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Prayers That Heal the Heart - Session 10 - Revised & Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition

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Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key Wellness / Self-Care & Productivity Strategies (from Session 10)

1) “Sealing the victory” after deliverance

  • Stay filled with the Holy Spirit so you don’t remain “empty,” creating space for a demon to return.
  • Build a wall of defense using spiritual disciplines—especially Bible meditation—so the same oppression doesn’t “re-enter.”

2) Respond differently to temptation (don’t get pulled back in)

  • Temptation is normal; the change is that you no longer have the driving spiritual force pushing you compulsively.
  • Practice resistance through the Holy Spirit:
    • When temptation appears, don’t negotiate—resist and command in Jesus’ name.
  • If you fail:
    • Repent immediately, then continue forward (failure is treated as part of life, not proof you’re doomed).

3) Re-balance anger with submission + rebuke

Using James 4:7:

  • Submit to God
  • Resist the devil
  • The devil “flees”

When anger returns:

  • Don’t re-enter the cycle (“Let’s get angry again”).
  • Instead:
    • Rebuke the spirit in Jesus’ name
    • Fix your eyes on Jesus
    • Choose mercy, love, forgiveness
  • Avoid inviting the issue back by changing your inner/spoken pattern:
    • Instead of “Oh no, it’s back…”
    • Say “leave in Jesus’ name.”

4) Don’t “quench” the Holy Spirit (watch your inner dialogue)

Negative self-talk is described as a major way people shut down the flow of the Holy Spirit, such as:

  • “I failed again”
  • “Nothing works for me”
  • “I’m a failure”

Replace negativity with faith and responsive spiritual action so you stay connected to divine guidance.

5) Two-part strategy: (a) fill the space, (b) build a defense

  • Part A: Don’t grieve/quench; listen to the Holy Spirit
  • Part B: Build a wall of defense via Bible meditation on the “opposite” of what you were delivered from

6) Two-part journaling + Bible meditation (turn insight into transformed behavior)

Productivity/implementation approach:

  • Take your delivered theme (e.g., fear, doubt, unbelief, anger).
  • Meditate on the opposite virtues (faith/belief, courage, love/mercy/forgiveness, etc.).

Use journaling to capture:

  • What revelation you receive from Scripture
  • How God is instructing you to respond differently
  • What “new skill/habit” you’re practicing

7) Use a concordance study method (build “defense” with Scripture)

Find and study verses on:

  • The problem theme (e.g., anger, judgment, fear/rejection)
  • The opposite theme (e.g., mercy/love/forgiveness, faith/courage/acceptance)

Identify your “feeder”—the ongoing habit/driver that produces the unwanted emotion. Example given:

  • Judgment feeds anger
  • Man’s reasoning feeds fear/doubt

8) Replace faulty reasoning with “reason together with God”

Key emphasis:

  • Don’t “reason without divine perspective.”
  • Reason only in connection with Jesus (example: Isaiah 1:18 “let us reason together”).

Practical framing:

  • Picture Jesus alongside you (and consult Him in prayer).
  • Let spiritual “flow” guide reasoning rather than spiraling analysis that fuels fear.

9) Seven-step Bible meditation process (explicit method)

Use this as a structured self-care/practices routine to build defense and transformation:

  1. Write out the verse(s) on a card/notebook (so you can refocus and revisit during the day).
  2. Quiet your own thoughts (optional: soft music; pray in tongues; put on a smile; imagine yourself like a child to open receptivity).
  3. Speak and imagine the verse (personalize it; repeat it until memorized; visualize with the eyes of the heart).
  4. Reason together with God (ask the Holy Spirit to guide what the verse shows you; journal what “bubbles up”).
  5. Feel God’s emotions behind the verse (identify His love/passion, not just facts).
  6. Hear what God is speaking through the verse (dialogue; write down the message).
  7. Act on it (childlike obedience—step into real-life behavior based on the revelation).

10) Pace your healing: intentional practice over time

  • Don’t rush the process. The speaker recommends:
    • 3–4 weeks (or more) to “own” the revelation before moving on
    • 3 months of intentional effort with support (coach/group)
    • taking the time it actually takes (even up to a year is mentioned as normal)

Presenters / Sources Mentioned

People

  • Mark Virkler (presenter)
  • Jesus (source of instruction via Scripture)

Scripture (cited passages)

  • Matthew 12:43 (return of an unclean spirit)
  • James 4:7
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (don’t quench the Spirit)
  • John 15:5–7
  • Hebrews 6:1–2
  • Proverbs 4:23
  • 2 Timothy 2:15
  • Isaiah 1:18
  • Acts 2:25
  • 2 Kings 3:15–16 (music example)
  • Luke 24 (Emmaus road)
  • Psalms 3:3, 3: (shield/sustains/smites enemies language)
  • Deuteronomy 17:18, Joshua 1:8 (meditation guidance)

Tools / Resources

  • E-Sword (free downloadable Bible software mentioned)
  • CWG Ministries website / cwgl ministries.org (resources mentioned)

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