Journal to Healing: From Brokenness to Breakthrough

By T. Nichelle Ross

Have you ever wondered what God has to say about your circumstances?

Are you tired of feeling broken and defeated by life?

Have you felt like throwing in the towel because you don't have the answers?

STOP!

Get ready to be empowered, inspired, and motivated to shift and change your mindset from defeated to victorious! Join T. Nichelle Ross, as she takes you on a journey in her debut book, Journal to Healing: From Brokenness to Breakthrough. Inviting you in with her conversational-style journaling devotional, she shares how the power of prayer, spending time in God's presence, hearing from the Holy Spirit, and journaling led to her breakthrough and healing.

In this book, she shares stories and asks thought-provoking questions that can be used as the catalyst to lead to your own personal breakthrough toward healing.

T. Nichelle states, "The Holy Spirit was sent to be our comforter, our lead, guide, and partner. If we learn to pay attention to the Holy Spirit speaking within, the answers are always there." She encourages you to tap in and clearly see what the Holy Spirit is saying as it is revealed in your writing as you journal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9798885400466

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Journal to Healing

From Brokenness to Breakthrough

T. Nichelle Ross

ISBN 979-8-88540-045-9 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88540-046-6 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by T. Nichelle Ross

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

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Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Disclaimer

Greetings

Why Did I Begin to Journal?

Section 2: Reflections of Life Lessons

Negative Whispers from the Enemy

The Dreaded Call

Energy Leaks

Exhale… Just Breathe

Run Your Race at Your Pace

Called and Set Apart

Cast Your Cares

Healing from Grief

Healing from the Spirit of Comparison

Food for Thought

You Got This

Healing the Broken Heart

Healing from Rejection

Battle Scars and Invisible Wounds

Affirm Yourself: I Am Enough

Healing Your Thought Life

Peace (Prayer/Poem)

I Am Free to Be Me

Section 3: Breathe Again

Exhale

Exhale Moments

Self-Reflect and Journal

Section 4: Encouragement, Promises, and Declarations

Scriptures of Encouragement

Promises of God

Declarations

About the Author

To my sons—Michael, Brandon, and Marcus—you are the wind beneath my wings. You are the reason I live and breathe. You have been the catalyst to everything I accomplished in my life. Thank you for being my strength and encouragement and reminding me of the things I would tell you when you were younger. I often wondered if you were really paying attention to the words I would speak to and over you. It makes my heart smile when you turn around and give me that same advice or better. You all have grown into amazing young men in your own right. Continue to strive to be the men God has called you to be.

Preface

Journal to Healing: From Brokenness to Breakthrough

Book Title Defined

Journaling

According to www.yourdictionary.com, "The definition of journal is a diary you keep of daily events or of your thoughts or a publication dealing with a specific industry or field.

"An example of a journal is a diary in which you write about what happens to you and what you are thinking."

I have always found journaling to be therapeutic even as a child. We just called it writing in our diary at that time. But, if you think about how freeing it made you feel to write out all your secrets or your concerns or to simply write about your day, it was like a form of therapy.

I have found, as I would look back at my journal entries, I would have the answer to many of the questions or concerns I was writing about. As I became an adult and began learning more about God and the Holy Spirit, I realized God was always speaking. He has given us the Holy Spirit as our paraclete (Greek, meaning helper or advocate). The Holy Spirit is within us as believers to be our lead, our guide, our helper and advocate. When we take time to shut out all the noise around us and listen to that still small voice, we will begin to gain clarity and direction. Too often, we are busy asking or telling God what we want instead of asking, Lord, what do You want me to do? or Lord, what direction should I go? It's in the simple things. If we learn how to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance and pay attention to the promptings He is giving us, we would be so much better for it. We could avoid some hardships, headaches, and heartaches if we would just be still and listen.

An easy way to do that is to sit quietly with your journal and then begin to write the first thing that comes to mind. For example, the first word that may come to mind is rest. Now ask God or the Holy Spirit, What does this mean? He may be telling you to rest your mind, get more physical rest, or rest in Him. The Holy Spirit will give you insight into what is to come and how to prepare, if you spend time in His presence. Spend time in prayer, meditation, and worship daily. God desires for us to have an intimate