AMMENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, ACROSS THE WORLD, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) REPORT ON THE STATISTICS, THE DISEASES THEMSELVES, THE TREATMENTS, THE DISABILITIES, AND THE WORLDWIDE IMPACT.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS BOTH REPORT THAT, EVEN THROUGH MOST MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE TREATABLE, "VERY" FEW WILL SEEK TREATMENT, BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE STIGMA.
THE NEGATIVE STIGMA COMES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THAT MENTAL ILLNESS IS A MILD TO SEVERE DYSFUNCTION OF ONE'S THOUGHT LIFE AND EMOTIONAL LIFE, WHICH CAN ULTIMATELY AFFECT THEIR BEHAVIORS.
BECAUSE OF THESE MILD TO SEVERE DYSFUNCTIONS, A PERSON SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, CAN NEGATIVELY OR DESTRUCTIVELY AFFECT THEIR PERSONAL LIFE, FAMILY LIFE, LOVE LIFE, AND SOCIAL LIFE.
MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT PREJUDICE OR BIAS AND IT EQUALLY IMPACTS MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, ADULTS, ALL RACES, THE RELIGIOUS, ALL ETHNIC GROUPS, THE EDUCATED, THE UNEDUCATED, ETC. IT AFFECTS EVERY ONE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIMES, WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF MENTAL AILMENTS, AND UNDER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A PERSONAL WEAKNESS, IT IS NOT A CHARACTER FLAW, NOR CAN IT SIMPLY BE WISHED AWAY THROUGH MERE HUMAN WILL. MENTAL ILLNESS WON'T BE IGNORED NOR CAN ITS EXISTENCE, IN A PERSON'S LIFE, BE DENIED. EACH PERSON MUCH CHOOSE, FOR THEMSELVES, TO BE TREATED BY MEDICAL OR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. IT IS POSSIBLE, WHEN ONE ALLOWS THEMSELVES TO GET HELPED AND TREATED, TO LIVE A FULL, PRODUCTIVE, AND ENRICHING LIFE.
IF A PERSON ALLOWS AND SEEKS TREATMENT FOR PHYSICAL DYSFUNCTIONS LIKE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, ETC, THEN MENTAL ILLNESS SHOULD BE VIEWED WITH THE SAME SERIOUSNESS SINCE IT IS OFTEN A PHYSICAL DYSFUNCTION OF IMBALANCED HORMONES.
MOST MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CAN "TREAT" MENTAL ILLNESSES SUCCESSFULLY. THEY HELP A PERSON GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND ARE ABLE TO OFFER A PLAN THAT WILL HELP THEM COPE , THROUGH LIFE, IN A HEALTHY MANNER. MOST PROFESSIONALS SUBSCRIBE OTHER SUPPORTIVE AND BENEFICIAL AVENUES THAT CAN ALSO ENHANCE THEIR TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
ALL ANY PROFESSIONAL CAN DO IS OFFER TREATMENTS AND PLANS. MANY OF THOSE TREATMENTS AND PLANS WORK AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM IF YOU NEED THEM. HOWEVER, THE BIBLE IS GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, SPEAKING THROUGH JESUS, HIS WORD, WHICH OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM (SPIRITUAL) THAT "COULD," BY FAITH, LEAD TO NEW MENTAL STRENGTHS, NEW EMOTIONAL STRENGTHS, CURES AND HEALING. NO ONE WISHES YOU TO BE HEALTHY AS MUCH AS GOD DOES. "...BELOVED, I PRAY THAT IN ALL RESPECTS YOU MAY PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH, JUST AS YOUR SOUL PROSPERS..." (3 JOHN 1:2).
THUS, THE PURPOSE OF YADA COUNSELING IS TO BUILD DEPENDENCY UPON GOD BY STRENGTHENING THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REDEEMED SOUL AND GOD'S SPIRIT. THIS IS DONE BY ENHANCING THE AWARENESS OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT AND LEARNING HOW THAT "SAME" INDWELLING SPIRIT WORKS "IN" AND "THROUGH" THEM TO EMPOWER THEM TO RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD, BY FAITH, IN WAYS THAT BRING HEALING, DELIVERANCE, AND FREEDOM.
GOD, SENT JESUS, HIS WORD, SPECIFICALLY, TO HEAL YOU!! “...Pleasant words [LIKE GOD'S WORDS]... are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and HEALTH to the bones...” (Proverbs 16:24 KJV). "...HE SENT HIS WORD AND HEALED THEM, AND DELIVERED THEM FROM THEIR DESTRUCTIONS..." (PSALMS 107:20). '"...For this purpose (HEALING)..the Son of God (Jesus, his LIVING WORD) was manifested, that he might DESTROY the works of the devil..." (1 John 2:8).
“…God anointed (miraculously empowered) Jesus of Nazareth (HOW?) with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER (what did Jesus do?)... [he]...went about doing good, and HEALING all that were oppressed of the devil …(HOW?) GOD WAS WITH HIM…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
“…The [Holy] ...Spirit of the Lord … anointed [empowered JESUS] to preach the gospel to the poor ... [and empowered him] to HEAL the brokenhearted, to preach DELIVERANCE to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at LIBERTY them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord…” (John 4:16-21 KJV).
“… I, the LORD, am your HEALER…” (Exodus 15:26).
“...And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that HEALETH thee...” (Exodus 15:26 KJV).
“...Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be IN HEALTH, even as thy soul prospereth...” (3 John 1:2 KJV). “...I pray for good fortune in everything you do, and for your GOOD HEALTH—that your everyday affairs prosper, as well as your soul!...” (3 John 1:2 MSG). “…He helps [his people]…” (Psalms 28:7 NLT). “…The LORD will accomplish (take care of)…that which concerns [his people]…” (John 14:31 NASB). “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “… I, the LORD, am [also] your HEALER…” (Exodus 15:26). “…[God will DO this] … so you will know that [HE is]... the LORD…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT).
GOD DESIRES HIS PEOPLE TO BECOME HEALTHY, IN “ALL” AREAS OF THEIR LIVES, ABOVE ALL ELSE.
God WILL heal his people and help them. “...O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You HEALED ME...” (Psalms 30:2 NASB). “…Jesus Christ (the HEALER) is IN [God’s people]…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “… [God] … is Your rock and Your fortress, your DELIVERER …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “… your HEALER…” (Exodus 15:26). “…He helps [his people]…” (Psalms 28:7 NLT). “… The Holy Spirit helps [his people in their]... weakness…” (Romans 8:26 NLT). “…[God is his people’s]... helper and ...Savior…” (Psalms 40:17 NLT).
