Categorias: Todos - truth - barriers - acceptance - bonding

por Phil P. 17 anos atrás

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Changes That Heal

The text discusses the importance of accepting both good and bad aspects of life as a fundamental step towards personal growth and healing. It outlines three key ingredients for growth:

Changes That Heal

Changes That Heal

Becoming an Adult

learning to become mature adults
when we fail to grow up
what is adulthood?

Sorting Out Good and Bad

learning to accept both good and bad
when we fail to accept good and bad
what is the problem?

Separating from Others

learning to set boundaries
crossing over boundaries
how we develop boundaires
when we fail to develop boundaries
increasing separateness
becoming separate
bonding
what are boundaries?
negative assertions
our limits
our choices
our desires
our abilities
our thoughts
our behavior
our feelings
our attitudes
our physical appearance
biblical basis for boundaries
no boundaries

Bonding to Others

learning to bond
Joan
skills for bonding

say yes to live

rely on the Holy Spirit

be empathic

pray and meditate

become comfortable with anger

recognize defenses

allow dependent feelings

take risks

challenge distorted thinking

be vulnerable

move toward others

realize the need

when we fail to bond
barriers to bonding

learning God's ways

defense mechanisms

substitution

idealization

mania

reation formation

projection

devaluation

denial

our view of God

"He won't forgive me for ..."

"He will control me and take away my freedom."

"He doesn't answer prayer."

"He doesn't hear me."

"He gets angry at me."

"He just wants 'good Christians'."

"God doesn't care about the way I feel. He just wants me to be good."

"He really doesn't love me."

our view of others

"People are faking their care."

"People will control me."

"People will disapprove of me."

"People are mean and critical."

"People will always leave me."

"No one is trustworthy."

our view of ourselves

"My feelings will overwhelm anyone."

"My need for others is not valid."

"My neediness will overwhelm anyone."

"I don't deserve love."

"My sins are worse than other people's sins."

"Something about me scares people away."

"I am unlovable."

"I am bad"

past injury

symptoms of failure to bond

fantasy

excessive caretaking

rage

panic

feelings of unreality

fears of intimacy

sadness

emptiness

distorted thinking

addiction

feelings of badness and guilt

feelings of meaninglessness

depression

what is bonding?
the benefits of attachment
beware of false teachers
the importance of bonding
a developmental perspective
the biblical basis

when relationship was broken

God is love

God is not alone

Three Ingredients of Growth

time
grace, truth, and time together
a second chance
good time and bad time
but why does it take so long?
redemptive time
grace and truth
the guilt barrier
the real selve versus the false self
grace and truth together
grace without truth
truth without grace
grace and truth divided