For instance, when we sowed criticism, bitterness, resentments, false accusations, judgmental attitudes, jealousy or rejection, these reactions not only affected our own health,  expectations in our new relationships, but the seeds we sowed became our crop to reap.  We continue to reap them until we repent of sowing them, ask Jesus to forgive us and ask Him to restore us to health in body, soul and spirit. This is where Christian counselors with prayer ministry come in.
We have unhealthy negative reactions that are seeds sown, to be reaped sooner or later in other relationships.  According to the law of sowing and reaping, negative reactions, sown in the past, will be reaped in our current or future relationships, even if they were sown when we were children.  If we sow criticism, we will reap criticism in our relationships, sooner or later.  Sowing and reaping is a natural and spiritual law that works whether we believe in it or not.  Unhealthy negative reactions that we often have sown are:
anger with sin, judgmental attitudes unforgiveness, resentment, bitterness dishonoring parents or authority jealousy, envy and covetousness self-hatred, self-rejection, self-pity rejection, accusation, fear of rejection shame, fear, manipulation and control inner vows (I will never  ...) isolation, depression, addictions blame, denial, excuses word curses over ourselves or others
When a similar event or person triggers these negative reactions again, the walls and self-defense mechanisms automatically go up again.  The more they are triggered, the stronger they get.  Meanwhile, the areas that need healing are sealed in, like strongholds or emotional abscesses in the soul. These walls not only keep pain out, but also prevent healthy ministry and healing from coming in.   What we are describing here is not just a psychological process but a spiritual result of breaking spiritual laws in the spiritual realm like: Sowing and reaping - Gal. 6:7-10 Dishonoring parents - Eph. 6:1-3 Judgmental attitudes - Matt. 7:1, Rom. 2:1-4 Bitter root expectation - Heb. 12:14-15 Restoration Prayer Ministry is more effective than secular mental health because Jesus, the Spirit of Truth, is able to forgive us and to bring our old crop to death, so that He is free to bring us into healing, body, soul and spirit. (See the Cross Walk Prayer)  Just as light always overcomes darkness, so truth will dispel the lies and misconceptions in our lives.  The passion of Christ is to visit with us daily, giving us more insight so that we can know love ourselves, others and God with all our hearts. God is not a time creature and he will heal you from conception on, at all ages of development and in all areas of your life, as you allow Him in.  Just as we developed these walls at all ages, all ages can be healed and brought into harmony again.  Finally, we are free to experience peace and wholeness and to have healthy relationships.  The result is that we are released from reaping the negative and are able to focus all of our talents, gifting and energy on fulfilling our God given goals.  We are more pro-active and responsive, rather than reactive. Restoration Prayer Ministry, at Cross Walk Life, will also help to give you clarity and certainty to understand your personal purpose and destiny.  Many of us are exhausted from trying to improve our performance, so that we can be perfect enough to earn approval and acceptance (that will hopefully would make us feel good about ourselves.)  Some of us ruined our health and lost our peace trying to improve our relationships in our own strength or with mental health modalities.  Believe me, no amount of education and knowledge can heal your wounded spirit.   Sometimes, when others have hurt us, we have unconsciously recorded IOUs and now we expect our new relationships to heal us or to make up for losses we have experienced in the past.  We may overreact or dump our anger on them, out of hidden frustrations.  We may insist that they perform better too, so that we can be more successful. Restoration Prayer Ministers are ministers who partner with Jesus to bring truth, restoration and health into these areas and take care of those IOU's!
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