The Bible says that without a vision the people perish. And Philippians 4:8 talks about what we should think on. We also know from neuroscience that visualization can be a powerful tool. And for those who know, imagery must be positive since that's how the brain stores information. For example, one cannot have an image of NOT being something or NOT doing something. When I say "don't visualize a brick", you naturally visualize a brick. So negative visualization does not work.
I've suffered from some major health issues for a long time , and it's been difficult to 'see' myself as healed. So, I want to practice visualization to change my self-image so that I can believe I am healed by the stripes of Jesus.
I am asking for visualization ideas from others. As background, I have been a Christian (Pentecostal) for 40 years and I've studied the Bible the whole time. I am a committed Christian and take God's Word as fact.
1) In my mind's eye, how can I visualize myself as healed? In particular, I suffer from PTSD (amongst other conditions). How can I visualize myself as healed and not affected by the triggers? I am not able to visualize the triggers, because they trigger me and reinforce the trauma!
2) How can I visualize God's Word as truth? I need to get it from my head to my heart. I want to increase my faith and believe in my heart of hearts all things written in God's word. I want to ensure I have faith when I pray that my prayers will be answered because God has given me His infallible promise, and I want to visualize this truth.
3) How can I visualize God answering prayer?
All these things I want to visualize are designed to increase my faith and trust God despite all I've endured. I trust God with my head and I'm good at apologetics, but I need that faith that I know that I know that I know.
Thank you for the ideas!
