TALK 1b
THE WOUNDS AND BONDAGES OF LIFE
WOUNDS AND BONDAGES:
1. Can be said to fall under a number of areas.
2. To make a list of wounds that come in life would be impossible, but
bear in mind all the stages of life and development, remembering that
early life is very formative.
3. It does NOT necessarily mean that someone suffering in infancy will
bear that wound all through life.
4. God has wonderful ways of healing people, but when people find spiritual
progress, or peaceful existence is a problem to them, then we need to
look for root causes and minister to them.
EXAMPLES:
Pre-natal:
1. Life begins in conception: (see Psalms 139)
2. Was the conception within wedlock?
3. Were there worries, fears, and guilt feelings?
4. Were there ideas of possible abortion, quarrels in the home, bombing
in war, previous child deaths or abortions?
ALL OF THESE SORTS OF THINGS CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON AN UNBORN CHILD CREATING
FEAR, BONDAGE, INSECURITY, ETC.
The Birth:
1. Early labour?
2. Doctor or nurses not around?
3. Panic stations?
4. Slow birth struggling to be born?
5. Cord around the neck?
6. Baby left apart from mother for a time, bringing consequent feelings
of loneliness?
Infancy:
1. Family split up?
2. Father away, in the forces?
3. Was he/she wanted?
4. Was he/she the right sex?
School Life:
1. What expectations were given?
2. Was the child pushed to get good results?
3. Was he/she fed with negatives? “You are not good enough" "You
are useless"
4. Was he/she bullied?
BONDAGES:
Can be said to fall under at least six areas:
1. With God: If a father has been hard or cruel, unloving or uncommunicative,
the child will have difficulty and bondage in relating to God.
2. With Family: A common area created by indulgent or powerful parents,
being the favorite child, or being the black sheep. Family feuds and
jealousies bring bondages between relatives.
3. Over Education: Feelings of inferiority when in company of "the
better off" or "better educated" people-“square
peg in a round hole” feelings.
4. With Attitude to Sex: Sex is "dirty”. Failure to be taught
openly by parents creates real bondage, as does pre-marital sex.
5. With Society: We can develop bondages to any person, thing, or institution
that has hurt us.” I can't stand dogs - as a dog bit me as a child"
6. With Church: "I will never go to church after what they did"
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