Author: Stephen Cervantes
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Goodness and Joy-Not
Here are two thinking errors for you to review: 1) You can’t punish yourself into goodness. 2) You can’t pleasure your way into being joyful.
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Two Programs: Emotional and Spiritual
We all run two programs. We run a spiritual and an emotional program. Have you ever heard anyone talk about how the two programs work together?
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2 x 4 Love
If you were not loved well as a child, you are always on the hunt for more love. And, If you can’t find love you will use a cheap substitute for love. How many people do you know who use some vice to try to comfort themselves?
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Standing to Support Her
What are God’s men called to do when a wife enters into emotional pain? How should he handle himself? What should he think, do, and say?
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Spiritual Identity
One of life’s top challenges is finding your identity. Life will be easier. And, you will find greater rest as you walk in true identity.
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Introspective
A friend of Stephen shares a breakthrough in his emotional growth mission.
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Poor Choices
Sometimes we make poor choices. We have regrets. We grieve our past decisions.
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Missing Out on Emotional Growth
Don’t miss out on emotional growth. Don’t give up! Work on spiritual growth and emotional growth. Don’t miss what you could have.
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Internal Family Systems
There is a theory called Internal Family Systems. That theory says you, as a person, are organized into different parts. I’m going to use the language of “parts” as we discuss the following topic.
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Two Stories we Write About Ourselves
In life you need two stories to be successful. The first one is to survive. The second one is to thrive.
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Going Deeper
Knowing how to have a deep emotional relationship with your wife means going deeper.
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On Mission
Are you on a growth mission? Everyone needs to be on an emotional growth mission. The mission includes working on emotionally weak or stuck areas in your life.