From Powerlessness And Ambivalence to Healing  

From Powerlessness and Ambivalence to Healing   

Prolonged exposure to abuse shrinks the soul. The damage is irreversible. What was done cannot be undone. What eyes have seen cannot be unseen. What the ears have heard cannot be unheard. The stamp of abuse on the soul dents the character; it distorts perceptions and contaminates relationships. This is the lonely corner of powerlessness. From that perspective, the world is a hostile place, and the sinking of the soul seems an inevitable alternative to life. Powerlessness breathes despair. And despair is a life without light, moving forward without advancing. 

There is, however, a way out of this nothingness, as simple as a child’s world of fairytales. As children believe in incredible fairytale stories, we are invited to become just like children and accept God’s redemptive story of humanity narrated in the Bible. It speaks of washing, cleansing, and purifying through the blood of Jesus and a renewal of life beyond anything one has ever imagined. Indeed, this is not a fairytale; this is the unseen reality of God. It promises a complete renewal of body, soul, and spirit. The only condition for this amazing transformation is to believe the old Calvary story: He is God Almighty who died in my stead to redeem me from the punishment of death for my sins. He was buried and rose on the third day to eternal life so I can enter Eternity with Him. This is God’s provision for a second chance in life. At this point, a completely new life. The new life is now aligned with God’s divine design, as it was intended from the beginning of time. 

   This is God’s gift. As we walk on the narrow road towards Eternity with Christ, we are miraculously transformed from glory to glory into His image (2 Corinthians 3:18). We shed our old nature with its corrupted character traits, and we are clothed with His divine nature. Thus, His purity becomes our purity. It is a spiritual law that postulates that once the person believes in Christ as Lord, God, and Savior, all is new. The new nature of Christ Himself now replaces the old self. The dents in the character, the distorted perceptions of the mind, and the contaminated patterns of our relationships are all redeemed. Under these new conditions, His wisdom becomes our wisdom; His holiness—our holiness; His beauty—our beauty. Everyone can be redeemed; everyone can be washed, purified, and sanctified. The biggest sinner can become an oak of righteousness—a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor (Isaiah 61:3).