version of my Future Self.

Manifest Exercise – describe the person you want to be.