Ever since I attended my first “transformational seminar” when I was about 26, (I’ll be 66 in 2020) I have worked with healing therapies where I was instructed to connect with my higher self, or a wise being, my loving parent, or some aspect of my being that was purely good and wanted the best for me.

When I learned about the Immanuel Approach in 2013, I sensed that at last I had found the perfect way to both heal my inner child (which includes past trauma) AND connect with Jesus in a very real, nurturing way.

I’m happy to say that this technique of healing has consistently helped me to become a more peaceful, happy, creative person. The hardest part for me has been to find someone to work with me so we can be coaches for each other.

Immanuel Journaling uses the same healing principles that Immanuel Approach applies, and yet it is designed so people can do this by themselves.

I am going to work on creating a hybrid–Immanuel Journaling and Immanuel approach. I see value in both of them being used as solo journeys. If I had waited until I could find a partner to do Immanuel Approach with, I would have never experienced the healing benefits. In fact, I needed to do some healing work with Jesus over the fact that I could not find a partner.

I’m happy to say that I have found some partners to do Immanuel Approach, and I feel even more confident about how this technique can help me and others do their deep healing work.

I wrote these words to a friend who asked me how I deal with feeling overwhelmed:

“I think that if you can include Jesus in on any therapy you are doing–as a kind of “part of yourself” then he can be really helpful. 
Most healers don’t name this part of ourselves as Jesus–this healing parent or whatever they want to call it–but I think that naming his name acknowledges his presence, and can thus be more effective and powerful. 
Jesus knows the big picture–he is infinitely wise. He is our creator. He knows our weaknesses and strengths, and he knows what we need to learn in this life in order to express the character qualities that he so beautifully expressed. 
Here is an article and a PDF with the very simple format. I would love for you to do this and then read it to me. Reading it to someone makes it more powerful.” 
https://www.soulshepherding.org/immanuel-journaling-worksheet/

I hope that as I have even more Immanuel experiences where I feel the very real presence of Jesus with me, healing my spiritual and emotional wounds (physically, I am healthier than I ever have been in my life), I will become more skilled at being a coach and teaching this method.

I then will have a very practical tool to share with potential community members which will help us to connect with each other and Jesus in a way that builds trust.

Trust is the foundation of any relationship. Without trust, there can be no vulnerability and true healing.

It is possible that I might require people to at least try out the Immanuel Approach as a prerequisite for membership. I have been struggling for decades to find a way to figure out whether or not I could trust someone. I’ve been betrayed so many times by people I was positive were potential friends and/or community members.

It is possible that this screening process might be just the ticket. Perhaps the people I want to live with in close proximity are ones who are wanting to experience Jesus as a very real, trustworthy companion, and to share that journey with me and other community members.

I’ll ask Jesus about it 🙂

If you want to learn more about Immanuel Approach, check out my blog post here.