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 \nPeter Scazzero  \nAuthor of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality  \nHowHealthy  \nIs YourSpirituality?  \nPeter Scazzero  \nZONDERVAN  \nHow Healthy Is Your SpiritualityCopyright ◎2019 by Peter Scazzero  \nRequests for information should be addressed to:Zondervan,3900 Sparks Dr.SE,Grand Rapids,Michigan 49546  \nISBN 978-0-310-35665-3(softcover)  \nISBN 978-0-310-35667-7(audio)  \nISBN 978-0-310-35666-0(ebook)  \nAll Scripture quotations,unless otherwise indicated,are taken fromThe Holy Bible,New International Version,NIV.Copyright ◎1973,1978,1984,2011 by Biblica,Inc.Used by permission of Zondervan.Allrights reserved worldwide.www.Zondervan.com.The\"NIV\"and\"NewInternational Version”are trademarks registered6 in the United StatesPatent and Trademark Officeby Biblica,Inc.  \nScripture quotations markedESVare taken from the ESV®(The Holy Bible,English Standard Version).Copyright ◎2001 by Crossway,a publishingministry of Good News Publishers.Usedby permission.Allrights reserved.  \nScripture quotations marked MSG [or The Message]are takenfrom TheMessage.Copyright Cby Eugene H.Peterson 1993,1994,1995,1996,2000,2001,2002.Used by permission of NavPress.All rights reserved.Represented by Tyndale House Publishers,Inc.  \nAny Internet addresses(websites,blogs,etc.)and telephone numbers inthis book are offered as a resource.They are not intended in any way to beor imply an endorsement by Zondervan,nor doesZondervan vouch for thecontent of these sites and numbers for the life of this book.  \nllrights reserved.Nopart of this publication may be reproduced,stored inaretrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,mechanical,photocopy,recording,or any other--except for briefquotationsin printed reviews,without the prior permission of the publisher.  \nCover photo:Shutterstock/MaLijaInterior illustration:123RF/lon Popa  \nFirst printing November 2018/Printed in the United States of America  \nContents  \nThe Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality:Something Is Desperately Wrong  \n5  \nExcerpt from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day42  \nAssessment:How Healthy Is Your Spirituality?  \n66  \nNotes  \n74  \nAbout the Author  \n# The Problem of EmotionallyUnhealthy Spirituality\n\nSomething Is Desperately Wrong  \nlack of emotional health in the early years of myministry almost cost me everything—my mar-riage,my family,my work,and my own well-being.Just as my ministry leadership seemed to be reachingfull swing,Geri,my wife,slowly began to protest thatsomething was desperately wrongwrong with me andwrong with the church.I knew she might be right so Ikept trying to implement different discipleship emphasesthat,to a certain degree,helped me.My conversationwith myself went something like this:  \n“More Bible study,Pete.That will change people.Their minds will be renewed.Changed lives will follow.”  \n\"No.It is body life.Get everyone in deeper levels ofcommunity,in small groups.That will do it!”  \n“Pete,remember,deep change requires the powerof the Spirit.That can only come through prayer.Spend  \n# 6 How Healthy Is Your Spirituality?\n\nmore time in prayer yourself and schedule more prayermeetings at New Life.God doesn't move unless we pray.”  \n“No,these are spiritual warfare issues.The reasonpeople aren't really changing is you are not confrontingthe demonic powers in and around them.Apply Scriptureand pray in Jesus'authority for people to be set free fromthe evil one.\"  \n\"Worship.That's it.If people will only soak in thepresence of God in worship,that will work.”  \n\"Remember Christ's words from Matthew 25:40.Wemeet Christ when we give freely to 'the least of these broth-ers and sisters of mine,'those sick,unknown,in prison.Getthem involved in serving among the poor;they will change.”  \n“No,Pete,you need people who hear God in anexceptional way and have prophetic insight.They willfinally break the unseen chains around people.”  \n“Enough,Pete.People don't really understand thegrace of God in the gospel.Our standin","cbCaii4TEth4YCTB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii4TEth4YCTB","pdf",2614525,84,"English","# The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality\n## Something Is Desperately Wrong\n# Iceberg Model\n## What Lies Beneath the Surface","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the author describe about emotionally unhealthy spirituality?\",\"answer\":\"He describes how spirituality models can create a surface-level protective layer while deeper emotional immaturity remains unaddressed.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author say people may not do the “hard work” of emotional maturation?\",\"answer\":\"Because authentic spiritual experiences can lead them to believe they are fine, so fractured relational and interior life is justified or ignored.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the iceberg model illustrate about personal change?\",\"answer\":\"It shows that only about 10% of a person is visible to others, while roughly 90% lies beneath the surface and may remain unchanged unless addressed.\"}]","How Healthy Is Your Spirituality - The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality | PDF",1790650900,212]