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Message Notes
“I was afraid because I was naked so I hid.” —Genesis 3:10
Where we all start:
- FEAR - SHAME - ISOLATION (HIDING)
Our #1 fear
- REJECTION! Not being accepted and celebrated as we are and for who we are.
Our #1 need
- is for UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, a sense of belonging, being fully known and completely loved.
“If you knew what I’m really like you wouldn’t like me, so I hide.”
- You have to come out of hiding somewhere with someone.
My Baptism Into Metal Illness
I have some unprocessed, toxic emotions connected to some situations I was pretending didn’t bother me.
I was not being honest with myself and with God about some disappointments over the years.
I was not being a good steward of my life rhythms and energy.
I had abused the BRAIN God gave me!
Why are we doing this series?
We want you to know three things:
You’re not alone.
There’s help.
Growth toward health starts with small steps.
Grace for your race
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14
We are designed to function and grow best in an environment of GRACE + TRUTH + TIME.
- We are all doing the BEST we can with what we HAVE.
- If it’s going to be, thank God, it’s not up to me. (Phil 2:13)
Two common (but wrong) attitudes toward change:
Just do it!
“I can’t help it, that’s just the way I am.”
Change is a process not an event.
Turn off autopilot. Take some steps in a direction you’ve never gone before.