senhor, Eu quero ser curado

senhor, I Want to Be Healed

por Toni Weisz/Disciplinas Espirituais

Referências bíblicas: John 10:10b, Efésios 3:20, Isaías 41:10, Lucas 19:10 e Salmo 40:1–3

If we truly want to be healed from our past trauma, we must be willing to surrender all to God. We must step out and trust Him completely in this process even when it gets scary and it’s unpredictable and out of our control.

For those who have experienced abuse and abortion in our past, it is hard to let go of control because it was our protection, so we thought.

We have to come to the point where we don’t want to just survive; we want to live the abundant life Jesus came to give us (Read John 10:10b). We no longer want to just settle; we want to experience true love and acceptance, perhaps for the first time in our lives.

If you are reading this blog, you most likely have decided you want to be healed, too. You are courageous and tired of the life you were living and want more. You want to stop the cycle of dysfunction in your life and for future generations. This is a long and very hard process, but it is worth it.

If you are willing, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than what you can ask or think (Read Ephesians 3:20). That’s the God we serve. He is not limited by time and space. He is eternal.

I remember back in 2006, when God called me to the post–abortion healing and recovery ministry, starting a journal called, “Why are the relationships closest to me toxic?” God gave me awareness that there was something going on in my relationships with those closest to me. But what was it? I was the common denominator, so what was I doing to enable these toxic relationships?

I discovered many answers over a ten-year period of relentlessly going to God as a broken surrendered woman, “Lord I want to be healed from all the pain, rejeição, abuso, and my abortion. I want to be set free from my people-pleasing, fear of authority figures, and codependency. I want to know your love in the innermost parts of my being. I want to feel loved, cherished, and safe, but how do I get there?” Please read my blog, “When I Finally Received the Love of Jesus in My Heart.” https://myashestobeauty.com/when-i-finally-received-the-love-of-jesus-in-my-heart-toni-weisz-abortion-recovery-and-abuse-support-group/

God was so gentle with me because He knew how fragile I was after a lifetime of pain, rejeição, and trauma. He was leading me with His righteous right hand on a path of healing that was so difficult at times, but it was also beautiful (Read Isaiah 41:10).

I discovered the heart of God on this journey, e para isso, I am most grateful. To know the Father’s heart towards us is life transforming. He is love, gentle, kind, faithful, peaceful, generous, powerful, and eternal. He is close to the abused, neglected, abandonado, and broken. He came to seek and to save the lost (Read Luke 19:10). We were all that at one point. But God in His infinite wisdom, His abounding grace and love picked us up out of the pit and placed us on the Rock, Jesus Christ, our Lord, our strong foundation (Read Psalm 40:2).

Hallelujah!!! Obrigada, Jesus.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

When did God show you the dysfunction in your life?
What was your next step after your awareness?
How is God healing you? Who or what did He use to accomplish this?
Como podemos orar por você?

Please reach out if you need prayer or a word of encouragement. You can email me at: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

I watched this movie trailer recently that truly blessed my heart: Kendrick Brothers’ Show me the Father.

Here is the YouTube trailer: https://youtu.be/k4g0CFfGkMk

I pray it blesses your heart also.

Você é amado,

Toni

Eu faço novas todas as coisas

Eu faço novas todas as coisas
Por Toni Weisz/Disciplinas Espirituais

Referências bíblicas: Revelação 21:1–5, Efésios 2:8–9, Efésios 3:14–21

Revelação 21:1–5
Agora eu vi um novo céu e uma nova terra, pois o primeiro céu e a primeira terra já passaram. Também não havia mais mar. Então eu, John, vi a cidade santa, Nova Jerusalém, descendo do céu da parte de Deus, preparada como uma noiva adornada para seu marido. E ouvi uma voz alta do céu dizendo, "Contemplar, o tabernáculo de Deus está com os homens, e Ele habitará com eles, e eles serão o Seu povo. O próprio Deus estará com eles e será seu Deus. E Deus enxugará toda lágrima de seus olhos; não haverá mais morte, nem tristeza, nem chorando. Não haverá mais dor, porque as coisas anteriores já passaram.”

Então Aquele que estava sentado no trono disse, "Contemplar, Eu faço novas todas as coisas.” E Ele me disse, "Escrever, pois estas palavras são verdadeiras e fiéis.”

Deus me deu, e aqueles que servem comigo neste ministério, um privilégio especial caminhar ao lado de vocês, mulheres corajosas e corajosas, em sua jornada de cura. Vimos você ficar arrasado e com medo de compartilhar seus segredos de trauma de abortos e abusos anteriores. Você tem medo da condenação e do julgamento. Deixar de lado seus segredos não é uma coisa fácil, especialmente para aqueles que os carregam há muitas décadas.

Mas nosso misericordioso e amoroso Pai não quer mais que você faça isso sozinho. Ele quer que você seja curada para se tornar a mulher que Ele criou você para ser.

Eu vi Deus em minha própria vida quebrar, deprimido, suicida, mulher atormentada e me levante do chão, e me mostre Seu grande amor, abrindo meus olhos espirituais para ver que eu era um pecador indo para o inferno.

Minha vida foi transformada quando ouvi pela primeira vez o Evangelho de que Jesus nasceu de uma virgem, viveu uma vida sem pecado, foi crucificado, morreu, sepultado e ressuscitou ao terceiro dia, para derrotar a morte e Satanás. Ele tomou meu lugar na cruz, Ele pagou minha dívida de pecado. Corri para Jesus para me resgatar do tormento de uma vida que eu estava vivendo 34 anos. Eu nunca poderei retribuir a Ele pelo dom da salvação que Ele me deu.

Efésios 2:8–9
Pois pela graça você foi salvo por meio da fé, e isso não vem de vocês; é o dom de Deus, não de obras, para que ninguém se glorie.

Nosso processo de cura é uma jornada para toda a vida. Fiquei surpreso com o quão quebrado e disfuncional eu estava quando comecei minha cura lá atrás. 2006. O tempo todo o inimigo me enganou que eu estava bem, não há necessidade de olhar para o meu trauma passado porque foi há muito tempo. “Eu estava bem.”

Isso não poderia estar mais longe da verdade. Você vê, o maligno quer nos manter isolados sentados na escuridão sendo atormentados por ele porque então ele nos tem exatamente onde nos quer.

Mas Deus não quer mais que Suas filhas sejam atormentadas. Ele quer que sejamos curados e libertos do inimigo e da nossa visão distorcida da verdade. Ele quer que tenhamos a coragem de dar um passo à frente e confiar que Ele nos guiará. Ele quer que usemos nossa voz e nosso testemunho para ajudar outros a dar um passo também. É um processo difícil, mas é tão lindo porque Jesus nos conduz gentilmente pela Sua destra justa.

Jesus me deu uma nova vida, uma nova música, e um novo propósito. Ele fez novas todas as coisas para mim, e eu sei que Ele pode fazer isso por você também se você se humilhar diante Dele e confiar Nele. Ele te ama mais do que você pode compreender.

Minha oração por você:
Efésios 3:14–21

Por esta razão me dobro de joelhos diante do Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, de quem toda a família no céu e na terra recebe o nome, que Ele lhe concederia, segundo as riquezas da Sua glória, ser fortalecido com poder através do Seu Espírito no homem interior, para que Cristo habite em vossos corações pela fé; que você, estar enraizado e fundamentado no amor, possa ser capaz de compreender com todos os santos qual é a largura, o comprimento, a profundidade e a altura - conhecer o amor de Cristo que excede todo o conhecimento; para que você seja cheio de toda a plenitude de Deus.

Ora, àquele que é poderoso para fazer muito mais abundantemente além daquilo que pedimos ou pensamos, de acordo com o poder que opera em nós, a Ele seja a glória na igreja por Cristo Jesus, por todas as gerações, para sempre e sempre. Amém.

Se você está se perguntando como você também pode ter esta nova vida em Jesus:

Primeiro, devemos ter um relacionamento com Jesus, nosso Salvador. Ele é nosso curador. Não há verdadeira mudança de vida sem Ele. (Salvação)

Segundo, devemos ter coragem de sair e confiar Nele. Isso é difícil de fazer, mas devemos confiar Nele neste processo. (Confiar)

Terceiro, devemos gastar tempo diariamente lendo a Palavra de Deus e orando. (Devoções Diárias)

Quarto, devemos ser responsáveis perante os outros. (Responsabilidade)

Quinto, devemos continuar a querer ser curados em todos os nossos lugares quebrados. Este é um processo que dura a vida toda. (Perseverança)

Sexto, we then go out and share our testimony so other women will have the courage to step out and be healed. (Sharing Our Testimony)

Perguntas para levar a sério:

Where are you in your healing process? Salvação, Confiar, Devoções Diárias, Responsabilidade, Perseverança, or Sharing Your Testimony?
Are you ready to go to the next level in your healing?
How can we encourage you on your healing journey?

Rezo para que este tópico tenha sido útil para você. Please reach out to me at: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Você é amado,

Toni

“You Make all Things New”
Big Daddy Weave

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Nossos sonhos frustrados

Nossos sonhos frustrados
por Toni Weisz/Disciplinas Espirituais

Referências bíblicas

Jeremiah 29:11 (NVI)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaías 61:7 (ESV)
Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore, in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.

I never imagined I would abort my first child. I grew up in a large Italian family. (My mom was one of ten children.) At our family get-togethers, there were always children running around. I was the oldest granddaughter, so it was my job to look after the younger ones so the adults could talk without interruptions.

I loved children, and I even thought about getting a teaching degree. What happened to my childhood dreams? How did I go so far off the path I thought would be my life?

Sin destroyed my dreams. I decided that being the “good, quiet one” wasn’t working for me anymore. I wasn’t getting the love and attention I needed, so I decided to take matters into my own hands—a true recipe for disaster.

No 12 anos, I started experimenting with alcohol and began sneaking shots of Scotch whiskey while my parents were at my brother’s football practices. My sister and I were left at home to do the dishes for a short while, but that’s all the devil needed—a little bit of time to get me alone and wanting.

My child-brain started thinking of ways to get my needs met but in unhealthy ways. This destructive path the enemy led me down was one of drugs, álcool, numerous sexual partners, and then my abortion at 21. It was a dark and destructive journey. I hid in my secrets and was tormented by the devil.

How did I get here? One bad choice after another after another; it happens that fast.

I would continue in this self-destructive pattern for 22 anos. Thankfully, God finally rescued me at the age of 34 when I heard the gospel for the first time. Jesus died on the cross for MY SINS. I had never heard that before. I desperately needed and wanted someone to take all my sins, shame, and guilt.

I needed a Savior—someone to love me just for me. I found all those things in a relationship with Jesus. I am so grateful for the love, forgiveness, and peace I found in Him.

God has turned my mourning into joy. He has given me a new name, a new life, and a new calling.

No matter what you have done in your past, God is able to forgive and redeem what the devil has stolen. You can still have a wonderful, fulfilling, God-glorifying life. It just may look a little different from your original plan. But rest assured, God is a good Father and has a good plan for your life.

Will you allow Him to help you dream new dreams?

Perguntas & Final Thoughts:

What were some of your childhood dreams?
Did the devil steal your dreams of having children and a family?
How have you been able to move on and dream new dreams?
Como podemos orar por você?

I pray that the Lord will minister to your broken heart and give you new dreams. Please reach out if you need a listening ear or a word of encouragement. Email: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Você é amado,
Toni

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Oração pelo Reavivamento

Oração pelo Reavivamento
by Toni Weisz/Spiritual Discipline

Referências bíblicas: Salmo 51:1–17, Salmo 139:23–24,
2Timothy 2:21, James 5:16, and Ephesians 4:29–31

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:

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?

Are you willfully going against what you know is right?

Would you like to confess that now?

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?

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?

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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A coragem de Maria

Por Toni Weisz/Disciplinas Espirituais

Escrituras: Lucas 1:26-38, 1 John 1:9. Deuteronomy 22:20-21, e romanos 8:28

In the book of Luke, we read about an incredibly brave teenager named Mary. Mary was a common name back then; it meant bitter. The people were bitter because the prophets were silent for 400 anos. There was no revelation at all between the Old Testament and the New Testament for all this time. They felt bitter because they thought God had forgotten them and His promise of their Messiah.

We see this incredible dialogue between Mary and the angel Gabriel. He said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women! Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” He proceeded to tell her she would conceive and bear a Son and shall call His name Jesus. God used this young woman mightily to bring forth the promised Messiah, Emmanuel—God with us. Instead of running from her situation or panicking, she prayed and sought the Lord’s leading. Why didn’t we trust God when we found ourselves with an unplanned pregnancy? If you have confessed this sin to Him, He has forgiven you. 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Mary could have been stoned for being pregnant outside of marriage because that was the law back then. Deuteronomy 22:20–21 speaks about the laws pertaining to sexual sins. Not only could Mary have been stoned, but Joseph, her espoused husband, could have walked away from the relationship by writing a bill of divorcement because they were legally betrothed to one another. But God protected Mary from both of these consequences because she had não sinned. She was supernaturally impregnated by the Holy Spirit of God. She was so courageous and brave. She risked her own life and reputation to obey God. What a beautiful testimony we see in her life.

This week will be 44 years since I aborted my son, Joseph, on December 10, 1980. I wish I had the courage like Mary to have my baby, but I allowed the fear of man to push me to abort my baby. I cannot change my past, but I can learn from my mistakes.

God used my abortion to bring me into a relationship with Jesus. Now, I have the distinct honor of walking with all of you on your healing journeys. God has certainly taken my ashes, my horrible sins, and turned them into something beautiful for my good and His glory, and you are all a part of that. I believe that God makes all things work together for good to those who love Him, to those who are the called according to His purpose (Referência. Romanos 8:28). Deus, through the work of the Holy Spirit, is continually sanctifying us and conforming us to the image of Jesus. You all are so precious to Him; I hope you know that.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

How long has it been since your past abortion(é)?
Are you still holding onto your secret of abortion(é)?
Have you allowed God access to all your broken places so that He can heal you? Se não, trust Him today. He wants you healed and whole so that you can become the woman He created you to be.
Como podemos orar por você?

Rezo para que este tópico tenha sido útil para você. Please reach out if you need to talk or need prayer: toni@myashestobeauty.com. I wish you a very blessed Christmas. God is still performing miracles today.

Você é amado,
Toni