Rock of Recovery

Strong leaders are honorable. This lesson uses the book of Daniel to contrast the difference between an arrogant king Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel.

 

Many of us have had ungodly leaders and do not trust enough to be honorable followers. This lesson discusses the responsibilities of a good follower that will soon be prepared to become an honorable leader. 

Recognizing trauma and the things that trigger our unhealthy responses is vital to developing maturity. We will recognize, release & replace, refuse, retrain, reach, and reshape our future through character development and the Fruit of the Spirit. We will also learn how to identify our hidden anger signals, trace our moods, and build a strong fortress of defense. 

 

Understanding our trauma wounds and how to identify our inner core responses and our severe trauma responses is vital to healing. Our subconscious holds our trauma in memory with automatic dysfunctional responses. This lesson will help us recognize and begin to consciously reprogram our trauma wounds and begin healing. 

 

True Freedom is the power of self-determination to command your own internal world by intentionally directing all your speech and actions. This lesson discusses 7 areas of life to command. Govern and manage the smaller things in life and greater things will be easier to command. 

Forgiveness releases me from mental bondage. Self-pity, resentment, bitterness, and hatred are prison bars. Forgiveness is the key. So, you say, some people don't deserve forgiveness. I agree, they don't. But you aren't doing it to set them free, but to set yourself free. 

Explore how to forgive, what forgiveness is not, four main forgiveness steps and cautions in walking out your forgiveness in a healthy manner. 

You can't rise higher than your emotions. Without sober emotions relapse is dangerously close. I find many in recovery for several years are still drunk with emotions. Drinking deeply of negative emotions ingrains us into a trauma cycle. This is a wrestling match. Move toxic thoughts out of your head or they will lead to toxic emotions that will hinder your recovery. Now go and enjoy your day!

What would your life look like if you had never experienced the wound(s) that drive your addiction? Use the emotional thinking skills in this lesson to tell your Mountain of Depression to move. Negativity manifest itself in our lives as anxiety or an uncontrollable behavior. Build boundaries around your weaker self. Learn to rest emotionally. Release any unresolvable problems. They will only rob you of today. 

Wounds keep us bitter and emotionally immature. This lesson works us through the wounded heart which looks very similar to the emotional patterns of an addiction cycle. Unhealed emotional wounds will lead to severe emotional responses. This lesson begins digging into a wounded heart and how to start the recovery process. We will be looking at bitterness, self-pity, helplessness, depression and tormented thinking. This is from the Rock of Recovery Overcoming Torment Wounded Heart Lesson 8. Be sure and listen in the next lesson to the Recovery from a Wounded Heart. 

Allowing an offense is bondage. This lesson explores 9 reasons to NOT take an offense. 1) Anger will never produce righteousness. 2) Two wrongs don't make a right. 3) It is developing character. 4) God has a plan we cannot see. 5) It is living in the past and not reaching for the future. 6) It will make us weary or faint. 7) We will lose our joy. 8) It is forgetting to trust God. 9) It is a lack of understanding that all things can work for good. Also, there is an emotional Yoke of Slavery Self-Assessment Checklist so you can identify your level of emotional bondage.