Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

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Scazzero was an experienced pastor who came to a point in his life where he realized he was emotionally unhealthy. He avoided conflict to keep peace and ignored and suppressed his emotions. Our fear of bringing secrets and sin into the light, however, drives many people to prefer the illusion that if they don’t think about it, it somehow goes way. It doesn’t. Unhealed wounds open us up to habitual sin against God and others. (109)

Here are some tips for setting boundaries that will help you cultivate a healthy spiritual life. The Importance of Limits Instead, we are to seek God in prayers that are non-repetitious, with a focus on God's word and truth, with an active mind seeking to find the true and living God through the revelation of the Scripture and communion with his son Jesus." I enjoyed most of this book but did have a hard time reading through some of the historical application of spiritual practices. A combination of a self help book and autobiography, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality is broken into two sections, the first explaining the problem of emotionally unhealthy spirituality and the second prescribing the pathway to emotionally healthy spirituality. Woven through the book is documentation the author’s personal experiences and journey.A Rule of Life, very simply, is an intentional, conscious plan to keep God at the center of everything we do. (196) It is my opinion that this author is quite mystical-he promotes the "Jesus prayer"(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner), which in itself is not bad, but he says that it has, "long been a foundation of the eastern Christian spirituality to help believers remain grounded and dependent on God throughout the day. By repeating the prayer throughout the day, synchronizing the syllables of these words with our heartbeat throughout the day, the intention is that our very lives will embody the richness of the prayer". This sounds quite grounded in mysticism and very similar to what those in Roman Catholicism and orthodox churches do, the repeating of a prayer simply to focus is quite meditative and not how Jesus teaches us to pray in the New Testament. It can also be an opportunity to reflect on your life and make changes that will lead to greater happiness and fulfillment. This section will explore the journey towards emotional health, including recognizing emotionally unhealthy spirituality and embracing emotional health. Recognizing Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality it's evident from the book's beginning - there's a cavernous imbalance between quoting mystics, saints, pastors and quoting the Bible - and the final tally is not in the Apostle Paul's favor. beyond this, the 'must pay for the workbook' scheme is a little too money/bestselling author-y for my taste.

Christian spirituality, without an integration of emotional health, can be deadly—to yourself, your relationship with God, and the people around you. (7) The great news of Christianity is that your biological family of origin does not determine your future. (103) It requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to express your emotions honestly, and to seek support when needed. Here are two sub-sections that explore the role of faith in emotional health: Christ and Emotional Health In his description of the contemplative tradition and practices, it strikes me as thoroughly odd that we are only given practical examples of this practice from the lives of monks and the likes of Mother Theresa. Why is this? Did the apostles not prescribe such a practice? Or did they demonstrate this in their life work? The practice of monasticism is simply not prescribed in Scripture.Zondervan: Zondervan is a leading publisher of Christian books and resources. They offer a number of books and resources on the topic of emotionally healthy spirituality, including Peter Scazzero’s bestselling book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.

Whether you prefer podcasts, books, or in-person resources, there are many options available to help you grow in emotionally healthy spirituality. There are seven marks of deep transforming discipleship according to Scazzero. Naturally, he devotes the majority of his time in this book defining each mark while sharing some hands-on tools to help with each. He also is careful to develop Biblical and theological premises for each mark as well. Undoubtedly there could be much written here about each of these healthy discipleship traits, but I feel that there are a couple that stand out and need to be mentioned. In this updated edition, Scazzero shares new stories and principles as he outlines his journey and the signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality. Then he provides seven biblical, reality-tested ways to break through to the revolutionary life Christ meant for you. Our activity for God can only properly flow from a life with God. We cannot give what we do not possess. (32)

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The Leader because discouraged as he seen people were not taking there faith to the next level they did not live the way god did not want them to lead. Pete Scazzero went on to try to engage his people. Try for his followers to change fully even though he did everything such as bible and extra studies. What do we do to replace all we are now stopping during our Sabbath time? The answer is simple: whatever delights and replenishes you. (168) I heard Peter Scazzero earlier this year speak at a conference (he co-presented with his wife and I was deeply impressed with how the two worked together and rely on each other as a marital team). His seminar was excellent and so I was looking forward to reading his most famous book. It did not disappoint.