You Can THRIVE Em otionally Series – THRIVE – Part 3 Pastor Chuck Bernal – 01-11-15
That's the way it is with us. Just beneath the protective bark, the concealing, protective mask, are the recorded rings of our lives. There are scars of ancient, painful hurts. In the rings of our thoughts and emotions, the record is there; the memories are recorded, and all are alive. They directly and deeply affect our concepts, our feelings, our relationships. They affect the way we look at life and God, at others and ourselves. For many of us, uncovering the recorded memories of our past is very painful. And we will do almost anything to avoid pain. We'll dull it, ignore it, excuse it, bury it, eat it we just don't want to have to feel it and deal with it. But the truth is, healing begins at the point of our pain. (David Seamands) The enemy comes to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. (John 10:10 – Msg)
INITIAL INSIGHTS REGARDING EM O TIO NAL SURVIVAL Most of us live our lives struggling with ________________________ emotions Emotional struggles impact our lives in many ______________________ ways We think our emotional struggles are _________________ & _______________ God wants us to _____________ emotionally, not just ____________________ Emotional struggles can be _____________________________ with God’s help PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES TO HELP US THRIVE EM O TIO NALLY PRINCIPLE 1: Be com pletely _____________ about your struggles I don’t mean to say I am perfect. I haven’t learned all I should even yet, but I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ saved me for and wants me to be. No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be . . . (Philippians 3:12 - LB)
PRINCIPLE 2: _____________ to deal with your negative em otions