Some people come into prayer ministry knowing exactly what they want God to heal. Others come carrying so many layers of pain that they are not even sure where one wound ends and another begins. Recently, I had the privilege of ministering to a woman I will call Anna. I have changed identifying details to protect her privacy, but the heart of her story remains the same. Anna loved God. She had served Him faithfully for years. She knew Scripture. She prayed. She ministered to

The negative influence of trauma describes the lingering impact of unresolved emotional, mental, and spiritual traumatic experiences. According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, trauma is any disturbing experience that results in significant amounts of fear, helplessness, dissociation (separation of the mental connection), confusion, or other disruptive feelings. [i] These effects are commonly intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a person’s attitudes,