“He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives And freedom to prisoners” (Isaiah 61:1).

God will heal all who are broken in spirit and bring freedom to those in mental and emotional bondage. Early negative experiences can put chains on the mind and limit our thinking, to other people’s definitions of who they think we are. Negative parenting can create a very skewed reality of ourselves and create difficulties in the way that we relate to others.

When we come to Jesus he makes us brand new. The old self and image is done away with and he gives us a brand new identity (2 Corinthians 5:17). Our past does not have to define who we are and it does not determine where we are going.

Jesus came to show us the way to a brand new reality. “To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn” (Isaiah 61:2). With God we have divine favour and the Holy Spirit is our comfort and guide. God can replace the old negative experiences and challenges that we faced with good things and give us a new life.

Jesus came to grant to those who mourn in Zion; to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning; the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he maybe glorified (Isaiah 61:3).

Our lives are hid in Christ and in him we have a brand new identity. Give God your negative experiences and tell him about every place where it hurts. God will heal you if you surrender to him.

A.P.-Y.

Published by Anneta Pinto-Young

I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession. Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm. I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing. I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.

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