Rebellion led her down a path with behaviors that left her with guilt, shame, heartbreak and genital herpes. A series of misunderstood circumstances in Kendra’s youth led her to believe she was not loved unconditionally. Kendra’s thought life whispered rejection. This lie led her to relationships that used and abused her instead of the acceptance she was looking for.
I met Kendra in a women’s group learning steps to know love and acceptance. She was serious about receiving all the healing she could get and she knew it had something to do with what she believed in her mind and spirit.
We learned the truths we believe in our spirit, can change the thoughts we think and generate a healthier chemical balance in our body. Kendra knew her weakened immune system allowed the genital herpes virus to be active in her body and she didn’t want to be slave to the virus or the anti-viral medication the rest of her life.
The light bulb of spiritual understanding went on in Kendra’s mind when she learned Jesus had pure and perfect blood from God himself because mother’s blood doesn’t mix with baby’s in utero. Jesus pure, perfectly loving Kendra life and his death paid for her guilt, shame and heartbreak. If she could believe and live that truth, she could be free.
With great focus and persistence, Kendra chose to meditate on and speak these truths for herself, expecting her immune system to strengthen and the herpes virus to leave her body. Apparently through Kendra’s changed beliefs and thinking, her immune system did in fact strengthen. Ten years later, Kendra and her 3 children are free of any sign of herpes virus.
But even better than that, Kendra lives in the security of knowing she is unconditionally loved, forgiven and heart healed. Remembering her true story is always an encouragement to me. Let my thoughts and words be ever filled with the truth and life of Jesus sacrifice to bring life, love and healing to others. Check out Dr. Caroline Leaf’s message on changing your thoughts @ https://bit.ly/JEtT5h
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice–the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. Romans 12:1-2 TLB