How to Heal a Broken Heart After a Toxic Relationship
The Healing Process: How to Heal from a Toxic Relationship
Healing from a toxic relationship can be a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. Here’s a guide to help you navigate this process, drawing strength from faith and personal transformation.
1. Reveal: Let God’s Light Shine on Buried Issues
To begin healing, you must first allow God to search your heart and bring to light the issues that have been buried deep within. This step involves introspection with God and seeking clarity through prayer and reflection. Just as light dispels darkness, allowing God’s light into your heart can illuminate hidden wounds.
2. Surrender: Give God Your Emotions, Thoughts, Beliefs, and Will
True healing begins with surrendering everything to God—your pain, anger, confusion, and even your desires for justice or revenge. Surrender is not about giving up but about trusting God to take control and guide you through the process. It’s a step of faith where you relinquish your burdens and allow His love to fill your heart.
3. Uproot: Remove Unhealthy Emotions, Thoughts, Beliefs, and Will
With God’s help, begin the process of uprooting the toxic emotions, thoughts, beliefs, and patterns of behavior that have taken root in your heart. This will involve forgiveness, both of yourself and your ex, and total focus back on God. It’s a transformative process where God helps you replace negativity with His truth and love.
4. Destroy: Don’t Give Them a Chance to Come Back
Once you’ve identified and uprooted toxic elements, guard your heart against their return. This step requires vigilance and commitment to what God has already done. Lean on His strength to resist temptation and old patterns that could threaten your healing journey.
5. Rebuild: Let God Repair Your Heart’s Foundation
Healing involves rebuilding a solid foundation for your heart. Allow God to mend the broken pieces and strengthen you from within by strengthening your relationship with Him. This is a time of unlearning and learning. A time of restoration where you can experience His perfect will for your life.
6. Plant: Sow Seeds for Growth and Flourishing
As you progress in your healing journey, partner with God in sowing seeds of positivity and growth. Nurture your relationship with Him through prayer, scripture, and fellowship. Invest in activities and relationships that promote emotional and spiritual well-being, allowing God to cultivate a future filled with hope and joy.
Now is Your Opportunity
Now is your opportunity to let God lead you through surrender, uprooting, rebuilding, and planting, cultivating a healthy heart foundation. Alternatively, you can book individual coaching sessions with me or join my ‘Tend To Your Garden’ group coaching program, where practical methods are discovered to help you create and thrive in the heart garden God desires for you.