Dr. Henry Cloud wrote a book titled, Why I Believe. In the book, he talks about his depression. He said he knew God was at work in his life. But healing was not immediate. He said he was praying for God to heal him. God did. But here are the steps Henry Cloud took on his year journey of healing.

• Used his support system
• Grief work
• Uncovering old things
• Processing through pain
• Risk-taking
• Weeping together
• Confession
• Forgiveness
• Repentance
• Changing thinking patterns
• Doing a life examination
• Taking a moral inventory
• Praying
• Building new skills
• And many more activities

He said he had built a false self to show the outside world. God took him on an inside journey to show him his true self.

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God answers prayers. Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. And he always walks with you. Amen.

Prayer

Father, thank you for being true to your word and your promises. Thank you for healing. Even if it’s the long way. Amen.

Bible Connection

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. – Matthew 7:7 (LSB)

Jesus told his apostles I’m with you always, even to the end of the age. – See Matthew 28:20 (EASY)