E26 - Is your Church a "Safe Place" for people who are hurt? And how you can help us in our 2023 goal to make more Churches "Safe"

Have you believed the lie that being fearful is a sin? That being afraid is a sign that you do not trust God? Have scriptures like Psalm 56vs4 been weaponized against you because you have been overwhelmed by fear? Join John today as he exposes the lie that we've been taught about fear.

In this episode I share with you the importance of "Baby Steps" and "Getting your toes wet" in your Healing Journey. I also share a major milestone that we are just about to hit, and an update on how YOU can be a part of the NEXT that God has for our ministry.

An update from the last episode of God CAUSING bad things to happen and a look at anther lie we believe. I share with you a song by For King and Country that I used to HATE, explain the accounting principle of "Sunk Costs" and, if that wasn't interesting enough, tell you that sometimes you have to cut the ties holding you back.

This may be my most controversial episode yet! A Mini Series that exposes the lies you've believed that hinder your healing. Todays episode looks at the two more lies: That "My yoke is easy and my burden is light" means a Christian life is easy AND that "God can only do good things in our lives. In todays episode I look at the Old Testament and New Testament and show that we've been lied to about the character of God. By believing those lies we have been hurt and our healing has been hindered. Join me as I examine the truth about God's role in pain and suffering, and how knowing the truth can aid in our healing. In this episode I reference a poll (now closed) on Twitter. If you don't already follow me on Twitter...why not? I am @notTHEjohnpiper. Sometimes I have deep and meaningful things to say, or share from others who are deeper and more meaningful than I am. "Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that if you have mildew it is because God caused it. What I am saying is that God does sometimes cause bad things to happen". - John Piper, c. Yesterday. 

A Mini Series that exposes the lies you've believed that hinder your healing. Todays episode looks at the first lie: "Fear God". It uncovers the lie and then delves into the truth about God's character. In todays episode I look at the accounts in the Old Testament that, at first glance, seem to show God as angry. I address the truth that God never changes. And show how a God who some see as being fearful is the same God that I can say this about: "Every time you turn your back on God He looks at His son, and remembers His mercy." - John Piper, c. Yesterday. 

We've set an UNACHEIVABLE goal for 2023. With your help we can achieve a small part of that goal. We have found a Church that is a "Safe Place" for people who are hurt as they move along their healing journey. In 2023 we want to put a "Book in Every Church" as a may to educate Church leadership on the need for their Church to be a "Safe Place" as well. We need your help, and its a simple as sending us a Facebook Message, and email, or filling out a form on the website. The website is www.woundedchristian.com and our email is [email protected] Listen to todays episode to hear how our healing has sped up in the last 6 months, how that ties into our goal for 2023, and how you can help us achieve that goal for your Church. 

Do you ever look back on your life and ask “What If”? I want to look at two instances in the Bible where people looked back and asked “What If” and how it led to them not achieving the “Next” that God had for them. These are cautionary tales and my aim is to encourage you to look ahead with anticipation, rather than back with resentment, so that your suffering will be turned to joy, rather than death and destruction. It is time to stop looking back, and start looking forward to the "Next" that God has for you.

In today's episode I talk about The Positive Power of Negative Comments, and The Positive Power of Negative Thinking. I take you on a journey back to a time before the internet and show you how you can take the negative things that have been spoken to you, about you, and over you and turn them into a positive. I will show you how you can be intentional with the negative words that are spoken over you, and how you can make a conscious decision about what you are going to do with them "You are God’s child. He loved you at your worst. He is proud of the person you are becoming. He already knows the person you will be. And He has no time for the negative lies that you have believed about yourself". "God has not brought you this far to make you beg him to take you the rest of the way!".

Welcome to Day 40 of 40 days of healing. Whatever you have been through the pain, and even the shame, will be temporary. God has a “next” for you and He to complete together. The season of grief and of weeping is over. It is time to stand up straight, dry your eyes, and move forward with God into the next part of your life. www.woundedchristian.com

Welcome to Day 39 of 40 days of healing. Today's verse is Genesis 16 verse 13. Has your pain made you feel worthless? Do you feel unseen? Are you hiding in the desert waiting to die? Take heart...God sees you! www.woundedchristian.com