Do you fear that God is angry with you? Do you wonder if God is really for you? if God really loves you? Deep down many of us believe that we are not good enough, and never will be good enough, to have a meaningful relationship with God. This is because we have been spiritually trained in ways that have left us with distorted and inadequate spiritualities of four different kinds:
– abusive
– anorexic
– addictive
– codependent And we are left with a toxic combination of fear and shame. We may try to get it right. We may try to control ourselves and others. We may try to please God and to earn God's love. After a while we find ourselves exhausted and discouraged, and we may feel even more alienated from God.Jeff Van Vonderen, Dale Ryan and Juanita Ryan understand this problem because they have been there both personally and professionally. And they are prepared to help you rebuild your spiritual life. If you find yourself living out a burdensome and unfulfilling spirituality, this book is for you. If you are longing to have a relationship with God that works, this book can show you the way.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 Distorted Spirituality
1. Abusive Spirituality
2. Anorexic Spirituality
3. Addictive Spirituality
4. Codependent Spirituality
5. Distorted Images of God
Part 2 Tools for Reconstruction
6. Beginning to Rebuild
7. Building a Solid Spiritual Framework
8. Relying on God
9. Practicing Honesty and Humility
10. Living in Community
11. Giving Back
12. Next Steps
Additional Resources
About the author
Juanita Ryan is a clinical nurse specialist with an MSN in psychiatric mental health nursing. She has taught mental health nursing at Bethel University, Rio Hondo Community College and Biola University. She is currently a therapist in private practice at Brea Family Counseling Center in Brea, California. She is the coauthor of The Twelve Steps: A Spiritual Kindergarten and the author or coauthor of over thirty Inter Varsity Press Bible studies.
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