Faith-Based Books for Inner Healing
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These books helped me in my journey to inner healing.
Inner healing is like peeling the layers of the onion, which is a process. It may be a lifelong process, but things can get easier as we let God take the lead in our healing journey.
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June Hunt books tackle particular issues people may deal with, including criticism, bullying, stress, anxiety, and setting healthy boundaries (among others). After trying Christian counseling myself with little progress, I sought answers from God and He led me to some of June Hunt’s books. She counsels from a Biblical, Christian perspective.
Be Anxious for Nothing by Joyce Meyer
This book got me through a severe bout of anxiety in my early 20s. It is full of scripture and teaches how to practically give all your cares to God. God wants to help us when we are afraid, and He will if we ask Him.
Love and Be Loved by Marie Chapian
The Bible says that “God is love.” However, some of us may have difficulty in feeling His love. When I read this book, I realized how much I needed to forgive and love myself – and this was a key in realizing God’s love for me as well. If God loves us, then why shouldn’t we love ourselves?
In order to love others, we must have a solid love for ourselves. To love ourselves, we must know how deeply God loves us! This book talks about this true love.
God is Absolutely Good by Robin D. Bullock
This book is so amazing, it shows that God is always good, and therefore, He loves us so much. Those of us who have a subconscious idea of God being wrathful and angry at our mistakes can find comfort in the fact that God wants to see us succeed out of His love for us.
This book is not yet on Amazon, so you can purchase it from the church website.
You’re Loved No Matter What by Holley Gerth
This book truly spoke to my heart about laying down my expectations of myself, and trying to change myself. It deals with perfectionism we expect from ourselves and the world, and knowing God loves us. Our perfectionism comes from the desire for God’s perfection. This book reveals that we are loved for who we are, even the imperfections about us.
Release and Forgiveness by Ruth Ann Polston
This book gives advice on how to practically forgive. Through this book I learned that we don’t always “feel” like forgiving. Forgiveness is a decision, and God will be there to support us through the emotions we have after being hurt and wronged by others.
Also, forgiving someone else does not mean that what they did to us was “right” or even that they “deserve” forgiveness. Releasing them releases us.
Healing The Heart: Overcoming Betrayal in Your Life by Joan Hunter
I have studied and learned so much from Joan Hunter’s healing ministry teachings. Joan Hunter is a healing minister (both physical and emotional), and she also knows betrayal first hand. Joan suffered with broken heart syndrome after the infidelity of her husband. If you have gone through a similar emotional wounding and need a healing touch from God, this book may be of help.
Healing the Wounded Soul: Break Free From the Pain of the Past and Live Again by Katie Souza
Although I haven’t read this book all the way through, I have greatly benefited from Katie’s videos and taken classes where she was a teacher. God radically changed her and now she teaches and ministers in supernatural healing.
Emotional pain can damage the soul, and we need to walk out healing after this. Katie Souza is also a healing minister, and there are many testimonies to the healing power at her events. Her teachings helped me in my ministry to others.
Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend
This amazing book explains invisible boundaries that we must have to protect ourselves. It’s crucial to define our goals and desires, particularly in relationships, and how we want to be treated.
Many people hurt me before understanding that I don’t have to “let” everyone in. You don’t have to let everyone you meet inside your inner circle, and it is okay to put up invisible boundaries to protect yourself. It is okay in our modern day to “block” people as well.
Maybe we haven’t been taught this, as Christians. However, it is necessary to serve God. Not everyone is meant to be our partner in fulfilling God’s purpose for us.
It is not possible to please everyone in every decision we make, and it is essential to understand this. One person may be happy, while another will be unhappy with our choice. It is impossible to please every person in every case. Therefore, we must be okay with upsetting people with our boundaries.
What Type Am I? Discover Who You Really Are by Rene Barron
This book provides the Myers-Briggs personality quiz. Reading about our own unique qualities will help us gain confidence in our skills and interests.
Although it is not faith-based, the book helped me embrace myself and the parts people didn’t understand. Even the parts of me that others did not accept, simply because they did not understand, had a new meaning.
Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
This book was very transforming for me, because I did not know I could control my own
thoughts (which were mostly negative for a long time).
It can be difficult to break the cycle of negative thinking on our own, sometimes we need help. For me, reading this book helped me recognize my thinking patterns and that was beneficial. The book highlights faith and teaches how to turn negative thoughts into positive ones using the Bible. “And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2).
This book deals with the sin of pride by showing what the opposite looks like – humility. It is through our humility and surrender that we can connect more deeply with God (because pride is one main thing that keeps us from drawing close to Him).
Dr. Henry Cloud also authors the Boundaries book mentioned above. Although I have not read it yet, this book may be helpful when dealing with regret. Henry Cloud’s teachings are full of wisdom and tips for emotional and relational healing and growth.
Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud
Also by Dr. Henry Cloud, this book deals with interpersonal problems caused by pain in our past and the changes we can make to solve those problems.
Anchored: Finding Peace in the Storms of Life (A 28-Day Devotional)
This book is by Pastor Joseph Prince, and deals also with our thoughts and becoming grounded in Christ Jesus and putting our hope in Jesus, who is our healer (Exodus 15:26). New Creation Church in Singapore is the church that Joseph Prince pastors, and it has many physical and emotional healing testimonies which you can read on their website.
Dealing with Doublemindedness by William Edward Hulme
Decision making was extremely difficult for me for a long time. Although I now see the spiritual roots of this problem in my life, this book made me more aware of times and situations that made me second guess and teeter back and forth in my thinking. Ultimately, fear was the culprit in my life. This book breaks down double mindedness and how to overcome it, so that we can properly deal the spiritual roots.
If God Were Your Therapist by David J. Lieberman
This is a short book that highlights our need for healing and will shed light on our problems and pain from our past. It brings awareness which is a necessary first step to inner healing.
When You Love Too Much by Stephen Arterburn
This book is about love addiction (or I like to think of it as emotional addiction), but covers the origins of any addiction, and applies to most addictions as well.
It is from a Christian perspective and would be helpful for anyone who may need healing from relationship-based trauma or of course, addiction.
John Eckhardt’s books are based on scriptures which teach spiritual warfare. John Eckhardt’s declarations have been helpful for me to gain victory over the enemy’s attacks in my life.
You Are Wanted: Reclaiming the Truth of Who You Are by Nicole Langman
This book is about rejection and how to heal from the effects of rejection.
Rejection is from the enemy, and it is a scheme to get us to give up on our call from God or on God altogether. We do not have to agree with rejection.
When You Don’t Know What to Pray by Linda Evans Shepherd
We all may have trouble praying at times. This book will comfort and help us when we are seeking answers but do not have the words to say to the Lord.