How does Immanuel bring healing?

Immanuel, our Good Shepherd, has always been with us in every situation, at every turn, under every circumstance. Scripture is full of passages that talk about this reality (see the FAQ'S page). But in our times of overwhelmingly painful experiences, we were not able to perceive Him.

Immanuel Prayer is a way to get what we missed while growing up. Perhaps our parents were not able to provide in certain ways. It is never too late! Good Shepherd can fill in those gaps Himself, redeeming our stories, giving honor to those losses, and infusing meaning and purpose into our identity. It's a process that fully satisfies the more we turn to Him, the One who knows us more intimately that we know ourselves. In deliberate encounters with Him, we can begin to develop secure attachments and grow sustainable bonded relationships. We come to experience and internalize His true character, one of love, tenderness, gentleness, patience, kindness, peace, hope, joy, authority, power, and strength. He never fails (see 1 Corinthians 13:4-8) and gain the confidence to find our serenity in Him and abandon outcomes of our concerns to Him.

Below is small sampling of Promises that can be felt and experienced during and following an Immanuel Prayer session:

You are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you. ~Isaiah 43:4 (NLT)
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are Mine. ~ Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)
It is your Father's great pleasure to give you the Kingdom. ~Luke 12:32 (RSV)
For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. ~Romans 8:16 (NLT)
Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear. ~Isaiah 65:24 (NIV)

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ~ James 1:17 (NIV)
My God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 4:19 (RSV)
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. ~John 10:10 (NLT)
I will not judge those who hear Me but don't obey Me, for I have come to save the world. ~John 12:47
He saved us - not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. ~Titus 3:5,6 (NLT)

If anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13,14 (NLT)
The Son of God appeared for this very reason, to destroy what the devil had done. ~1 John 3:8 (TEV)
Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. ~1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ~Psalm 34:18 (NASB)
Jesus turned to His disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh. What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man". ~Luke 6:20-22 (NLT)
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.... He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. ~Psalm 103:8,10. (NIV)
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. but the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. and the Father who knows all hearts, knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will. ~Romans 8:26, 27 (NLT)

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ~Hebrews 3:8 (RSV)
I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water that never runs dry. ~ Isaiah 58:11 (TEV)
The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. ~John 14:26 (NIV)
By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the One who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence. ~2 Peter 1:3 (NLT)
It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him. ~Daniel 2:22 (NASB)
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. ~James 1:5 (NLT)

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. ~Isaiah 42:16 (NIV)
You will guide me with Your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. ~Psalm 73:24 (NLT)