Restoring the Christian Soul: Overcoming Barriers to Completion in Christ Through Healing Prayer

I really enjoyed this book by Leanne Payne. I especially identified with and enjoyed the chapter on emotional repression, long-term healing of memories and abandonment. The way she gives case-studies makes it easy to find someone out of all of her books to identify with and say to myself: "Yeah, this is me." I identified with the woman in the chapter on abandonment and it has helped me in my procovery work to be able to describe for my counselor where I'm coming from so they know how to treat me. I will even ask my counselor to read that chapter! Leanne has a very deep, wide, broad, high and long understanding of the spirit and psyche. It is altogether one of the best christian books on healing I've ever read!This is a keeper and I will probably reread it. A must-read for any christian earnestly seeking for help in their healing process!

I first read this book several years ago, but the concepts and ideas have so pervaided my life that they continue to guide me. In fact, I have re-read this book several times over the past few years. While other reviewers have remarked that the author seems prideful or her ideas too simplistic, I found her to be direct - cutting the concepts to their basic "black and white" cores. LeAnne Payne reminds the readers that we too often focus of what we shouldn't do as Christians leaving too little time to focus on what we should do. For me, that was a stepping stone into evaluating the actions and activies of my life and my mindset. Her suggestions on how to release negative thoughts to Christ was incredibly helpful... and her discussion of negative thoughts and how the enemy actually uses them against us... well, I'd never read anything like it. If you're looking for a book which will lead you into deeper introspection - and you're willing to take your time to apply the concepts - I would highly recommend this book.

Many Evangelical Christians today have lost the understanding of the richness and depth of the human soul. Payne seeks to expose the richness that can be there and the steps towards healing and the restoration of a hollow people. I highly recommend this book as a biblically sound and spiritually anointed resource for anyone seeking to know their own soul in the light of God's truth.