Each chapter begins with either a famous quote or a bit of scripture. My favorite quote from the book is: ‘What comes easy won’t last, what lasts won’t come easy.’ ~ Author Unknown (p. 194) The chapters were to the point, easy to digest and just enough to hold my attention without feeling bogged down with information. I took moments to consider some of the truths of God as suggested and believe I am better for it. Our souls are wounded from the terrible things that others do to us, but often we are also wounded from our own sin.” When we stand up for ourselves we are not trying to control what other people do, but rather we are controlling what they do to us.”

And if you will choose to trust God completely and take steps of faith, one day at a time, you can move forward into the great life God has planned for you! Just as Peter told Aeneas that Jesus healed him and he can get up and move on, you can also receive God’s love and healing power and begin moving forward now! Este libro es muy interesante, ya que a través de la Palabra de Dios nos ofrece consejos, técnicas y ejemplos para sanar nuestra alma. Una de las cosas que más me gusta es que sin llegar a caer en el feminismo, nos indica cuál es el lugar de la mujer en el mundo y cómo puede desarrollar su rol de manera saludable. Nos hace un llamado a tomar las riendas de nuestra vida, poniendo a Dios en primer lugar y considerando que no existe trauma que no podamos superar y que nosotras somos las responsables de cómo afrentamos los traumas por los que pasamos en la vida.

Can a woman who has been deeply hurt by life's circumstances be healed, heart and soul? If she has been wounded by a man she loved and trusted, can she love and trust again? As a woman who endured years of abuse, abandonment, and betrayal by those closest to her, Joyce Meyer can answer with a resounding "yes!" This book may just be Meyer's best. She includes much of what she has written in her other books in this one. If you have not read anything from Meyer, this is a good place to start. determined decision to trust God to restore her soul and refused to stay parked at the point of her pain.

Internationally renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer draws on her own history of abuse to show women how Christ's redeeming love heals emotional wounds and brings joy to life. Food for thought: “God's Word renews our mind and teaches us an entirely new way to think about God, life, ourselves, and other people.” (Loc 307/3210) Meyer reminds us that God will use the painful things we have experienced if we let Him. Healing is a process, taking diligence and time. She gives practical steps and techniques as well as personal examples of the way it all works. Meyer is honest in letting readers know of her own successes and failures along the way.I need to do it God’s way. If the “someone” acts my reaction is a defensive blow and bitterness. I never pictured my life this way. It is what it is. I was talking to my best friend regarding a negative review of this book because she wanted gory details. Another reviewer said surely she’d never listened to Joyce’s podcasts and read other books because it’s all laid out. He was a man and wished he hadn’t read some of details. I’m like why does it matter? Then she told me people enjoy the details to know how you have survived. Oooooooo Much of what is written in this book is not new but I would recommend it to women who have been hurt and in need of healing, alongside the Bible.

There is a lot of practical advice in this book. However, as a person of faith I found myself disappointed in the overreliance on limited personal experiences of the author and "because as a Christian I say so" rationalization of the approaches in this book. Many statements are not even based on biblical reference but rather feel good statements that are conflated with what's actually in the Bible. She also makes sweeping generalization statements as if they are known truths without delving into why she thinks the statements are true.Thank you Joyce Meyer for this book. Learning to heal my soul has been a slow and arduous process. This book revealed questions that I need to ask my self and humility to go before the Lord to release my burdens. Running on empty for years and now that I’ve exhausted each wrestling move I’m going to turn and face ME. People don’t abuse you, misuse you, or even mistreat you because there is something wrong with you; they do it because there is something wrong with them. They hurt us because they are hurting. Broken and wounded people absolutely cannot recover until they unload the guilt and shame that they carry.” Healing the Soul of a Woman: How to Overcome Your Emotional Wounds by Joyce Meyer is for any woman who has been deeply hurt by life or by a person she loved or trusted. This book offers hope, healing and freedom! You do not have to return the way you started this book. Don't continue to stay wounded with the same wounds and hurts, but you can walk in freedom. You cannot afford for your soul to stay the same. Get ready to walk in complete freedom that has already been offered through Christ! Sometimes the journey is painful, but the first step to healing is to offer your junk to Jesus! Joyce endured years of horrific abuse at the hands of her father, and she was abandoned by her mother, who was too afraid of failure and other issues to rescue her. But somehow, when Joyce was able to choose the course of her life, she made a