senhor, Eu quero ser curado

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:

  1. When did God show you the dysfunction in your life?
  2. What was your next step after your awareness?
  3. How is God healing you? Who or what did He use to accomplish this?
  4. 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

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:

  1. Where are you in your healing process? Salvação, Confiar, Devoções Diárias, Responsabilidade, Perseverança, or Sharing Your Testimony?
  2. Are you ready to go to the next level in your healing?
  3. 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

https://youtu.be/4_2aX_i4qpM?si=bJrJBO7ppX2n4j2Q

 

Como Superar Traumas

Como Superar Traumas

Como Superar Traumas
By Toni Weisz/Abuse Recovery

Referências bíblicas: Salmo 147:3, Salmo 27:10, Salmo 100:5

“Trauma can be more than a dark pit of despair or a spiral of depression. It has the potential to be our deepest source of empathy, strongest point of connection, and most forceful impetus (stimulus) for growth if we bravely choose to let others into both the brokenness and the mending. My brokenness becomes beautiful when I see trauma as an opportunity to grow.” (Excerpt taken from the devotional, Suffer Strong: How to Survive Anything by Redefining Everything, by Katherine and Jay Wolf.)

Salmo 147:3
He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.

Salmo 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Salmo 100:5
For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.

It takes courage to face the trauma from our past. This is not an easy process. Na verdade, it is quite painful at times, and it is not for the faint of heart. That’s why many people don’t do it. They would rather live in their dysfunction because they know what to expect—it’s familiar.

Change can be hard, scary, and unpredictable. But it can also be beautiful, especially when we are able to come out on the other side of our pain and see the miraculous work God has done.

When I first started this ministry, the Lord encouraged me to be real.

When I am open and transparent with all of you, it gives you permission to share from your heart too. I have experienced tremendous healing as a result of doing these conference calls for the past 11 anos. The work of the Holy Spirit, self-examination, and a safe community in which to share are the most important elements for true healing and the ability to break dysfunctional patterns and spiritual strongholds. This group gives me the courage to keep stepping out.

You’re only as sick as your secrets.

When I share my secrets in a safe and loving environment, it helps me to begin the healing process. It brings that secret thing into the light, and the devil no longer has power over me in that area. I am praying that each of you experience true healing in all of your broken areas. You are safe on our conference calls, dearly beloved of the Lord. What secrets are you still hiding?

I also needed to practice what I preached.

If I was telling you to stand up to the bully and use your voice, then I needed to do the same thing. This group has helped me to stay accountable and move forward in my own healing journey.

Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean.

God has shown me how to stay calm, to allow the other person to speak, and try to stay on topic. Then when it’s my turn, I share my perspective but in a way that honors God.

I apologize when I need to, but I don’t allow others to just dump on me or yell at me. I walk away or hang up because that’s not an acceptable way to communicate. I don’t allow others to be verbally abusive to me. By sharing with you, it also helped me to practice those same principles in my life.

God showed me He wanted to be first in my life.

Once I put God first in my life, then what others thought of me didn’t matter so much anymore. I was trying to please them so they would love me, but that never worked anyway. It only left me feeling empty, não amado, and depleted of my energy. I realized I could never make someone happy or sad; I didn’t have that kind of power. Only God can love me completely. então, I go to God when I need something because most people are not able to give me what I need anyway.

They cannot give what they don’t have.

Only Jesus can meet all my needs. Jesus is the answer to every situation or problem I have. When I go to Him and ask Him to help me, to show me what’s going on and why I am struggling the way I am, He gives me wisdom and shows me what I need to do.

Perguntas:

  1. What burdens are you carrying right now? Is it health, finances, solidão, relationships, loss, sadness, or something else?
  2. Are you able to share how you are feeling right now?
  3. Como podemos orar por você?

Remember: When your father and your mother forsake you, then the LORD will take you up. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. He binds up the brokenhearted and heals all of your wounds.

Please reach out if you need prayer or just want to talk. Envie-me um e-mail para: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Você é amado,

Toni

 

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Guerra Espiritual

Guerra Espiritual

The Enemy Is Prowling
por Toni Weisz/Guerra Espiritual

Referências bíblicas: 1 Peter 5:8, Romanos 8:1 and Philippians 4:13

 

Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8

I have been under a barrage of attacks by the evil one since I shared the gospel in a letter to two of my family members. I want them to hear the gospel one more time so they can have confidence that when they pass from this life to the next, they can know they are saved and will be in heaven when they die. Not only that, but at the time of this writing, we have three, and possibly four, Recovery Bible Studies starting within the next few weeks. That’s a lot of women hearing the gospel, being healed and set free from the trauma of abortion and abuse.

The first week, the enemy used family. My kids were not in a good place, some hard conversations happened, and people were offended. Finalmente, they were able to communicate and work things out, without my help. The enemy was trying to get me to fret and worry and jump in and to take matters into my own hands (my old character defect of codependency and fear) instead of trusting God.

Then on a Saturday, the enemy used people in spiritual leadership. Ce were in a group setting, but I felt ignored and not included in the discussions. God showed me from this example what not to do as a spiritual leader. I am to be aware of everyone in the group. Ce all need encouragement and to feel included.

Then on uma Sunday, a leader at church made a weird comment. Again, God showed me how important my words are. They can uplift people or put people down. The enemy was trying to use spiritual leaders to peuck my rejection wound, desiring to awaken my people-pleasing character defect (my old character defect of people pleasing, putting others before God, which is idolatry).

Then a few days later, tele enemy used a woman who was very involved in serving in this ministry for many years, to react in a peculiar way and say some hurtful things. This one hurt pretty deeply. Again, I did not react. I actually did not send a text I had written because honestly, I did not know what to say. Em vez de, I prayed for her because obviously she is not in a good place. My old character defect of condemnation, listening to the lies of the enemy accusing me, was trying to make a comeback.

I was thinking to myself, “What in the world is going on?” Any one of these scenarios in the past would have pushed me over the edge, and I would have reacted badly or taken on rejection. Or my people pleasing would have kicked in and I would have scrambled around trying to make things right.

But because of the work God has been doing in my life over these 17 anos, I am able to see with my spiritual eyes what is going on.

I am so grateful God healed my rejection wound and que I no longer yearn for the approval of man. I want my life to please God. I am grateful there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus (referência. Romanos 8:1).

The accuser has no dominion over me. The Word of God has set me free, and the Holy Spirit protects me from the fiery darts of the enemy.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

I am so thankful to God for equipping the called. If God calls you to something, be confident that He will give you everything you need to succeed.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

  1. What kind of spiritual warfare have you been experiencing lately?
  2. Have you noticed a pattern? When are you most vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks?
  3. 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. Envie-me um e-mail para: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Você é amado,
Toni

Quais são seus gatilhos?

Quais são seus gatilhos?

Quais são seus gatilhos?
by Toni Weisz/Recovery Tools

Referências bíblicas: Salmo 91:2–4, Salmo 17:8, Salmo 37:40, Jeremiah 29:11, Salmo 147:3, Romanos 8:37 e Sofonias 3:17

 

What are triggers?

A trigger is an impulse that prompts a negative reaction caused by another’s words, actions or a specific situation, especially for those who have experienced trauma from abuse, addiction, and/or abortion.

 

I suffered from depression since I was a teenager and started going to secular counselors when I was 17 anos. It took me a long time to figure out where this depression came from.

What triggered it?

I noticed a pattern. When there was a special occasion, like my birthday, Christmas, college graduation, or moving back to NJ after being away for 10 anos, I had certain expectations that I would be celebrated in a certain way with gifts and parties. When those expectations were not met, then I felt unloved and insignificant.

When things did not go as I had hoped, I would fall into a very deep depression that would last weeks at a time. This happened to me until I was 34 anos.

I was codependent, and I was triggered by the actions and words of others so much that they determined my outlook on life and how I felt about myself. It was a vicious cycle that lasted many decades.

In my home of origin, we never discussed or worked through hard things. People just yelled or gave you the silent treatment. There was never any resolution. No forgiveness, no grace, no healthy communication. It has taken me many years of hard work to learn how to communicate properly and how to put up healthy boundaries.

I am so grateful for my relationship with Jesus, my Savior. He is my Rock, my Fortress, my Deliverer, my High Tower, my Friend. He is my only hope. He will bind up all my wounds and heal my broken heart. I know what He thinks of me. I am the apple of His eye. He rejoices over me with gladness. He quiets me with His love, and He rejoices over me with singing. He is very pleased with me.

I am forgiven, redeemed, loved and cherished by God. I am adopted into His family. I am victorious in Christ; nothing can separate me from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus my Lord. These are the truths I am focusing on to heal my broken heart.

Perguntas para levar a sério:

  1. What are some of your triggers?
  2. Have you been able to discern where they come from?
  3. What have you learned over the years to help protect yourself from these intrusive thoughts?
  4. What are some of your favorite Scriptures to help you when you are triggered?
  5. Como podemos orar por você?

Rezo para que este tópico tenha sido útil para você. Se você precisar falar, please reach out with an email at: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

 

Você é amado,
Toni

 

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