Healing the Wounded Soul

Dr. Arline (Maust) Westmeier was born into a very dedicated Mennonite home. From the time of her first commitment to Jesus at 3¿ years of age, she felt called to be a missionary. Dr. Westmeier went to language school in Costa Rica where another student, Karl W. Westmeier, from Germany was preparing to go to Colombia, SA. They were married and spent the next 21 years in Colombia where their two children were born. She is a speaker, author and counselor who has helped men and women around the globe find healing for their past hurts. A registered nurse, certified Christian Counselor and Traumatologist, she holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Bible, Psychology and Theology and a doctorate in Psychology and Religion (Drew University, Madison, NJ). She has presented seminars on healing and counseling in the United States, Europe, Africa, and Central and South America. She continued ministering until her death on November 11, 2021.

Many people are plagued with thoughts they cannot control such as, "Did I really turn that gas off all the way? Maybe I should go back and check it one more time, just to be sure." "You need to repent from that sin again. You really weren't sorry enough when you asked forgiveness. You are much sorrier now than when you asked for forgiveness the last time." "The door may not be really shut. You didn't touch the three spots on the doorframe, just to be sure. You'd better go back and check it. Being too lazy to get out of bed to do it again is no excuse." "You forgot your checkbook! You always forget everything. You're just no good." Examining our thought life involves distinguishing three kinds of voices. We use our minds to think our own thoughts. When God communicates with us, His thoughts must register in our minds if we want to understand what He is saying. Temptations must also register in our minds if they are to become real temptations. In this volume of Healing the Wounded Soul, Dr. Westmeier gives practical steps and biblical ways to sort out our thoughts and to get free of the obsessive ones.