Getting “Un-Stuck”
08/ 29/ 2021
Genesis 37-49 (Summary)
Genesis 50:15-21 (NASB)
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!” 16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father charged before he died, saying, 17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph, “Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. 21 So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
1) The
in the Road.
So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. —― J.R.R Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
2) The path of
.
- Assaulted
- Angry / Anxious (Eph 4:26, Philip 4:6)
- Alone (Gen 2:11)
- Alienated
- Adulteries of the Heart (James 1:8)
- Addiction
- Accuser whispers lies
3) The path of
.
- Affection of God – Not dependent on us
- Assessment – Are you willing to take a look inward and work on you. (Psalm 139:23-24)
- Awareness – What is going on in my life (risks & triggers) (Isaiah 6:8)
- Attachment – Lean into healthy Christian friendships (John 15:1,5)
- Action – Begin to do the things that produce health. (Philip 4:9)
- Accountability – Do life with close and intimate friends (Eccl 4:9, James 5:6)
- Alive again – Pressure is off or greatly reduced, you are an overcomer. (Rev 12:7,8,10,11)
4) Getting
.
Step 1: Remember you story
Step 2: Recognize your pain and your need for healing: Learn to lament. “Can’t heal what you don’t feel”
Step 3: Reframe the meaning of your story
Step 4: Repair your story – Forgiveness, grace, acceptance
Step 5: Reconnect – work at relationships which require trust, safety and intimacy.
Psalm 130 (NASB)
1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD.
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
3 If You, LORD, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.
6 My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, hope in the LORD;
For with the LORD there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
8 And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
5) Three
at the fork in the road.
1) Denial or Self Blame
2) Bitterness
3) Forgiveness
Colossians 3:12,13 (NASB)
12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.