Pensamento fedorento: Minha visão distorcida de mim mesmo

Pensamento fedorento: Minha visão distorcida de mim mesmo

Pensamento fedorento: Minha visão distorcida de mim mesmo


por Toni Weisz/Stinking Thinking

 

Referências bíblicas: Isaías 43:18–19, Salmo 62:6-8, Salmo 27:10, John 8:32, e romanos 5:9

Pensamento fedorento refere -se aos pensamentos negativos ou perturbadores que nos atingem, especialmente quando estamos HALT (Hsem raiva, UMAcom raiva, euapenas ou Tirado). Estaremos olhando para a nossa visão distorcida de si mesmo. Aprenderemos a discernir a verdade das mentiras em que acreditamos durante toda a nossa vida. Nosso objetivo é equipá-lo para que você possa ter vitória em todas as áreas da sua vida.

Isaías 43:18–19
“Não te lembres das coisas anteriores, nem considere as coisas antigas. Contemplar, vou fazer uma coisa nova, agora ele brotará; você não saberá disso? Farei até uma estrada no deserto e rios no deserto”.

Salmo 62: 6–8
“Só ele é minha rocha e minha salvação; Ele é minha defesa; Eu não serei movido. Em Deus está minha salvação e minha glória; A rocha da minha força, e meu refúgio, está em Deus. Confie Nele em todos os momentos, vocês pessoas; derrame seu coração diante dele; Deus é um refúgio para nós.”

Salmo 27:10
Quando meu pai e minha mãe me abandonam, O Senhor vai cuidar de mim.

John 8:32
“E você saberá a verdade, e a verdade o libertará. ”

Romanos 5:9
Muito mais então, tendo agora justificado por seu sangue, Seremos salvos da ira através dele.

Eu era o mais velho de três e vim de uma segunda geração estrita, Família ítalo-americana. Meu pai e seus dois irmãos e irmã administraram uma empresa de construção familiar iniciada pelo meu avô.

Meu avô teve um problema de bebida. E meu pai agiu como um alcoólatra, embora ele não tenha bebido. Refiro -me ao comportamento dele como um "rageaholic". Ele trabalhou horas extremamente longas e estava lidando com muito estresse e drama familiar. Ele não foi capaz de se comunicar de maneira saudável sem ficar com raiva e levantar a voz. Ele tinha um fusível muito curto. então, quando ele estava em casa, Eu literalmente gostaria de correr e me esconder.

Minha mãe tentou o seu melhor para controlar nosso ambiente doméstico para não causar estresse ao meu pai. Tivemos que ser muito quieto e obediente quando ele estava em casa. A menor coisa pode desencorajá -lo. Quando meu pai estava no trabalho, Minha mãe tinha sua própria maneira de lidar com o caos em nossa casa. Ela gritou muito também. Não era um ambiente muito calmo ou pacífico. Mas eu acredito que eles fizeram o melhor que puderam. Eles estavam preocupados em apagar incêndios que minha irmã e irmão estavam começando. Foi fácil para mim me esconder nas sombras.

Quando criança, Como eu deveria receber o amor e a atenção que eu precisava? Depois do “bom, Persona quieta não estava mais funcionando, Comecei a esgueirar -me de uísque escocês do gabinete de bebidas de meus pais em 12 anos. Agora eu estava realmente escondido por causa de todos os meus segredos, que agora estavam se acumulando, E ficou ainda mais difícil manter minha fachada. Por 13, Eu estava ficando chapado e usando outras drogas. No 16, Eu estava fazendo sexo; Então o impensável, meu aborto em 21. Minha vida foi um desastre, Uma decisão ruim após a outra me levou a um caminho muito escuro. Eu estava muito sozinho neste poço, apesar de ter amigos; Ninguém realmente sabia o que eu estava sofrendo porque eu usava a máscara perfeita. Eu estava exatamente onde o mal me queria. Isolado, sozinho, e se escondendo em meus segredos.

Agora, no início dos meus 30 anos, depois de muitos anos de escolhas destrutivas, mecanismos de cópia prejudiciais e vícios, minha auto-aversão estava no auge de todos os tempos. Minha depressão duraria por semanas, E estava me impedindo de funcionar normalmente, E toda a dor que eu estava enchendo toda a minha vida estava saindo de lado. Eu não tinha controle sobre isso. Eu era como um vulcão ambulante. Eu literalmente só queria acabar com este tormento de uma vida. Mas Deus me deu dois filhos, E eu não ia deixá -los sem uma mãe. então, Eu decidi que precisava fazer algo diferente porque o que estava fazendo não estava funcionando. Eu estava cansado de colocar minha máscara todos os dias e fingir.

Eu senti que não era digno de ser amado. Na verdade, Eu pensei que merecia ser abusado emocionalmente pelos outros por causa do meu pecado. Eu não me via como uma pessoa de valor para ninguém, nem mesmo para Deus. Esse padrão destrutivo continuaria até que eu estivesse 34, quando pela graça de Deus, Eu ouvi o evangelho e dentro 4 semanas fui salvo e pedi a Jesus para perdoar meus pecados e ser meu Senhor e Salvador. O dia mais lindo e memorável da minha vida é fevereiro 6, 1994, quando nasci de novo.

Mesmo depois da minha salvação, Eu senti que tinha que trabalhar por amor e aprovação de Deus e especialmente de outros em liderança na igreja. Meu agrada de pessoas estava consumindo minha vida, e Deus me mostrou que isso é idolatria, que qualquer coisa que eu coloquei acima dele é um pecado.

Sobre o passado 20 anos, Deus tem me mostrado lentamente meus defeitos e áreas de pecado, Minha codificação, Pessoas agradáveis, e falta de limites claros e como eu estava permitindo um comportamento prejudicial à saúde. Eu não me amava ou me respeitava, então como eu poderia esperar que os outros. Eu permiti que as pessoas andassem por cima de mim, Para me manipular e me controlar, Mas lentamente com o tempo, Comecei a colocar limites e usar minha voz.

Deus me ajudou a me ver através de seus olhos de amor, cuidado, e compaixão. De volta 2015 Ao lutar com a rejeição, Eu escrevi essas palavras de afirmação que li em voz alta para mim todos os dias: Eu sou digno, Eu sou amado, Eu pertenço, Eu sou aceito, Eu sou adotado, Estou confiante e competente, Eu posso fazer todas as coisas através de Cristo que me fortalece, Eu sou um filho de Deus, Eu sou vitorioso em Cristo, Só para citar alguns. Esta é minha armadura espiritual; Eu coloquei isso todas as manhãs para me proteger dos dardos ardentes do inimigo. Nossa batalha é vencida e perdida em nossas mentes. O que acreditamos sobre nós mesmos e sobre Deus importa. A Palavra de Deus é verdade, E a verdade vai te tornar livre.

Espero nunca ter como certo o milagre que ocorreu na minha vida 31 anos atrás, Quando recebi o presente da salvação através do sangue de Jesus derramar na cruz para mim.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

  1. Como sua visão distorcida de si mesmo o abriu para todos os tipos de abuso e pecado como uma maneira de lidar com sua dor?
  2. Como você se viu?
  3. Quem Deus diz que você é? Dar exemplos de verdade bíblica.
  4. O que você faz para colocar sua armadura espiritual diariamente para se proteger do inimigo?
  5. Como podemos orar por você?

Eu rezo para que este tópico tenha sido útil para você se você precisar falar, você pode me enviar uma mensagem ou enviar um e -mail para: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Você é amado, Toni

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Secrets

Secrets

SECRETS

by Toni Weisz/Recovery Tools
Referências bíblicas: John 8:31–32, 36

John 8:3132, 36
Então Jesus disse aos judeus que acreditaram nele, “Se você permanecer na Minha palavra, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, e a verdade o libertará. ”

“Therefore, se o filho te libertar, você será realmente livre. ”

 

YOU’RE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR SECRETS

You may have heard the familiar recovery term, “You’re only as sick as your secrets,” and it is a true statement. Until we feel safe to share our secrets, we keep them locked up in a type of “Pandora’s Box,” where we keep all of our deepest and darkest secrets hidden, because we fear them coming out to expose the ugly truth.

For the postabortion woman, it is the truth that we terminated the life of our child. This horrible secret was our child. For those of us who have been abused, our fears of retaliation, rejection and judgment keep us silent. Where can we go to share in a safe place?

God doesn’t want us operating in secrets because He knows how destructive isolation and secrets are. I started secrets when I was 12 anos, hiding my drinking. Then it was getting high at 13, then sex at 16, and the worst offense was meu aborto em 21.

My secrets and sins were piling up, and it became harder and harder to keep them from coming out. I feared my parents’ reaction, punishment and disappointment in me. I knew all of this was wrong, but I kept those secrets until I was 50 anos.

They had no idea about my destructive, pecaminoso, sorted past because I wore a great mask. It was not an easy conversation, but I wanted them to hear it from me because I was starting this ministry and I didn’t want them to find out from another source. It needed to come from me. I felt a great release when I was finally able to share this with my parents.

CHY ARE SECRETS DESTRUCTIVE?

Primeiro, secrets keep us isolated from God and others, and that’s exactly where the enemy wants us. He wants us isolated and hiding because then he can torment us over and over again, until we realize what’s going on. Secrets keep us from the very people that can help us.

Segundo, the dysfunction is perpetuated and will continue as long as we nurture this thing, and protect it, like it was some prized possession. The secret needs to be exposed and brought into the light.

Terceiro, secrets can hinder or prevent healing in our lives. Because of the abuse many of us have experienced in our past, we are already fearful of exposure, e we think this secret is a way to keep us safe. But actually it is causing us to stay sick. God gives us the courage to step out of isolation and secrets so we can be healed.

Quarto, secrets are destructive because they distort our view of reality, and we feel like we are all alone. Secrets are usually combined with lies that we believe about ourselves, Deus, ou outros. God’s Word and the Holy Spirit help us to know the truth so we can walk in it and so these secrets and lies can no longer hold us back from becoming the women God created us to be.

God wants us free from bondage. Secrets keep us in chains and in darkness.

Jesus cumame to set the captives free.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

  1. What secrets are you still holding onto?
  2. Why are you fearful to share them? Is it fear of retribution, fear of rejection, fear of hurting another person, fear of abandonment, or fear of judgment?
  3. When did you have the courage to share your secrets?
  4. How did you feel after you shared your secrets?
  5. Como podemos orar por você?

Please be aware que even in Church, there are some people who are emotionally unsafe to share secrets with. Make sure it is a person/group you trust.

I pray you have the courage to trust God and allow Him to show you the areas of your life that need healing. Trust Him with your secrets.

If you need help, please reach out to me. My email is: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

 

Você é amado,
Toni

 

 

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Como superar pensamentos negativos

Como superar pensamentos negativos

Como superar pensamentos negativos
por Toni Weisz/Guerra Espiritual

Referências bíblicas:
Mateus 10:2931 e 1 Peter 5:5e9uma

Lately, I have been really struggling during the day with negative intrusive thoughts. UMAnd then at night, I toss and turn for a few hours before I am able to fall asleep. I find that when my mind is not distracted with Christian music or radio, it immediately goes to certain people and situations from my past of the wrongs that have been done to me and my children. They keep coming back up one by one. I am continually trying to push them out of my head and forgive, but it’s a constant drip, drip, drip in my mind. I don’t feel peace and joy, e I don’t like the way this feels.

I am feeling inadequate and defensive. I have been triggered in the past by the phrase,eun the real world.” This is an old tape the enemy has been bringing up to me lately, and frankly, it has been working. I feel less than others because I don’t make as much money as they do. I find myself being harsh and prideful in my comments, desperately trying to convince myself and them that I do know what I am talking about and que I do live “eun the real world.”

I was extremely triggered recently with a conversation I had with a family member. I felt my voice was getting louder, and I was defending myself as I was pushing back tears. I am thinking, “What in the world is going on? That phrase,eun the real world,” came up, and then I just fell to pieces emotionally.

I was able to listen to his story and reasoning, and then I was able to apologize for responding the way I have been. It ended well, but I still feel vulnerable. I think a lot of this comes from my son’s prolonged illness and then his wife being equally ill. Neither one can work or take care of the other one. Thankfully, Mike is improving, and he is working hard to increase his body’s strength and capacity. But it is still hard.

I think, deep down, I am doubting God, even though in my journaling, He told me this trial will be over soon and Mike will be healed. It’s during the waiting that the enemy comes in to beat us down. He sees we are vulnerable and wants to inflict pain by reopening old wounds.

Dentro 1 Peter 5:8, the Bible warns us to be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, como um leão que ruge, walketh about seeking whom he may devour.

He has been on the prowl for a while because I have been very vulnerable for a very long time. I have tried my best to stay in the Cord, orar, and stay in community, but I think I need more.

I am confessing this to you because I need your prayers. I know that the épiritual carfare surrounding this ministry has always been intense and relentless. I know some of you have been equally vulnerable and weary because of the things that you deal with on daily basis.

Let’s take some time today to lift each other up in prayer to encourage one another. I want to walk in peace again. I want to feel the joy of the Lord in my heart. I want the enemy’s fiery darts to be extinguished and silenced, in Jesus Name.

Our significance does not come from how much money we make or our status. It never has. Our significance comes from our relationship with Christ.

I hope these Bible verses encourage you:

1 Peter 5:5e9uma
God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Portanto, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring line seeking whom he may devour. Resist him steadfast in the faith.

Mateus 10:2931
Não se vendem dois pardais por uma moeda de cobre? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs on your head are numbered. Não tema, portanto, você vale mais que muitos pardais.

 

Perguntas para levar a sério:

  1. What are you dealing with right now that the enemy is using to beat you down?
  2. How are you able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked one?
  3. Como podemos orar por você?

Rezo para que este tópico tenha sido útil para você.

Você é amado,
Toni

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Oração pelo Reavivamento

Oração pelo Reavivamento

Oração pelo Reavivamento
by Toni Weisz/Spiritual Discipline

Referências bíblicas: Salmo 51:117, Salmo 139:2324,
2 Timothy 2:21, James 5:16, and Ephesians 4:2931

Read Psalm 51:1–17

Dentro Fevereiro 1970, revival broke out at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.

On Wednesday, Fevereiro 8, 2023 (53 anos later almost to the day), revival again broke out on the campus at Ashbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. UMAfter chapel service, some students lingered for spontaneous worship, prayer, and confession. The revival continued for many days and spread to other universities, and many people traveled from all over the world to experience God in que place.

PRAYER & SCRIPTURE

We are hungry for Sou, senhor. Just like in 1970, there was much turmoil in the world, the Vietnam War, protests, bad economy, high gas prices, inflation, and chaos all around, not much different today in our world. People are hurting. They are confused e fearful about what the future will bring. But our hope is in Você, senhor. Only You know it all, see it all, and control it all.

We humble ourselves before you today and ask Your Holy Spirit to help us. We cry out as David did in the Psalms.

Salmo 139:23–24
Search us, O God, and know our hearts. Try us, and know our thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in the way everlasting.

Lord God, remove any blindness that may be keeping us from repenting of sin in our lives.

2 Timothy 2:21
Portanto, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

We want to be clean vessels sanctified and useful in your kingdom work. Purify us by the Word of God and the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Father God, ce are expecting You to move mightily to heal the brokenhearted and to heal all our wounds. We are waiting for you to heal us and our families from disease and demonic oppression, in the name of Jesus, we pray.

We are praying for our family members, friends, and neighbors who do not know Sou yet, that Your Holy Spirit will break their hearts of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Have mercy upon them, O Lord. We are crying out to You for revival in our own hearts, our homes, our neighborhood, our state, our nation, and the world. Come, Holy Spirit, and have Your will and Your way in us today.

We are surrendering all to You today. Ce are asking, buscando, and knocking on the door. Let revival continue right here and right now in us.

In the powerful name of Jesus, we pray, amen.

James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Efésios 4:29-31
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Deixe toda amargura, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassivo, perdoando um ao outro, even as God in Christ forgave you.

 

Preparation for Revival:

  1. Is there someone who you are harboring unforgiveness toward for something they did or did not do?

Would you like to confess that right now?

 

  1. Are you willfully going against what you know is right?

Would you like to confess that now?

 

  1. Is there something that you are unknowingly doing that is not honoring to God? Ask the Lord to show you so you can repent.

Would you like to confess that now?

 

  1. Are you angry with God because you are really struggling with loneliness, depressão, loss of job, health issues, um relacionamento, and God is not moving fast enough and you are really suffering?

Would you like to confess that now?

 

Please reach out if you need prayer or encouragement. Svocê pode me enviar um e-mail para: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

 

Você é amado,

Toni

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Você foi libertado?

Você foi libertado?

Você foi libertado?

Por Toni Weisz/Disciplinas Espirituais

Referências bíblicas: John 8:31-32, 34-36, Romanos 6: 12-14, and James 5:16

John 8:31-32, 34-36
So Jesus said unto the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Jesus respondeu a eles, “Truly, truly, Eu te digo, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.

Romanos 6:12-14
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will not have dominion over you, since you are not under the law but under grace.

Are you still struggling with a distorted view of yourself, Deus, ou outros? When did that start for you?

It takes years and perhaps decades of hard work to undo the damage that was done to us as children, teens, and young adults.

How can we be set free to live the abundant life Jesus came to give us?

I’d like to share four keys que can help you be set free.

1.) I believe we need to confess sin daily.

Some questions to take to heart:

  • What are my motives?
  • Why am I so easily offended?
  • Why am I being taken advantage of by others?
  • Why can’t I say no?
  • Why am I fearful or anxious when I have to speak to a certain person?

When we have been mistreated, abused, or neglected or have an abortion in our past, we develop deep wounds which distort our thinking and emotional development. It’s only God who can help us heal in those areas and grow to our full potential.

I heard this statement, but I do not know who coined it:

If you want to be forgiven, confess your sins to God. If you want to change, confess your sins to another person so they can help you be accountable.

James 5:16
Portanto, confess your sins one to another and pray one to another that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

2.) I feel a personal quiet time with the Lord is essential.

It’s hard for some of us to trust anyone, even God. Slowly, as you spend time with God, in His word, He will reveal His heart towards you. You will begin to see how much He does love you and how He cares about every part of your life. He never tires to hear about what’s going on in your life. He never slumbers. He is always available any time, day or night. That gives me great comfort knowing God is always there for me because so many people have let me down over the years. But God is always faithful.

3.) Sharing your story in a safe environment (such as our conference call) is therapeutic and condusive to healing.

It’s important for our healing that we can share our stories with others in a safe and loving environment without judgment. Once we do that, our secrets no longer have power over us.

Is there some part of your story you have not shared with others?

Now would be a good time to do that. If you cannot speak on the conference call, then write it down and email it to me no: arwsg4u2@gmail.com.

By sharing our stories com each other, we can pray and encourage each other on our healing journey. You are not alone; that is a lie from the devil.

4.) We must be willing to do the hard work.

I am constantly reading books to help me heal and facilitate a healing group where women feel loved and safe. Our learning, healing and equipping is an ongoing process that will continue until the day we see Jesus. God is still healing me when I allow Him and the Holy Spirit to speak truth into my life. I have to be consciously listening to Him. Speak to God all day long. He is listening and waiting for you to call out to Him.

If you do these four things, it will help you to be set free in every area of your life.

Are you willing to allow Jesus to take you by the hand and lead you on this healing journey?

I pray this has been helpful for you. Entre em contato. Ce are waiting to hear from you. Please go to our contact page to get our email and phone number.

Você é amado,
Toni

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