by Barbara Latta
Why do we struggle with regret, condemnation, envy,
depression, rejection, inferiority and a host of other negative emotions?
Because of the root of brokenness in the soul.
Our lives began with the blank slate of brokenness. Until a person is born again the spirit is dead and separated from God. The soul (mind, will and
emotions) has no hope. God gives us a new nature when we become born into His family through the blood of Jesus. But we can still live as Christians and accept these mental games as truth when we believe the lie about ourselves.
Brokenness doesn’t have to come to us in drastic measures
for it to hurt us. A cut finger is broken just like a fractured bone. The cut
in the skin may be small, but if left untreated infection can set in and result
in blood poisoning. Both the leg and the finger skin are broken and need
treatment for healing.
What may be considered small events in our lives can still
hurt. The root cause of the pain still needs to be treated so that it doesn’t fester
into a poisoned soul. Otherwise, another notch is cut into an already existing wound.
