1 2To God be my greater thankfulness First for giving me salvation, free me and save me from dying raped And choked while pregnant To save the child in my womb and for allowing me to come into your life as an instrument of Him who loves you and wants you to know a new life full of inner peace. TERESA LPEZ Costa Rica; 2012 Copyright (6197) Thanks too... Jess Tenorio (Peru) WEBMASTER Felipe Zecca (Costa Rica) TRANSLATOR 3 CONTENT .PREFACE 5 .INTRODUCTION 9 .HOW TO USE THIS MATERIAL13 .HOW DID 'PEACE IN HIS WAY' COME OUT? .TESTIMONY OF TERESA LOPEZ 14 PART I: TRAINING 1. THE MINISTRY AND COUNSELOR 33 2. THE PERSON TO RESTORE 42 3 HOW DOES GOD WORK IN RESTORATION55 4. THE MINISTERING TO GROUPS 625. NECESSARY STEPS IN THE RESTORATION PROCESS 72 6. HELPFUL TOOLS 84 PART II: SEQUENTIAL MEETINGS OR INDIVIDUAL STUDY 1. THE PERSON AND THE NEED FOR GOD 86 42. SIN, CONSEQUENCES AND FORMS AVOIDANCE AND CONTROL 121 3. STEPS IN THE RESTORATION PROCESS 192 4. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND USE OF SPIRITUAL WEAPONS 160 5 BREAKING THE CHAINS OF INNER OPPRESSION174 6 GETTING STARTED IN THE RELEASE OF EMOTIONAL PAIN AND ACCEPTANCE 221 7 ASSUMING AN ATTITUDE OF FORGIVENESS 247 8 LIVE TODAY WITH NEW PLANS AND ARGUMENTS 272 PART III: DIALOGUES AND READINGS OF SUPPORT 1. LECTURE: FAITH 297 2. TALK: SOLITUDE AND SILENCE 301 3 TALK: WORSHIP AND POSITIVE PRAYER 306 4. LECTURE: PATIENCE 313 5 TALK: CONFIDENCE IN THE POWER OF GOD 319 6. LECTURE: THE WORK OF SATAN 326 5 PREFACE Peace in His way is a Biblical Guide to restoration, which is complemented by a CD with the final messages (inthe Spanish version), so that it can beused personally or in talks to church groups or independent. ItwasinSeptemberof2002whichthisguidewasinsertedontheinternetat www.lapazdedios.netfirms.com Ministry, (not currently on the website) sent as an Acrobat Reader document, in Spanish and 140 pages to be printed in a lower cost that each person could assume in its place of residence in any part of the world and across the network. This site is no longer online, but given websites that doubled due to the need for people to heal their past. Other Web sites also incorporated the Guide, first version, so people from anywhere in the world, could download it and print it. ThesmallMinistryThePeaceofGod,integratedbyEvangelicalandCatholicbrothersin Costa Rica with a Christocentric vision, began to send it via e-mail with the message "Send this file". Aftertenyears,throughcountlesstestimonialswehavewitnessedhowtheLordis approachingreleasethecaptivestoreleasethemoftheirownprisons.Theauthorhas expanded it in this version entitled: Peacein HisWay (Extended Version). The purpose ofthisversionistoextendtheteachings,especiallyinthefirstpart.ThisenlargedGuide hasasacomplementaryCD(CompactDisctoMP3,intheSpanishVersion)withthe prayerofforgiveness,therenewalofthemindandothermetitations,tobeusedoncethe personisreadytomakethisdecision.TheCDisnotincludedinthepurchaseofthise-book, must be purchased as separate item. 6NomattertheChristiandenomination,socialclassorrace,thisguideservesasahumble instrumentofGodtoconfrontpeoplewiththeliesbuiltintheirpasttolivetheonlytruth that is the Word of God: the Bible. Thisguideisbasedonspecificbiblicaltruthstoeachissueofthesoulanddirectedto overcome spiritual negative and emotional ties. Many have beenreleasedand havegiven testimony from different partsof theworldwho havefoundthetrueinnerpeacethroughthis,duringastudyoftheWordofGod,prayer, counseling and release of negative emotions. Likewise any religion, Christian and Catholic leaders have a base to understand and guide a processofinnerhealinganddeliverancetopeoplewhocometochurches,ministries,or supportgroupsforspiritualandemotionalhelp,becausetheycannotovercomedestroyed self-esteem, depression and anxiety which cause many diseases. In which are all tied up and at the same time it affects your whole life with destructive habits.And above all, they may not feel God as a Protective Father but that they see Him as a severe judge. 7

Aswellasmedicineusesspecificformstohealthehumanbody,psychologymakes attempts to free the man and the Church for healing the spirit, we wish to emphasize that it shouldbedoneinaall-inclusivemannerbecausepeoplearenotdivisible,butthatthey work as a whole and any damaged area affect other areas. Thereforefortheinnerhealingprocessitisnecessarytoknowandapplyashape appropriateintegralwhichGodwilloperatewithpowerandavoidmistakesthatmay worsen the condition of people suffering. Some Christian leaders in advance assume that the biblical inner healing is a fashion of the'newage'toturnawaypeoplefromthetrueChristiandoctrine.Thereforeifyouare oneofthemsoIinviteyoutoknowthatthisinstrumentisespeciallyEvangelisticand healingbythepowerofperfectGod'slovethroughthepowerandappropriationofHis word, where the person must make efforts to achieve peace of mind because you must be confronted by God to your own sin and others about your life. The Christian, by his party leader, should extend the Bible verses, using exegesis, since the Word of God presented in this guide is only guiding, not extensive in sermons, but that itspurposeistobethedouble-edgedsword,thatpenetrateseventodividingsouland spirit,jointsandmarrow;itjudgesthethoughtsandattitudesoftheheart.(Hebrews4: 12). 'Peace in His way' has been expanded in its first part concerning the training and added othermessagesbornoftheexperienceofthefirstguide.Thetestimonyofitsauthor, Teresa Lpez, has also been extended in order to motivate further in the fight and not give upmanypeoplewhoGodiscallingtothisMinistry,becauseGodisstilldoingtheso-8called today, especially to people with extensive experience in the pit of grief which is the material that God needs to make the new vessel for this Ministry. Because God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong (1 Corinthians 1: 27). ThisguidewasbornofGod'sdealingswiththeauthoroveraperiodofsevenyears(see testimony). 9 INTRODUCTION Thesetalks,Christianmeditationsaswellas topicsfortrainingininnerhealingwhichis thehealthofthemindandheartasitputstheBible,intendedtobeaguidingbasisfor persons who have not resolved their painful past or don't know how to deal with emotional crises in its present can leave behind the past and its negative consequences in the present life.It is also a guiding instrument for the cristocentric leading of restoration groups. Thepurposeisthattheycanbeusedasrowguidetoprovideindividualorgroup guidancetopeoplewhoneedpeace,liberationandinnerhealing.Thetopicsconsider theologicalaspectstohealthedestructiveemotionsandarewritteninawaythatpeople canunderstandtheirinternalconflictsthatkeepthemtiedinsideandpreventthemfrom enjoying peace of mind gradually. Each conflict and liberating and restorer biblical truths are presented in a particular. It is written sothat everyperson whoneedsrestoration can use it individually for work andpersonalstudy.Inthefirstpartareconsideredaspectsofthetrainingofthepeople who will help or will work in groups of restoration. It is not intended to reach a denomination or church in particular but the souls, which are basedontheideathattheChurch,denominationsandministriesmustunitetofacean enormousworld,butisnotsogreattowinbeforethepowerofGodandHisdesireto restore to that followed by choice. And it is through servants and instruments such as the Internet, the local church and written instruments based on the power of God which is His Word, the Bible, that we can help a world that is consumed in sorrow, depression, hatred 10and anxiety, and that that world is thrown in every mind and diseased heart. God can restore and heal the emotions as it is written in the Bible: Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account (Ecclesiastes 3: 15) Todaywearelivinginthisverse,itisthereforenecessarytohaveoiltohealthemind and heart of people: Whyshouldyoubebeatenanymore?Whydoyoupersistinrebellion?Yourwhole head is injured,yourwhole heart afflicted. From the sole ofyour foot to the top ofyour headthereisnosoundnessonlywoundsandweltsandopensores,notcleansedor bandaged or soothed with olive oil! (Isaiah 1: 5, 6) ThecauseistheSinanditsconsequencesinthelifeofthepersonmakingitslaveto thoughts, feelings and destructive actions that prevent you from enjoying peace of mind. Speaking of sin alone isnot considered itself butthe sin of others since we are born;own sin to God and Sin towards ourselves. TheleadersoftheChurchandoftheindependentrestorationChristianministriesmustbe prepared then, to heal, bandaging and soften shocks, welts and recent wounds of those who are looking for their restoration in the Lord. Must have count on this special oil and know to apply it in a gradual and comprehensive process which it regards as part of a whole soul ofmanwhichisformedbythehead(mind)andheart(emotions,feelings,goals,dreams) and which work integrally with the body and the spirit. Because we cannot forget that if an area is negatively affected, it will negatively affect other areas and vice versa. Shouldbeclearthattherestorationshouldbecomprehensive;everyareaofman independently should not be seen. 11The restoration should also be gradual because it is a process of liberation and inner healing ofeachpersonaccordingtotheirexperiencesandconsequencesofsin.Thisprocessis expressed in the following verse: "The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day" (Proverbs 4:18) As the head is sick (mind) and the faint heart (emotions, feelings, etc.) not only restoration leader should consider spiritual aspects, but it must also consider the psychological aspects of the person which in turn have implications for physical health. In order to restore in an instantly way to people many mistakes have been committed in this Ministry which has led many times leaders to blame any behavior or malignant symptom as amanifestationofdemonicoppression,sotheministering,counseling,andanyattemptto restore do not give the expected results, and make the person feel abandoned or undeserved of the blessing of God by which worsens their condition. UnpreparedforthisMinistry,leadershaveignoredthatthemanifestationsofdisease, destructive emotions, depression and other adverse events can have other causes such as the physical and psychological. Therefore,thereshould benomoretricksoftheerrorintheChristianrestorationprocess, butratheritshouldbeseenasacomprehensiveprocessthattakestime,knowledgeofthe basicemotionalneedsofthehumanbeingasacceptance,purposeforlife,senseof belonging, approval, and acceptance and above all unconditional love. Theleaderofrestorationmustthenbepreparedinthisbasicknowledgeandbeableto expresstheappropriateWordofGodtoovercomeadverseargumentsandbeideal instrumentfortheworkofChristastheliberatorofthecaptiveandhealingofemotional wounds (Isaiah 61: 1-3) 12The leader may also express the truth that makes them free (John 8: 36) and instrument of the work of the Holy Spirit in his Ministry's revelation of the truth and consolation. In this process of restoration it is essential positive prayer and willingness and perseverance of the person to work on his restoration. Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Then we will no longer be infants,tossedbackandforthbythewaves,andblownhereandtherebyeverywindof teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ (Ephesians 4: 13-15). Grow in all aspects is to grow in the spiritual life, it is to grow to leave behind the traumas ofsinandadvancetoemotionallevel;itistogrowinphysicalhealthwhenitisreleased from the oppression of feelings and negative emotions causing disease; it is growing under the proper guidance of leaders prepared in the Ministry of Christian restoration. Meditations are original from the author of this guide The Bible used for this work in itsSpanish versionis the "Bible of theAmericas". The English version will use the New International Version (NIV).

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HOW TO USE THIS MATERIAL Ifyouareleadingandwanttousethematerial,Isuggestyoufirsttoprintthefirstpart and study it for training. The second part will be used in the weekly meetings giving a photocopy to each person to restore according to the subject to follow. During the dialogues, the following structure is recommended: Opening prayer Time for tasks and experiences of the previous dialogue comments. Development of the subject by the leader. Explanation and assigning tasks to develop at home. Prayer requests and delivery of afflictions to God. Andifyouwanttomakethissinglestudypersonally,takingthenecessarytimeand allowingtimeforGodsworkinyourlifeaChristiancounselorpreparedinthisareais recommended for a right follow-up process. Some themes recur in the first and second part since there may be the option to study the second part directly. Thisguidefeaturesacompactdiscasatooltohelpwiththefinalmessages(forthe Spanish version). 14HOW DID "PEACE IN HIS WAY" COME OUT? Teresa Lopez' testimony Once wegrewup we begin to feelthat firstlove. That needs to be inthe presence of the Lord every moment because we are living a unique experience. The God of creation has set His eyes on our lives. It is rather the time that we realized that He always has been with us, but we had not wanted to open the doors of our heart. Then we wish to serve Him and run to tell our story. But... we're not ready! Every servant of God must first pass through the desert to get to the land of Canaan;you must climb to Mount Sinai and being alone with God and you must overcome temptations, internal struggles and other voices, to be able to discern what the true voice of God is and what he has called you for. AndtounderstandHispurpose,youmustnotbeanxiousforthatMinistrybutyou must learn that it is necessary to enter the celestial classrooms, the school of God. Youwillneedtolearnwhattoteachothersthroughtheirownexperience.Youwill have to overcome yourself, let go of your dreams built in the worldly life and overcome the terrors and chains of oppression that bound you in your past. This will not only make, but it will get you through a daily journey with the Lord and His Holy Spirits work. Youwilllearninthewaythatthereisatimeforeverythingandwhocarriesthepointer, thedirectionandpurposeisGodHimself.Andaboveallyouwillexperiencethatthis process is very painful and lonely. This is the way of the servants of God who are truly committed to His call. 15MY EXPERIENCE: The service was going to end, and then the pastor asked the Congregation to move forward to make an offering to the altar for a Ministry that began. And I went forward, but I carried no money, I wrote a letter to God where I asked to Him to make me a servant of the injured sheep. And theLord heard myprayer. This would be the beginning of a call to serve Him in the restorationof the damaged emotions of the others. ButI didn'tknow that He had towrite thatlettersinmymindandheart,sothatIcouldthentakethatmessagethroughmyown experience. It was the year of 1995; I had returned to the ways of God. I had accepted Him in 1971 but youthblindedmeandItookoffHispath.IthoughtthatIwouldhavesuccessand happinessahead.Ididn'tknowthatwithblindfoldedeyesandslaveofme,Ionlywas goingtoreachthecliff.ButIwasrescuedyearslater;Hewasfaithfulanddidnotforget whenIhadacceptedHim.Buttothatdatemylifewasalreadyfullofthornsanddry branches which cutting process was going to be hurtful. Likethemajorityofhumanbeingswhodonotunderstand"forgood",Iwentbacktothe waywhenI felt very ill becauseI sufferedfromanxiety, tachycardiaandother symptoms very similar to those who suffer the psychiatric patients. Then I knew that I was suffering from hyperthyroidism, imbalance in the thyroid gland that causesadversephysicalandemotionalsymptoms.Andsointheseconditions,Iwent desperate to Church to find the Lord. 16Ineededhealing,Ineededtofindhispeace,butIwaspreytomyignoranceandthatof others, because they pointed out my symptoms only to spiritual oppression. SomyvisitstoChurchalwaysendedwithsiblingsthatrebukingmydemons.AndIstill strugglewithanxietyandtachycardia,soarrivingathomethetachycardiawasmore severe. Iattendedchurchonetimeandanother.Iwasalwaysinthefirstrowsinordertobe comfortedandthesituationcontinued.I,then,wonderedinsideme,thatwouldbeas disastrous that God doesnt listen to me, why He does not forgive me my sins. And I came to obsess me to rebuke the devil every time that I felt bad. I was ill in Church, I wentalmostneuroticbecauseIthoughtthatIalwayshadtobewiththe"swordofthe spirit" because if I released it would be easy prey for Satan. I could not rest on the prayer of peaceandconfidenceinHimwhois"isinmethantheonethatisintheworld".Iwasa warriorwithoutweapons,weakandtraumatizedandnowtiedtothefearofstrayingfrom God but did not find inner peace, because I knew nothing of His Word. SoIwasalwaysbelievingeverythingthatIwastoldbytheabundantreliefMinisters.It wasstrangethatneverfoundabundanthealingandconsolationMinisters,Ministerswho visit sick or other ministries! And we must recognize that many brothers feel His call to the Ministry of liberation, perhaps as a way to exercise control and power, but do not know that to do this they must be first prepared in Heavenly classrooms. And I wondered... where is the peace which surpasses all comprehension? So I started to visit different churches in search of peace. I thought that I would find peace withinthewallsofachurchanddidn'tknowthatyoureacheditwithinyourmindand heart. 17ItcaughtmyattentionandatthesametimeIscaredthatallthebrothersofdifferent congregations were always saying the same thing: you will have a Ministry of liberation. And that for me was something that frightened me, I am so small, weak and ill, facing the spiritual enemy... Oh no, Lord! I wanted better be in praise because I loved to sing, thing that I did for a long time while in bohemia and worldly life. Andthatfearforthespiritualenemywasverydeepinmybeingbecauseitwasbornof childhood trauma since so you obeyed, a maid always frightened me with "the devil going to carryyou". The devilappearing in parades: large horns,redand long tail. Perhapsgive laughter to the reader, but should not underestimate the trauma of children because remain recorded images within your mind that will affect you in adulthood, as it was my case. Of course that I knew long time later, when the spirit of God took the blindfold and made me explore the traumas of my childhood. And so I was still within the Church, sick of hyperthyroidism and traumas from childhood. I was going to worship but left there with anxiety and fear so I decided to serve the Lord... maybe this could reach the peace that surpasses all understanding and He would answer my prayers. In other words, was tied to the way to earn conditional love: do something to gain something. And I thought that was the way with God so that I should serve; I had to then do something very big... Still I could not understand the character of God. Becausethisfearwasnotonlyofthedevil,butalsoGodhimself.TheGodthatIalso learnedinmychildhood!AGodwhoyoushouldfollowandobeyifnotyouwere punished... And it is important to recognize this because if God is love, then... why so many people don't accept Him? It is that they are afraid of an inadequate image of God, or have been too distressed in love? 18And as the Bible says regarding to the work of God, he chose me "weak and foolish"... to shame the strong, to shame the wise, because heis glorified in weakness. And there I saw andknewthatdaughterwhohadacceptedHim,butIdidn'tknowwhohewasandwas terror to the devil. That was a perfect servant for "his power to glorify the weakness". Thatgirlwhodweltwithinme,dominatedandsoughttoleavemebreathlessand disallowed me to know and feel the peace that passes all understanding. EFFECT OF THE CALL TO SERVE At that time still praying the Lord to give me address and show me the steps to follow. In the meantime I decided to enroll in the career of administrative file and when I went to the enrollmentofficethepapersdisappeared,soIdidnotunderstandthatGodhadother purposes, but I thought that I should then enroll in master's degree in history. And so I did, butthesewerenotGod'splansformylife.AndIstartedtheclassesbutIonlyattended three lessons because I began to feel severe headaches not allowedme tocontinue. And it was that God was using the circumstances to speak to me and show me His true Will. My headaches were consequences of hormonal disorder product of hyperthyroidism, which later was treated and healed by God. AndnowIwaspassingagatethatGodopenedtomeduetomycircumstancesand headaches.ThedoorIopenedtounderstandandfollowthepathofHiscalltoservewith the injured sheep. ApsychiatristreferredmetomakesomemedicalexaminationsbutIshouldstayinthe psychiatricunitintheHospital,soIdidnotliketheidea,butthepainwasbiggerandI accepted. 19Andthere,uptodate,Iwasshocked,becauseIwillneverforgetwhatGodmademeand spoke to me in that place where I was seven days in September 1995. IarrivedtherewithaChristianbookto"entertainme",somepapersheets,apenanda humble cassette that hadmade for the people who suffer. Thesewere my first attempts of MinisterandbeservantoftheLordforthewoundedofthesoul,butIwastooinjured and, in that place! ThereIcouldseewomenwhohadtriedtocommitsuicide,youngtraumatizedgirlswho wereraped,and a woman in an absolute denial of her life. Another woman carryinga big painforthelossofalovedone.Yes,thereIsawtotheafflicted,thecaptives,andthe prisoners from the prison in the book of Isaiah (61: 1) But I also saw what I feared most at that moment: a wild-eyed woman who invoked Satan while the sick were frightened. Oh, Lord! How strong and shocking you were with me! Because really struck me and what I did was to write verses for every sick and make them heardthecassettethathadrecorded.Itwasveryimpressivetoseehowthesickraised handswhilehearingChristianmusicanditmessage,whiletheywerestillintheirbeds. TheywerenotallowedtolistentoChristianmessagesbutmyWalkmanwasagreat instrumentandwhenthesickraisedhandstoheavenwasnotsurprisingforthenurses because they were accustomed to unusual manifestations. They did not know that God was operating and freeing the captive in that Psychiatry unit. The value and power of the Word of God in these people with suicide attempts made me see how operatestheWord of God bringing new life and hope. So I came out from there convinced that it was my call, ready to go to serve but I was even morefrightenedandtraumatizedthanbeforeenteringthisplace,becausewhatIsawI 20wouldneverforget.ButIknewwhattodo.Iwouldrunwheretheinjuredsheepwasand would take her the message. But God stopped me because I should first enroll and attend heavenly classrooms. I should see within me and face the Goliath of my life: my own traumas. God made me understand the need to write to the oppressed, the captives, and the afflicted. And so wound and traumatized since my childhood, I bragged I didnt need psychologists. Theconceptofpsychologicalandpsychiatricpatientswereonly"crazy"hadchanged forever in my life. But theywere sick... Not me! BecauseI had been calledtotheMinistry!Howfooledand arrogantIwas!I had a lottolearnfor the nextyears ofmycalling to serveGod, because actually He had chosen someone to glorify Him in her weakness. During this time of calling, theLord showed methe coverage of this Ministry at theLatin American region, but at that time I could not understand. Before my visits to the Psychiatry UnitIhadsentanoilpaintingtoNewYork.Iwantedtoknowiftherewouldbean opportunitytosellanyinanArtGalleryofthisgreatcity,butGodwhoisincontrolof everything, made something bigger and showed off His power. Ididnothaveadegreeintheareaofpainting.Ihadstudiedarchitectureandpaintedby economicnecessity.HegavemethesecondplaceintheparadeofHispanicHeritagein NewYorkCityinanexhibitiongroupthatbroughttogetherpaintersfromdifferent countries of Latin America. AndthereIwas,withonlyapainting,withoutplansordreamsremoteparticipateinthis event and now got the second place. And at a Latin-American level. 21And this whole process occurred at the same time in September 1995: The call; what to do andthecoverageoftheMinistry.ButIstilldidnotunderstandonlyknewthatsomething was trying God to do with my life. So I was too shocked by my experience at the place of the afflicted and the prison of souls and also the impact of receiving an international award that never expected. Theadrenalinewasflowingthroughoutmybeing.Iwantedtorestmostthaneverything andthingswerebecomingharderbecauseGadthenbegantotakemetoHisheavenly classrooms. And in all this confusion, images of the Psychiatry Unit, I receive an award by the Minister of Culture of Costa Rica due to the award in New York; all these made me feel tired at the emotional level. Andtheninfluencedbymy"oldcreature"IbegantoserveGodintheMinistryofpraise. AnditisthatGodalwaysspeaksclearly,because"hiswaysarenotourways",butoften allow ourselves to be carried away by the customs of our worldly life. AndatthattimeIcouldnotfindthepeaceofGodbecauseIhadtwoyoungchildrento attend and anyone to take care of them, while serving. Then worsened my conflicts because I wanted to serve, I rather felt that I should do so, but my family duties prevented me from. So my conflicts worsened AnditwasthenthatIstartedtovisitapsychologist.Thatwasironical:Iwasvisitinga psychologistwhilesingingmessagesofpeaceandrestoration.Imademecallinmy sessions"thewomenMinistry"becauseIknewthatmyinternalproblemswereproduced bytheMinistrythatcouldnotleavebutatthesametimeshoulddoso,becauseother responsibilities were waiting for me with my family. 22AndIwhohadsaidyestotheLordintheMinistryofrestorationandIsaidthatIdidn't needpsychiatristsorpsychologists,Iamnowinpraiseandattendingappointmentswith psychologist; it seemed that much or something was not well in my spiritual and emotional life.Anyway, everything was twisted because what God does is to shake your life and your person. Icomparethisprocesswithastreamthatlookspristineinappearance,butonceremoved the bottom begin to appear glasses, cans and garbage that pollute. This process is necessary so one day would become "rivers of living water". The obligation to attend to my children and at the same time serve God caused me conflict becauseIcouldnotestablishpriorities,becauseiftheBiblesays,"LoveGodaboveall things" you should serve Him first even though I have to set aside other obligations. And in real life it istrue.We must love God above all things,but thatdoes notmean that we abandon our responsibilities. This is a conflict that crosses many servants of God because they know that God is the first butmixeduppriorities,leavingasidetheobligationsofworkorfamilyneededtohavea harmonious home and all the needs satisfied. Ifelt that ifI failed to serveGod Hewasgoingto be upset ofme.SometimesIfelt thatI was going to crush the sky. What a mess was my mind and heart! But God would use it for this Ministry. Sometimes I used to feel the skycoming over me and it was because I continued with the inappropriate image of God. I was serving God by fear, not love. ButIfeltaspecialcallfortheinjuredsheep,becauseIidentifiedmyselfwiththepainof thepeoplewhosufferatemotionallevel,andofcourse;Ihadmuchcreditinthisfield, because of my painful experiences of the past. So that day in a cult when I offered my letter 23to God and said: make me servant of the injured sheep, He heard my prayer, closed me the doors in the Ministry of praise and sent me to His heavenly classrooms. IN HEAVENLY CLASSROOMS Thereafter the Lord leads me to the pit of grief so that I could see inside me, what I denied and repressed, making me captive of myself and of the sin. SoforalongtimetheLordworkedwithmythorns,processwhichwasverypainful because psychologically I resisted me, but He was stronger than me, as one of the prophets proclaimed, and I had to face my worst enemy: myself. InthisresistanceIsufferedfrommajorheadachesandallkindsofdisordersbecausethey werepsychosomatic,duetotensionandconflictoftryingtosuppressthepain,butatthe same time should face it because every day the Lord was showing it to me. Itreallyhurtmetobeintheheavenlyclassroom.Ithurtmetophysical,emotionaland spiritual level. IrememberwhenonemorningIheardinsidemeavoicesaying:"thepainthatyouare feeling has a purpose to God". And I was surprised, but gave no much importance. I said: this is a call to write for an aunt whoisinterminalphase.IalwaysthoughtthatGodspoketometocarrythemessageto others, but I did not know that He first must speak to our heart sick and wounded until we speak to others. And that voice I heard spoke to me the following day in the morning. IstartedtodreamofmychildhoodandsuddenlyIsawmyselfflyingandplayingona sidewalkattheageoffiveorsixyears.Andavoiceexplainedtomethetraumasofmy childhoodandfearofthedevil,theonewithredtailandapunishingGodcamefrommy 24sinofplayinginnocentchildrensexgamespretendingtobeamotherwithotherchildren myage.Nothingreallyhappened,butthatleftmeaterriblesenseofguilt,falseguiltthat affected my self-esteem in my adulthood. Of course this caused me immense pain so I started to cry for several days and at the same timeIstartedtofeelangeragainstthosewhohadhurtme.Ihaddepressionandmany struggles, but the Lord was saving me. And God that does everything perfect, for this process sent my family to Nicaragua, so this couldnotfindoutofthecrisisthatwasfacingbecauseofthetraumasofmychildhood. That was better because it is to be expected that I would have charged up even the familys cat because that is the first reaction of humans when facing with conflicts. ThereweremanyconflictswithinmethatIdecidedtostartwritingwhatIfeltandtryto find a biblical response to each one of the ties that made me prisoner. I should add also that to be in heavenly classrooms, God moved me from a house where I lived and was like a social club, to another where nobody visited me. IgotthesolitudethatIneededtolistentothevoiceofGod,butatthattimeIdidnot understandit,soIwaswonderinghowhardthatwastofollowtotheLordbecausemy "friends" had abandoned me. Iwroteandwrote.Ineededtounderstandeverythingthathadhappenedinmylife,but above all, I needed to understand God's response. So for a long time I wrote with a pencil on paper sheets, in cartons, receipts, anything where I could express what I was feeling. There were many writings which I made and which I condensed on this restoration Guide, then theLord said unto me: I havegivenyou a way thatyou may write for others that are walking in the darkness and pain of their past. For those also who are too eager to forward and forget about living in the present, because they are afraid of an uncertain future. 25By that time also God took me to the Baptist Theological Seminary where I studied courses inChristianPsychologyandTheologyandwhereI'mcurrentlystudyingforthedegreeof Bachelor in Theology. Furthermore, to be able to understand my conflict, I have studied in self-taughtaChristianPsychologycourse.Theywerehardyearsofgreatsolitude.SoI spentmuchtimelookingforHisanswerandtryingtofind"thepeacethatsurpassesall understanding", trying to find "the truth set us free". And the spirit of God always put me this verse: A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD[a]; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40: 3) Because the spirit of God speaks to us in different ways:first puts "thewillpower and the deed"withintheheart;speaksthroughpassagesorBibleverses;inprayer,throughother Christian brothers; through circumstances. EveryChristianknowswhenGodistryingtodealwithhislife.Itseemsthataroundthe world, even the "phone and television" would agree to talk about that. And when we know that it is God reproofing, reminding, calling, talking, consoling... we feel that everything is illuminated. Itisanexperiencethatnohumanthingcanreplace.Andthenweconfrontthisentire message with the Word of God and our context of life and everything is consistent. We know that God is up to in the smallest details because he is omnipresent. And then dare totellhimthethingswhichwehaverepressedorthatshameuswithfear.Becausewe know that in any case He knows them all. It is when we begin to have confidence and to let that perfect love "cast out fear, because fear involves punishment". 26Itiswhenweactbyloweringdefensemechanismsbecauseweknowthatwewillnotbe hurt or rejected by God because that was what we experienced in our mundane lives.And then we know that God is with us. And that was what I was beginning to feel, after trailing the fear of an inadequate image of God. And I knew that He was sending me for that I Ministry but I didn't know how He was going to do that. BECAUSE HE COMFORTS US Eventually I began to understand II Corinthians 1: 4: who comfort us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. AfteratimetheLordopenedformeadoorintheMagazineRedil(fold)oftheBible Church of Zapote in San Jose and I continued there writing about inner healing. Of course that my writings are based on what I had written in the heavenly classrooms and also when I afflicted by the pain of others. IwanttoaddthatthenIbegantowriteoncomputer,becauseItoldtheLord:Icannot continue handwriting with pen, my hand hurts; and then He gave me the computer.It was impossible for me to buy it due to lack of economic resources. So I kept writing and I have tosaythatmanytimesIfeltdizzinessandmoreheadachesbecauseIfelttoomuch resistance and pain to express my own feelings. InthewritingsofthemagazineRedilitwasplacedaphotoofaBible,butuntilthis Ministrybegan,fouryearslaterontheinternet,Icouldobservecarefullythattherewas behind the Bible, in that picture, a keyboard and a "mouse", basic parts of a computer. And even though I already had this instrument, I did not have the remotest idea of how then to use this strange system called the Internet. 27One of the biggest problems I had while writing for this Ministry was my guilt for feeling that I was wasting time not working as all normal human beings. I had studied architecture. ThousandsoftimesIaskedtheLordtoopenadoorforajobandthisrequestwerenot answeredbecauseIalreadyhadone.Iwasworkingforthemayorandperfectboss:The God of consolation. So, my family should support me financially. GOD PROTECTS WITH PURPOSE And along this time looking at my past I recalled how God had protected me with purpose for this Ministry, when in 1984 I was attacked on a lonely Beach and I was pregnant. My youngest son and I were rescued from the attack by a man who wanted to strangle and rapemewhenIwasthreemonthspregnant.Andbeforecommittinghiscriminalact,the manlookedatmyeyeswithamazementandfearandsuddenlyfledinimpressiveform. And I was alone on the beach. Well, in that moment I realized that I was not alone because "The Angel of the Lord camping around those who fear him and preserves them". GodhasbeenwithmeduringmylifeandIhadexperiencethatinallthestrugglesand painful experiences of different types that I have had such as the earthquake in Mexico, and a comprehensive curriculum of painful experiences that lead the grieving heart. God had to remove my thorns that were too many, and I had not allowed me cure through cryingorelaborationofpain,becauseIwasraisedamongbrothersthuslearnedthatthe strongshouldnotcry.Somythornswerealreadyinfected.Itwasintheheavenly classrooms that I learned that pain is cured in a process and that the dry branches should be removed,pruningtogivefruitandthensowthenewthoughtsofGodandtoassumethis time and a process are required. 28Attending to my call I continued writing. Looking inside me and afflicted through the pain of others, I wrote and wrote about God's response to emotions, goals and truncated dreams of human beings. The onlywork thatIfound comingback fromMexicowas asprofessor in archives in the UniversityofCostaRicafactthatreinforcedmyideaoftheimportanceofthedocuments and its reproduction in different media even in "hardware". I think that this was no accident but that was part of the call to serve on the internet. WHEN I WAS ALMOST TO GIVE UP Every servant of God knows that it is not easy to follow God's call. Economicresourcesareneeded.Thereisopposition,criticism,mockery,"spiritualthings are foolishness to the world". Sometimes there is opposition within the Church or group of people, where the struggle of power always is present and sometimes emerges resistance to leave traditions and fears of new technology. TherearestruggleswithintheChurch,withintheCongregation,inthefamily,among friends, and worse still among the enemies. Testimonials often discourage us and severe judgment is never missing. On the other hand thereisapartofthe"oldcreature"thatrefusestogiveupthedreamsandgoalsbuiltin yesterdayandaninnervoicethatsaysthatitisnotworthwhile.Butloveisgreaterthan everything.AndGodislove.Andifthatloveisflowingwecanovercometheinner struggles and move on. But then again in this fight of love to serve and selfishness to live what I had refused to live I gave up many times. 29I was exhausted and felt that I was only wasting time and that way I talked to God, now the trueGodbecausenolongerIfearedwithterrorbutlovinglybecauseIknowthatHeisa God of love. These are the struggles that will experience all the servants of God, but which finally pass on because love "is greater than everything, always perseveres. Weknowthatpainandimprisonmentthatisleftbehindistheprisonofmanysuffering souls.Weknowthattherearemanywhocomebackwalkingthesamepathsofourpast error. They still do not know the pain, but we have already experienced it. So we follow in obedience to the Lord. And thus we see as restored addicts move to restore to other drug addicts; those who have lostlovedonesareministriesofconsolation;themissionariesareabletorenouncetheir ownfamiliesandcountriesandtheservantsofinternetareabletospendwholenights withoutsleeptoconnectwithotherpeoplewhodonotknowthoughnomatterthatyour sightwearsdownandsuffersbackpain.Becausetheyknowthattheyaresoulswhoare sufferingandwhoexpectafriendlyvoice,armsoflove,awordofhopeandpowerso miracles will be realized by the work of God. And in this fight one dayI said to God inprayer:Lord, at least send mea fax, I'm still in this,becauseIthinkI'mjustcrazy.SoGodheardmeandtwodayslaterIreceivedfrom Guatemala a phone call from the director of campaigns of the Evangelistic Baptist Church in that country. I have just seen this man a few days in a campaign here in Costa Rica and I had given to him some of my writings and my phone number. Andhespokeuntomethus:"Sister,I'mcallingyouatthistimebecauseGodputinmy heart to tell you about the need to write on these subjects." "I'm here writing a conference to be said in El Salvador with your meditation: "Leaving the Burdens". 30In the meantime, I looked up and said: "This is the fax that God is sending to me". I had thought that I was going to give up on this call, because to be honest, it was already very tired and wanted to escape. And this was another conflict that I felt, and many servants have experienced. By one side thedesiretoobeyGodandfollowHim;andontheother,realizethegoalsandworldly dreams. And I remained for more time writing on the computer. ButatthistimeIbegantofeelawfulfrommyback,soIdecidedtohavesurgery.Itwas going to be a surgery that would let me continue with this Ministry for some time. And so I said to the Lord in prayer: Lord I have tried it, but... I couldn't. Now I must take care of my health. AndsoIwentto"rest"andwaitninelongdaysinahospitalformysurgery.Another experiencethatIwillneverforget!Icouldalsoseethephysicalsufferingofpeopleand how this suffering affects harmfully the emotions. AndIwaiteduntilthatdaycamethrough,afterninedaysinaroomwithlampsonthat dontletyou sleep, the shouts and the blood pressuremeasurement.And there, dressed in green,readyforsurgery,theLordagainrescuedme.AndIdidnothavemysurgery.Suddenly, an emergency showed up and the surgery room that was ready for me, had to be usedbyapatient'semergencyandIleftthehospitalwalkingandgettinghomeIrealized thatthecomputerwasstillwaitingformetofinishwhatIhadbegun.AndIwas murmuring: "I will not continue with this Ministry: Sorry, my Lord!". 31COMPUTER MATERIALS READY FinallyIhadthecomputermaterialsreadyandIhadalreadylearnedtousetheInternet. ThankGod,duringmymundanelifeIhadalsostudiedmanycoursesoncomputingthat helped me with this work.I began with the most basic and fun: chatting. Andsointhissearchforanyhumanbeingwhoclickedontheotherside,Ifoundaweb master,ratherIwouldsaythattheLorddidit.Anditwasinaprogramof11,000,000of users, but for God "nothing is impossible".As time went by, the Lord gave me a site, site staffofmyoilpaintingswhereyoucanseethework:TheGateorThePatiothatwasthe winning painting in the Hispanic Heritage Parade of 1995 in New York. And after that I started to feel in the heart to place messages to carry light over the Internet. I spent like ayearand a halfand nothingregarding the web page.So,Iasked Godfor an answer. I put all my material in a closet and once again said to the Lord: send me another fax or open a door to me because I do not have the resources nor know what else to do.I am giving up again. Once again I experienced that as a servant of God one of the most difficult things is to learn to wait patiently for the time of God.We usually run or want to give things from one day toanother.ButweforgetthatGodisworkinginotherpeoplewhoonedaywillbethe instrument that will be used to continue in the Ministry. So I forgot this Ministry for a few days. AndafewdayslaterinanInternetcafeIdecidedtoentertheemailaddressofthename that we had chosen. And there it was there. A simple site but finally, the instrument to sendthe restoration Guide: "Peace in his way". IthoughtthatitwasalldonebutIrealizedthatIjuststartedapreciousandnecessary Ministry to carry an instrument of restoration to the oppressed, afflicted and blindfolded. 32But in this process of giving birth to this Ministry what most struck me was when I tried to sendtheguideviatheInternet;Ididn'tknowhowdangerouswouldbeiftheGuidewas done in "Word", it is not safe to because themessage can be destroyed orthe information changed. God is wise,Heis incontrolofeverything andtakes care ofHisWord;He senttome an angel who told me that this would be a weapon for the enemy. And I had no idea that that couldhappensincemyknowledgeoncomputersandwebmasterbythetimewaspoor. God changed the program to Acrobat Reader to ensure and protect the information. Thisministrywasemerginglittlebylittle,onlyinobedienceandlittlemoney;the necessary to perform each step while the Lord was opening doors and using instruments. Nowadays, after five years of using this guide and receiving letters and calls from brothers andChristianleadersofdifferentcountries,ItestifythatGodsupportsthoseHecallto serve. It is His Ministry. We are only His servants. 33 PART I: TRAINING 1. THE MINISTRY AND COUNSELOR Forthelipsofapriestoughttopreserveknowledge,becauseheisthemessengerofthe LORDAlmightyandpeopleseekinstructionfromhismouth(Malachi2:7).Godcalls through His Word to His servants and by the work of the Holy Spirit acting in their hearts. ThesearesomeBibleversesrelatingtothecalltoserveHim.Servetoremindevery Christian leader called to serve in the Ministry of restoration. A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD[a]; make straight in the desert a highway for our God (Isaiah 40: 3) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,I tookyoufrom the ends of the earth, from its farthest cornersIcalledyou.I said, You aremy servant;Ihavechosenyou and have notrejectedyou. Sodo not fear, forI am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41: 8-10). This is what the LORD says: In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, torestorethelandandtoreassignitsdesolateinheritances,tosaytothecaptives,Come out, and to those in darkness, Be free!They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. (Isaiah 49:8-10). 34Strengthenthefeeblehands,steadythekneesthatgiveway;saytothosewithfearful hearts,Bestrong,donotfear;yourGodwillcome,hewillcomewithvengeance;with divine retribution he will come to save you. (Isaiah 35: 3-4). Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. (Hebrews12:14-15). THE BURDEN AND DIFFICULTIES OF THE ADVISER Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, butasword.ForIhavecometoturnamanagainsthisfather,adaughteragainsther mother,adaughter-in-lawagainsthermother-in-lawamansenemieswillbethe members of his own household. (Matthew 10: 34-36) In the Ministry, the counselor confronts lying and personal and family sin, with the truth of God. Here comes the strength and spiritual warfare and many times the same person refuses to confront his life. Enmity and tension arise. The Counselor should not press or wait to be given an immediate response. Youmustunderstandthatitisareactiontonotdietotheoldcustoms,habitsandselfish interests, or fear of pain and guilt. Time is different in each person, and the work belongs to the Spirit of God. The Counselor isonlytheinstrumentofGodandmustprayforthepeoplewhowilltreatinhisservice. YoumustbearinmindalwaysthatinyourMinistryshouldprevailthemessageof salvation. 35We can feel this burden and pain in some of the prophets such as Jeremiah: To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. (Jeremiah 6: 10). MEDITATION: THE SERVANT OF GODS CALL Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?And I said, Here am I. Send me! (Isaiah 6: 8).I want to bring light to the blind sheep and anointed with fresh oil to the wounded sheep of your fold. Andyouheardmyanswerbutnotsentme,toldme:"BestillandknowthatIamGod" (Psalms. 46: 10) Because I wanted to run to give your message but was not yet ready: should be renewed my mind and my heart. Ispokethenandsaid:Iwillfirstputmywordinyourmouth,myloveinyourarms,my tears inyoureyes,andI will do thatyourfeetare not soyou have to listen tome inyour grief. Because I must first get to your wounded heart that still has parts of stone because of thepainfulexperiencesofyourpast."Iwillgiveyouaheartofflesh"(Ezekiel36:26), because I talk to the blindly and wound sheep through your mouth and your arms, but I put my love, my word, my consolation and forgiveness inside of you. Iforgiveyou,yousaid,butyoumustlearntoforgiveyourself.Idestroyedyourprideso youcanalsoaskforforgiveness,andIshowmymercythatyouhavewithotherstoyour around.Ifreeyouofyesterdayspainandtheanxietyanduncertaintythatproducedyou yourmorningbecausebindyouandmakeyouaslave.Transformandformyouisonly possible if you learn to trust my power and fidelity only through difficult times. You did then let test and more tests in my life up to the limit of my strength, but I fell not because you were caring for me. 36Youtouchedmyemotionalarea,myfeelings;Youshatteredmygoalsanddreamsand changed them by the thoughts of God (Isaiah 55: 9). InordertocomfortothersIshouldfirstfeelyourcomfort(2Corinthians1:4).Iwas consoled while I was crying and asked incredulous why you let my suffering prevented me to serve you because I had said: here I am Lord. You placed your word in my wounded heart and my heart was in my mouth and shed your love in my hands to make me your servant in the classrooms of God. YouwerepreparingmeintheMinistryofconsolationandmercytotheinjuredsheep, because you heard my prayer when I said: here I am Lord. YouwereremovingthebandagefrommyeyessothatImightleadtootherblindpeople. YouweregivingmemercyandWordpowerforthesick,thebedridden,solitaire,the needingandallthatyoucallyourchildrenandthatIcannowseewhenIremembermy pain. Youhadtofillthepotthatyoufashionedwiththemudofmyexistence;youformedme, and took me to your heavenly classrooms. GavemethecrossofChristbecauseIhadtogotoCalvaryanddietomyself,Christrise and live within my inner self. Ididnotunderstandthatyouwerepreparingmebecausethereisnootherwayto understand and feel the pain of others, only through the pain itself. Inowunderstandwhy.YouspeaktoothersthroughtheloveforyoubecauseWhoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4: 8). You found in me a prepared heart, full of weaknesses and suffering, but it was the perfect clay for your power to be glorified because your power is glorified in weakness (2 Corinthians 12: 9). And I was wondering... why, why Lord? 37ButnowIknowthatthereisnowhyintheschoolofGodbutwhatforwhichisthe right question because it answers to God's purposes. But even if you understand that I am clay in your hands I wonder:until when Lord? Until when I am going to be tested so I will serve you as I want to, Lord? And you answered: it is not as you want but as I want to, for I am your God. Andnow,astimegoesby,stillintheschoolofGod,IlookbackandIunderstandthatI have learned your Word through grief, because only pain destroys the fortresses built in the past and in Sin: pride, selfishness, and everything that belongs to my egocentric nature and that refuses to die so that You will live within me. TodaywhenIseetheenslavedmemorywhenIwasslaved,whenIhearthosewhoshow anger I know that they are tied to their pain. When I see the wound sheep and the prostrated in a bed, I realize that it is there where I need my arms and your mercy within me to love, and proclaim the message of salvation. God is spirit (John 4: 24). You need a life ready to use his mouth, his arms and his feet to comeandgowhereveryousendhimbutwitharenewedmindandheart.Youneed someone who understands that it is more blessed to give than to receive: you need someone with a testimony that can speak with conviction and authority in the name of the Lord. Now I understand that You prepare your servants: in the pit of grief. IknowthatwhatI'vewrittenandallthatyouhavegivenmeIcangiveitwithout selfishnessbecauseitbelongsnottomebuttoyou;theyareyourthoughtsandyour feelings,theyaretheinstrumentforyourHolySpirittodestroy"theyokeofoppression" (Isaiah 10: 27) because you now live within me, because you made me thy servant. 38I know that you are sovereign and all you allow has a purpose in my life and that of others. And I still say: here I am Lord! Because I'd rather die myself so that others live in you, than live myself and let others die without your salvation and consolation. See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. (Isaiah 48: 10) 1.2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBERATION AND INNER HEALING To ensure the restoration it is necessary that the person is being ministered in liberation and inner healing. It is therefore necessary to clarify the differences in these ministries and the need within the restoration. TheseministriesweredevelopedwithintheChristianChurch,butmanytimesdueto ignorance, errors in the form of ministration, instead of bringing peace and freedom to the personwhoislookingforGod,theyconfuseandworsentheirspiritualandemotional situation. For this reason, it is important to know what the differences and needs which are making these ministries closely related and to become part of the restoration. It is necessary to remember and to be clear that the human being is made up of body, soul and spirit and that the three areas work in an integrated manner: If an area is damaged, that will negatively affect the other areas. Fromthespiritualpointofviewapersonpossessedundertheruleofanevilspirit;also manifestanupsetemotionalbehaviorandwouldsufferinhisbody.Thispersonmustbe ministeredinprayerofliberationaccordingtothepowerthatJesusChristgavetohis Church (Luke 10: 19). 39In this action the evil forces cease to operate with the power of the Holy Spirit in prayer and throughtheWordofGod.Thetimerequiredforthiscanbeinstantaneousorshort according to the need that is set in the spiritual struggle. As the person is under the total domination of demonic oppression, is unable to free itself. YouneedGod'sservants.Howeverheisawareofhissituationandinhisemotionalarea (soul) feels fear, anguish, shame, anger. The servants must be discrete, wise and operate in love;donotmakeapublicspectacleoftheministeringbecausethiswillaffecttheimage andconceptofthepersonwithintheCongregation.Inaddition,shouldbetakeninto account that the released person shouldcontinuein the inner healingMinistry to carry out its restoration, but... What is inner healing? Inner healing is a result, in the soul of the person, of a process of renewal of his mind and heartthatbringsinnerpeace,willrelievehimofthepainfulmemoriesandallowshimto restore his present life according to the Will and God's plans for his life. Theinnerhealingcomprehendshealingemotionsandharmfulfeelingsthatbring depression, anxiety and lack of peace, due to painful memories not healed that also distort the thoughts and creates lies themselves to justify the experience or suppress it. Differenttothedemonicliberation,intheinnerhealingtheactiveparticipation,decision and perseveranceoftheperson are essential andrequiredand an indefinite time is needed where works the Holy Spirit, guiding, clarifying and revealing the truth that makes you free (John 8: 32). This is a gradual process of "remove the hawthorn" and planting, in the thoughts the Word of God and in the heart God's perfect love. The Word for the sick minded; love for the wounded heart full of hate and resentment due to the pain of the past. 40All people need inner healing because we are all injured; but not all need demon release. In bothcasesmanifestationssuchasanger,apprehension,depression,anxietycanoccurbut arenotalwaysduetospiritualcauses.Mostoftimeisduetothefruitsofthepainful memories of theunresolved past; thereforeGod'sservants should be careful inthe way of ministering. Manymistakeswhichworsenthesituationofthepersonaremadeinthisregard.Seethe following examples: A person, who has suffered depression for a long time, is looking for God and is liberated from a spirit of depression. The person returns home and depression worse. Then, feel that God has abandoned him that his last hope does not exist, or that it is unworthy and there is sin in his life. This situation makes it fall into a deeper depression and lost confidence in the power of God. The problem is that this person needs to be ministered in inner healing and not liberation and needs to be guided towards his restoration. Similar errors occur when is ministered for demonic liberation a person suffering from the disease of epilepsy. This disease presents demonstrations similar to the boy of the silent spirit (Mark 9: 17-22): itseizeshim,breaksdownit,throwshim,grindteethandisconsumed.Onecanalso mentionthecaseofpeoplewithhormonaldisordersmanifestingsevereanxietyor depressionduetophysicalcauses.Donotmanychildrenhavetraumasthatinadulthood will prevent them to rely on the "Father", and would fear to be ministered in the "blood" of Christ?Andthisisbecausethepainfulmemoriesalsocreatetothepersonimagesthat cause fear and are distorted from reality. It is logical that all these people need ministering; but it is not always that they are possessed by an unclean spirit. Of course Satan uses these situations to oppress the person, but it is not the same oppression than possession. 41Inconclusion,everyonewhoneedstobeliberatedmustbeguidedininnerhealingand restoration,butnoteverypersonwhoneedsinnerhealingneedstobeministeredasa demonic person. It doesnt matter what the situation is, it should be necessary to emphasize theauthenticwayofGodslove,throughtheactsoftheservantsofGodwhoneed understanding, wisdom and above all having been called by God to each Ministry. Because God calls and prepares, through their own experience (2 Corinthians 1: 4) WHYSOMEPEOPLEISNOTRESTOREDEVENTHOUGHTHEYAREIN CHRIST JESUS? Fearandguiltdonotletthemtorecognizetheirownresponsibility.Theyprefertoblame every problem blaming others and close the door of their heart. God demands a condition: toopenthedoor(whichisthewill),believeinHimandobeyHimbecauseHeforcesno one. He invites, he calls..., he asks that we give to Him our loads and will continue. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. (Revelation 3: 20). JesuswantstogetinwithhisMinistryofsalvation,liberation,innerhealing,and restoration. But ineach areathe person must open the doorthrough honesty,humilityand faith. 42 2. THE PERSON TO RESTORE 2.1EMOTIONALPROFILEANDNEGATIVECOMSEQUENCESINBODY, SOUL AND SPIRITUAL LIFE Heisthepersonwhopresentsseriousspiritualandemotionalproblemsduetohispainful experiences in his walk in the world. He has problems of concept and inappropriate images on the idea of God and Satan, so it is not evident his progress in his spiritual development. Hecomesfromtheworldwithdifferentthornsbornofdivorce,prostitution,alcoholism, homosexuality,aggression,emotionaltraumafromchildhood,andgenerallypersonalsin and others about his life. He is seriously damaged and cannot act in love because his spiritual eyes are covered by the thorns of fear, anger, low self-esteem, guilt, frustration, and feelings of rejection. These negative feelings also affect his emotions and can manifest anxiety, depression, and anguish and have deep feelings of loneliness and abandonment. His distorted language will obstruct his spiritual growth and cannot see God as a Father of love and forgiveness. This is duetohisemotionaldamagedareathataffectshisspirituallifebecauseheisabeingthat works in an integrated manner with its three areas: body, soul and spirit. This personmay not understand what thegraceof God is, becauseinhis pastexperiences hasknownonlytheconditionallove,rejection,betrayal.Hehasthereforeraiseddefense mechanisms that prevent him from trust and believe in his word in the depths of his heart; that is, it lacks conviction. 43 2.1 Why Sin enslaves? All persons are to a lesser or greater degree prisoners due to the bondage of sin, given that dominates us internally. The person is the slave of sin against God, against his neighbor, against himself; as well as the sins of others against his life. SIN has consequences in the life of the person as follows: It separates him from God, as the Bible points out: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3: 23). To be separated from God there is spiritual death because lost eternal life at his side. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6: 23). All have sinned because of our sinful nature. Sin defiles the man in his relations with God, with others and with himself. Also in his emotional life, goals and dreams, because they get sick, and sin also brings diseases to his mind and heart. All these aspects make him prisoner ofhimselfbecausehecannotactsafelybutguidedbyimpulsesanddestructiveemotions: feelings of guilt, fear of punishment, anger and any consequences which prevents the inner peace as the psalmist says in the following verses: Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD;mayyourloveandfaithfulnessalwaysprotectme.Fortroubleswithoutnumber surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. (Psalms 40: 11-12). 442.2.CHAINSOFINNEROPPRESSION,THECONSEQUENCES,ANDGOD'S RESPONSE I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is (Lamentations 3: 17) Sininthelifeofthepersonproducesdifferentnegativeandadverseconsequencesinhis spiritual, emotional,mentaland physical area,aswellasinhisrelationswith others.Let's see what these chains of internal oppression that enslaves him are: Within the soul are destructive feelingsofguilt,of rejection, abandonment and loneliness, low self-esteem, hatred, bitterness, resentment, fears, phobias, concern and all thoughts and emotions that preserve you from peace and internal domain. CONSEQUENCES: In the soul: (heart and mind) Obsessions,depression,anxiety,anguish,ofrevenge,suicide,frustration,envy,jealousy, greed,impatience,dispersal;inabilityofforgiveness,totalabsenceofinnerpeace,mental illness, desolation. In the body: Diseases without physical cause: problems of sleep, tachycardia, stress, food and digestive problems,asthma,headaches,backaches,arthritis,colitis,ulcersandallkindsofdiseases and ailments because of internal stress. In the next verse we can see the importance of bringing the sins to God in confession and the benefit for the physical and emotional health. 45When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.For day and nightyourhandwasheavyonme;mystrengthwassappedasintheheatofsummer. (Psalms 32: 3-4). Woetomebecauseofmyinjury!Mywoundisincurable!YetIsaidtomyself,Thisis my sickness, and I must endure it. (Jeremiah 10: 19). SoIremainedutterlysilent,notevensayinganythinggood.Butmyanguishincreased (Psalms 39: 2). In the spiritual life: InappropriateimageofGod,blamehimandfeelabandonedbyhim.Fearofpunishment andseverejudgmentofGod,obstaclestospiritualgrowthanddisproportionatefearto Satan. The person may feel that God not answers, blame Him for his painful experiences, claiming hiscurrentlife,thereforeitwillbedifficulttotrustHim.Thiswayhelosescommunion with God, because he has fear of punishment and does not dare to be honest in prayer. You cannot reach trust in God, indispensable and essential aspect to be restored. Let's look at this in the following verse: Whyismypainunendingandmywoundgrievousandincurable?Youaretomelikea deceptive brook, like a spring that fails. (Jeremiah 15: 18). 46In the following Psalms (Psalms 32) we can see the negative and adverse consequences of sininthespiritual,emotionalandmentallifeaswellastheimpactondiseaseswithout physicalcause.Thepsalmistsuffersfrompowerfulfeelingsofguiltandisself-punished, blaming God for the punishment. We can deduce that because of internal stress the psalmist suffersvariousailmentsanddepressiontoexpressthatalldayisbleak.Herewefindthe importancetomaketheslavedpeopletoexperiencethepoweroftheWordofGodto liberate then and the positive effect of the redemption of Jesus Christ to pay for the sins of humanity. GOD'S RESPONSE CHAIN OF OPPRESSIONGODS RESPONSE BLAMEGRACEANDGODSFORGIVENESS, FORGIVENESSTOOTHERSANDTO YOURSELF RANCOR, HATREDFORGIVENESSTOOTHERSANDTO YOURSELF SENSEOFLONELINESSAND ABANDONMENT ACCEPTANCEOFLOVEAND COMPANIONSHIPWITHGOD, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF GOD FEELINGSOFREJECTIONANDLOWACCEPTANCETHATHASBEEN CREATEDBYGODWITHPURPOSE, 47SELF-ESTEEMWITH GIFTS AND TALENTS FEARS AND PHOBIASKNOWLEDGEOFTHESUPREMACY OF GOD OVER EVIL FRUSTRATIONACCEPTANCEOFTHESOVEREIGNTY AND WILL OF GOD CONCERN AND FUTURE DESIRETOTRUSTINGODREGARDINGTHE FUTURE 2.3 RESISTANCE AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS TO EVADE THE PAIN Theheartisdeceitfulaboveallthingsandbeyondcure.Whocanunderstandit? (Jeremiah 17: 9). In the previous verse, the heart represents the place of the mind and the form which is used tosuppressthepain.KnowthehiddenthoughtistheworkoftheHolySpiritduringthe restoration process. He can understand and disclose any internal conflict. Defense mechanisms are the way the person uses to give his own explanation on a painful factanditallowsyoutominimalizethepainanditsintensity.Theproblemisthatthese explanationsbecomeargumentsthatdirectthemindandtheemotions.Manyofthese argumentsarebornfromchildhood,sothesemechanismsaredifficulttodetectandeven 48thesamepersonunknownthem.Thesearethethoughtsthatusetheopponenttocontrol men and enslave him. TheBiblecallthemwalls,fortresses,chains,andanyobstacleraisedagainstthetruthof God;argumentscreatedinlyingtonotdealwithguilt,theimagesoffearandeverything that causes pain, embarrassment or requires struggle. Most of the people prefer to live with thesedefensemechanismsbecausetofaceanddestroythemrequiresfight,changeand perseverance; they do not know that the price to pay is very high because they cannot grow spirituallyandfeelfreeinternally.Defensemechanismsarethenliesthatareopposedto God'struth.ThetruthofGod,whichisHisWord,hasthepowertosetusfree.Asitis written: Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8.32) Accordingtowhataprofessionalinpsychologyhasexplainedregardingsomeofmost commondefensemechanismsandthatwouldbeusefultounderstandtheperson,is presented as follows: DENIAL: The person evades the real facts to not deal with the pain, the guilt and shame. The person feels that it is better to think that nothing has happened, that everything is fine. To defeat this mechanism it must be recognized that the denial does not change things, only tries to hide the reality and chains him with guilt. RATIONALIZATION: This is another form of self-deception where reigns the self, self-centeredness.Thepersongivesanexplanationathisconveniencetoafactorbuildsit through his childhood and perception of the world, when he was a child, when he was not able to understand the events, can therefore create arguments distant to reality but that help 49him to avoid facing up the emotional pain. This explanation is used so many times that this liebecomesatruthofhislife,anditdoesntmatterhowridiculousandillogicalitlooks like PROJECTION: This is a reflection of the feelings that are projected in other situations or people.Thepersonreflectedinotherwhatreallyfeelbutdonotwanttoadmit;severely judged, criticized, condemns it. An example of this is to assume that the thoughts of others are negative with respect to himself because in the end is how he feels about himself. What bothershimisseeninothersbecausehecannotacceptthatitiswithinhim.Hemay consequentlyreflecthatred,butdeniesthatfeelingbecauseashebelievesthatheisgood cannot admit that these feelings dwell within himself. COMPENSATION:Consistsofgoingtotheoppositeextremeofwhatfeelslikewayto self-deception.Ifexpressesthatyouareverybeautiful,butfinallybelievetheopposite; imagine being holder of a future of fame and wealth, because he has a low self-esteem. Thisformofself-delusioncanblastinanexplosivereactionofviolenceorcrisisbythe internalpressurethatmeanstoholdathoughtoremotionwhichhasnotbeenreleasedby feartofacingupapainfulreality.Thesefeelingsarepowerfulinpeoplewithlowself-esteem. BLAME OTHERS: Is the way to attribute to another the responsibility in order to avoid t admittingtheownresponsibility,asinthecaseofAdamandEvewhentheysinned (Genesis3:8-12).Theyarepeoplewhointheirdailylifeareseekingalwaystoblame others for their failures, and in this action the most affected persons are the weaker or closer relatives.Nottoassumetheownfaultisawaytodefendourselvesfromthefearof 50punishmentandcondemnationbyGod,theothersandourselvesside.Withthisdefense mechanism the repentance and desire for change is difficult. CREATE FANTASIES AND LIVE THEM: under this mechanism, the person lives in an imaginaryworldthatservestoavoidthepainfulrealitythatdoesnotmatchyourdesires and goals and then sticks to an imaginary life with respect to his past, present or future. All these mechanisms blind the person and obstruct the restoration. When the person comes to know his defense mechanisms he is no longer slave to his own lie and assumes the truth of God. TheprecedingfactsseparatethepersonfromGod'splansforhislifeandinhibithimto make the decisions in order to do His will. Satans workshop is in this world of lies (darkness). Ifyou'rewilling,Godwillmakethat(walls,fortresses)defensemechanismsfallandwill carry out His Ministry, as it is written: I willgo beforeyou and will level the mountains;I will break downgates of bronze and cut through bars of iron (Isaiah 45: 2) He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust (Isaiah 25: 12). 512.4.THEINNERCHILDMANAGEMENTANDIMPLICATIONSINTHE SPIRITUAL AREA Whyismypainunendingandmywoundgrievousandincurable?Youaretomelikea deceptive brook, like a spring that fails. (Jeremiah 15: 18). Within our soul, dwells what some call the inner child. He is the baggage of emotions and repressedfeelingsofpain,frustration,andabandonment,feelingsofinjustice,fear, rejection and lonelinesssuffered duringchildhood. These feelingsand emotions are in the mindandtheheartoftheadultbecausetheycouldnotovercomethemduringchildhood because at that age the child is not able to explain in a logical and realistic way the causes of his deficiencies and pain. Inadulthood, thesedamaged emotions andarguments can take control of people's lives in an explosively reaction to a stimulus or situation that cannot be controlled.These reactions are due to the control exercised by the wounded inner child on the person's life. On the other hand, feelings concerning the relationship of authority exercised by the people whowereinchargeofourlivesduringchildhoodcomeout.Theexperiencestowards disobedience and punishment, control and authority generate many feelings that cause fear, anger, and insecurity in adult life. Thesefeelingsarealsoprojectedinthespiritualarea,becauseyouhavetorememberthat thehumanbeingactsinanintegralwaywithitsthreeareas:body,soulandspirit.Inthis way the experiences that generate distrust, feelings of helplessness, fear of punishment etc. areprojectedontoaninappropriateimageofGod.Sincetoreachanddeliveryourlifeto God,lifeisbeingdeliveredtotheHeavenlyFatherthatdemandsobedience.Theword 52"HeavenlyFathercanresultinfeelingsofdistrustandfear.Thisisduetothecontrolof the wounded inner child within the mind and heart of the individual. In the Bible we can find some verses where the biblical characters projected these feelings of insecurity to the Heavenly Father, towards the figure of God: I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me (Job 30: 20). With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves ayear old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? (Micah 6: 6-7) Imperfect love received in childhood taught the child that to receive love it is necessary to givesomethingback.Thisisduetotheconditionallovewithwhichwewerebroughtup. Doing something good will bring you a prize, and doing something wrong, punishment. According to the above you can now understand why it is difficult to trust in God and give to Him your loads. This is because you are looking throughyour damaged spiritual eyes due to your sin. This hasledatthebottomofyourheart,animageandinappropriateconceptofGodwhich operates silently as a barrier between the true God and your spirit. You know in your mind that God is faithful but something prevents you from believing in your heart that He wants to help you. 53You develop a defense mechanism that tells you that it is better not to rely. That feeling is the fear of being rejected or betrayed and is not exactly a fear of God but to suffer again. It is a defensemechanismfor a soul that has been much wounded in its walking through the world. Togetfreeofthesedefensemechanismsandcontroltheemotionsofthewoundedinner child, which clog in your spiritual growth you must first know the causes of this malignant mistrust. Without that absolute trust in God the way to your inner peace and restoration will be full of bumps and struggles. Another obstacle that prevents you from seeing the true God of love is rebellion toward the heavenlyauthority.Thesefeelingswereborninchildhood,forfearofpunishment.This fearwasborninyourtroubledrelationshipwithpeoplewhocaredandcorrectedyou inadequately.ForthisreasoninyourrelationshipwithGodyoucanprojectthisfearof Divine Authority. To be son of Godyoumust obeyHim,but that termmay sound inyourheart likeachild withcriesofdistressandpainbecauseyouthinkyoualwayswillfailandyouwillbe punished.YoumustunderstandthatGoddoesnotpunish,butdisciplinetoallwholoves. The Bible says: Theydisciplinedusforalittlewhileastheythoughtbest;butGoddisciplinesusforour good, in order that we may share in his holiness. (Hebrews 12, 10). 54The discipline of God is to restore you, by love. Mistrust and fear the God who represents authority and obedience, can induce you to serve Him compulsively because at the bottom of your heart whatyou want is to gain His approval. This is not strange because it is what you learnedintheimperfect world in whichyoulive. You must rememberthat fromyour true conversion you received your forgiveness and acceptance. Therefore do not have to do anything to get the approval and blessings of God the Father. IfyouarealwaysaskingGodforgivenessforyesterdayssinsitmaymakeyoufeelthese feelings.Ifyou feel very smalland unworthy whenyoucompareyourself with others and thinkthatGoddoesnotwanttoblessyouasothersisbecauseyourownvalueorself-esteem is damaged and it is projected on God. You must remember that God does not show favoritism(Acts10:34).YoumusttrustthatHewillcompleteHisworkinyou,in accordance with the purposes for which you were called. The anger against Godcan be a sin thatyou're hiding, but Godknows it. This at the same timegeneratesfeelingsofguiltandfear;whichpreventsyoutoapproachHimwith confidenceandsecurity.YouhavetorecognizeifyouareblamingGodforyourpersonal tragediesorpainfulexperiencesandfaultsofyourchildhoodandaskforforgivenessfor your sin which separates you from Him. Itisnecessarythatyouterminaterebellion,thefeelingofguilt,thefearofpunishment, opposition to the obedience, the anger against God, and feelings of low self-esteem that tell you that you are not important to Him. These obstacles prevent you from trusting God and givingtoHimyourloads,sothatyourlifewillberestoredandyoucanenjoypeaceof mind. Knowing and meditating on these impulses in your life, you can start to trust in God 55as a Father of perfect love. If you trust in Him, you can then trust and believe in His Word and you'll be strong to face the struggle that you will find during your restoration process. 56 3 HOW DOES GOD WORK IN RESTORATION 3.1. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST He is the truth that addresses and overcomes your lies built in your past; He is the abundant life which He offers you, He is the spiritual food and perfect peace. In the book of Isaiah we read a prophecy in relation to the attributes of the Lord Jesus: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. AndhewillbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EverlastingFather,Princeof Peace (Isaiah 9: 6). He is the beginning and the end; He is in your past, in at your present, and on your future. He is in your inner world because He is Omnipresent. He is the good shepherd who takes care of His sheep and heals his wounds: is your Savior, your liberator,your emotionalhealer,who can restoreyour fragmentedlife by thepain of yourpastbecauseofsininyourlife.Heistheonlylightthatcansetyoufreefromthe prisonofyourdarknessandwhichpreventsyoufeelinnerpeace.Jesusexpressedthisin the following verse: I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. (John 8: 12). TheMinistryofliberationandinnerhealingoftheLordforyourlifeisfoundinthe following passage and Bible verses: TheSpiritoftheSovereignLORDisonme,becausetheLORDhasanointedmeto proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim 57freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of theLORDsfavorandthedayofvengeanceofourGod,tocomfortallwhomourn,and provideforthosewhogrieveinZiontobestowonthemacrownofbeautyinsteadof ashes,theoilofjoyinsteadofmourning,andagarmentofpraiseinsteadofaspiritof despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of theLORD for the display of his splendor. (Isaiah 61: 1-3). Iwillleadtheblindbywaystheyhavenotknown,alongunfamiliarpathsIwillguide them;Iwillturnthedarknessintolightbeforethemandmaketheroughplacessmooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. (Isaiah 42: 16). They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israels father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son. (Jeremiah 31: 9.). I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. (Jeremiah 31: 25.) Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoyabundantpeaceandsecurity.IwillbringJudahandIsraelbackfromcaptivity and willrebuildthemastheywerebefore.Iwillcleansethemfromallthesintheyhave committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. (Jeremiah 33: 6-8.) IntherestorationJesusChristmakesflowGod'sessentiallovetofacethepainandbeing able to forgive as He has forgiven us. He is the eternal fellow in our way and He is Friend 58whilewearefacingupthecrises;HeistheLord,oursupport,wholistenstoand understands, He is the one who always forgives and the psychologist. He is the permanent support to release all the feelings and repressed emotions. JESUS IS: The son of God, the Savior (John 3: 16). The way, the truth and the life (John 14: 6). The light of the world (John 8: 12). The Liberator (John 8: 36). The healing for damaged emotions (Isaiah 61: 1-3). Guide (Psalms 32: 8). Who listens and responds (Jeremiah 33: 3). The shepherd who cares for the sheep (John 10: 27-29). Light for revelation to the gentiles (Luke 2: 32). 3.2. THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Who runs the restoration within the inner world? The HolySpirit acting in the mind and heartofthe person, whenyou have receivedJesus Christ into your heart according to what the Bible declares: Dont you know that you yourselves are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit dwells in your midst? (1 Corinthians 3: 16). 59You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. (Romans 8: 9). The Holy Spirit operates in the inner world of the person renewing it gradually through the revelation of the biblical truths that confront the lies built in the past and that enslave your life. The truth that reveals the Holy Spirit is what frees the man: "Andye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8: 32). NowtheLordistheSpirit,andwheretheSpiritoftheLordis,thereisfreedom(2 Corinthians 3:17). THE HOLY SPIRIT IS: The examiner (1 Corinthians 2: 10). The Comforter (John 14: 16-17). Which convinces of sin, justice and judgment (John 16: 8) The Restorer (Titus 3: 5). The Liberator from the law of sin and death (Romans 8: 2). The Guider (Romans 8: 14). Which gives strength (Ephesians 3: 16). That gives the fruit (Galatians 5: 22, 23). Which bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God! (Romans 8: 16). Which reminds us of the things of God (John 14: 26). 60 THE NATURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: He is one of the three persons of the Trinity. He shares all the attributes of God. He is everlasting (Hebrews 9: 14). Omnipotent power (Luke 1: 35). Omnipresent (Psalms 139: 7, 8). Omniscient (all-knowing) (1 Corinthians 2: 10, 11). In the process of healing of the wounds of the soul, the Holy Spirit is the comforter. Intheprocessofliberationofdestructivethoughtsandlies,Heistheonethatrevealsthe unseen and guide into all truth as it is said in the Bible: Butwhenhe,theSpiritoftruth,comes,hewillguideyouintoallthetruth.(John16: 13a). The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. (1 Corinthians 2: 10b). TheHolySpiritusestheWordofGod,thepersonalprayerandtheintercessionprayeras well as the prayer directed through time. It confronts all lie and break defense mechanisms so that the person would face up the reality of sin that enslaves him. 61 3.3. SPIRITUAL WEAPONS IN THE RENEWING OF THE MIND Anattackeradvancesagainstyou,Nineveh.Guardthefortress,watchtheroad,brace yourselves, and marshal all your strength! (Nahum 2: 1). This verse shows the need of taking the weapons that God has given us to fight and win. WhenyoutrytoaspiritualchangeSatanistodestroytheworkofGodindifferentways, but God has given us spiritual weapons to defeat the forces of evil. Spiritual weapons are contained in all the biblical precepts concerning the spiritual struggle between good and evil, so we need to know to use them against the forces of evil and fight with power against his tricks and lies. The Bible says: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.Put on the fullarmor of God, so thatyoucantakeyourstandagainstthedevilsschemes.Forourstruggleisnotagainst fleshandblood,butagainsttherulers,againsttheauthorities,againstthepowersofthis dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day ofevilcomes,you may beable to standyour ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckledaroundyourwaist,withthebreastplateofrighteousnessinplace,andwithyour feetfittedwiththereadinessthatcomesfromthegospelofpeace.Inadditiontoallthis, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.TakethehelmetofsalvationandtheswordoftheSpirit,whichisthewordofGod.62And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lords people. (Ephesians 6: 10-18). The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divinepowertodemolishstrongholds.Wedemolishargumentsandeverypretensionthat sets itself upagainst theknowledgeofGod, andwetakecaptiveevery thought tomake it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10: 4-5). Everythought,argument,Covenant,doctrineestablishedinsinisafortressthatstands against the inner freedom. With spiritual weapons God gives power to overcome and renew thoughts under His lordship and obedience. What is the armor that God gives us in the spiritual struggle to gain victory? Prayer The name of Jesus The blood of Christ The Word of God The authority over the forces of evil that gave us Jesus Christ (Luke 10: 19). 63 4. THE MINISTERING TO GROUPS 4.1. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Firstofall,peopleneedacceptance,loveandagradualministeringintoaMinistryof restoration with skilled people in the psychological area and theWord ofGod. They must meet other people with which to share similar situations to support each other, establishing aspecialdayforthisMinistrytobeguidedtowardstherenewaloftheirmindandheart through a process of dialogues and specific ministering on the damaged areas. Itisalsoveryimportanttoprovidethetimesothattheycanexpresstheirfeelingsand repressedemotions.Soitisnecessarythattheenvironmentissuitableandpeopleare gathered together according to age, sex or according to need. The important thing is that it canexistinanenvironmentofconfidenceandfreedomtospeak.Thesepeopleneeda special restoration ministry, spiritual therapy and fellowship because love and acceptance is basic to those thirsty souls of love and to be heard. Meetings should be directed to specificgroups by age, gender, mixedgroups or according to the subject to be treated. Talks should try to follow a gradual order, but must pay attention especially to the needs of the Group and the direction of the Holy Spirit. People from the beginning should have clear which is Gods nature to avoid an inappropriate image of God or Satan that would obstruct spiritual growth. Anenvironmentoftrustandsecurity,acceptance,andlovewithinthegroupmustbe established. There should be a period of prayeratthe end of themeeting directed by the leader on the subject to be treated and the needs that arise. 64There should be a support group to give individual counseling. TheMinistryofpraiseisessentialtosoftentheheartsandallowthepersonaldefense mechanisms to fall down. Frequency within meetings must be prudentially set down so the person must be allowed to assimilate the teachings of biblical truths. IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER THESE ASPECTS: Instruct on Gods nature of mercy and forgiveness. Provide specific Word of God regarding Gods forgiveness. Minister forgiveness in prayer, if the person is willing to heal the guilt for sin against God, his neighbor and himself. No force but hope that the defense mechanisms fall down. GivespecificWordofGodtosupportthehealingoffear,desireandself-esteem problems. Give word on the victorious work of Christ over the forces of evil. To encourage to depend on God and not the counselor. To inform about the prayer support for their cases. Refer to the Ministry of restoration of the Church. 65 Themediationdoesnothavearigidpatternbecauseeachcaseisdifferentbutshouldbe necessary to fill up the following steps. Recommendations for the first contact: If possible try to get in advance the fundamental data of the person. Ask for God's guidance. Reach the relief of the person in crisis. Provide security and trust in a discreet atmosphere. Listen without interruption without judging or taking sides. Show empathy, understanding, patience and love. Provide security in overcoming the crisis. Allow the person to talk or cry, etc. in order to attain relief Objectives 66 Reduce the stress state. Deliver their loads to God. Counteract violence expressions and risks of life. Induce a process of restoration by means of ministerial support. Confidence that there is a solution. Recommendations for counseling: consideration and definition of the problem Identify the content of the feelings and the persons involved in the crisis. Identify the location of the causes in time past, present or anxiety towards the future. Determine spiritual causes. Objectives: Establish immediate needs. Separate what has no solution from what can change. Establish ministerial support for following needs. 67 Search for solutions: Guide to spiritual growth based on the specific word of God for the personal problem. Seeksolutionswiththeagreementofthepersononspecificpersonalandfamily situations. Facilitatetaskstomeditateandputintopracticeathomeorientedtoinducepositive behaviors and break destructive behaviors. Ensure that the person can discern between what can be changed and what has no solution and deliver it in God's hands. Objectives Takeactiononestepatatimebymutualagreementwithrespecttotheperson'sability. EnsurethattheycantakecontroloftheirdecisionsandthattheyrelyinGod24hoursa day. Avoid dependency of the counselor. Fourth phase: follow up Forthe complexity, thespecificand the number of people in crisis the follow up process must be carried out by a ministerial supportive group of restoration that lead the person to find its new position in Christ and restore him to personal and family level. 68 Sincemanyoftheproblemsareengrainedinthepast,thefirstyearsofchildhood, intervention through restorative prayer of forgiveness is required. Meetingsforspecificagegroupscanbeofferedtoeducateonthepossiblecrisisof development, raise self-esteem and give counseling on family matters. This should be done through specific ministries in the Church. 4.2RECOMMENDATIONSANDMISTAKESTHATSHOULDBEAVOIDEDIN THE MINISTRY OF RESTORATION Recalling that we are whole beings with soul, body and spirit that are interrelated, I found thefollowingerrorstobeavoidedbytheservantsofGodduringthesupportinginthe Ministry of restoration. I also mention some important recommendations. ERRORS: Try to blame all adverse manifestation only to spiritual causes. Make a public spectacle of the ministering. Underestimate the form of worship and teachings of other denominations rather than join a same purpose. UseguiltandfeartoGodtogaineconomicbenefitsandservicebenefitstothe congregation or Ministry Emphasize a call to work for God before the person has a biblical training and heal of his damaged emotions. 69Avoidpulling,hittingortouchingforcefullythediseasedbodypartstoreprimand demons, with the negative consequence to the illness and the patient. Ask the patient to immediately stop taking the medicine Rebukeandexpectthataspiritofdepressionwillbeimmediatelychasedoutwitha single prayer of liberation and no follow-up. Make feel responsible of lack of healing or God's response to the person telling him that is his sin or apathy what obstructs Gods work. Force the person to have the same vision of the Church. Prevent the person to express anger if he really feels it and tell him that Christians should not feel anger rather than show him the appropriate way to manage it. Toforcethepersontoforgivebyguiltandfear,notlove,adducingthatGodwillnot forgivehim,withoutconsideringthatitisnecessary,firstofall,toworkoutpainand destructive emotions. Make the person believe that forgiveness is a feeling, not a decision. Reject the new means of preaching the Word as music, Internet and other media, by the resistance to leave the traditional means. Make the call to salvation based on the fear of hell and not in forgiveness and mercy of God, no matter the sin Emphasize on t