Session 4:
Healing Heart Wounds
Jump to a specific section using the timecodes below!
0:00 - Jim and Tommy intro // workshop midpoint thoughts
4:20 - Formula for healing destructive beliefs // you have to feel to heal
5:04 - Protective Personality (wounds, walls, false beliefs, demonic influence)
9:04 - Examples of Protective Personalities
11:24 - Why you only ask someone questions in the Genesis Process // participating with God
14:01 - Jim and Tommy debrief the first video and prep for the exercise
19:50 - Michael leads everyone through the PROTECTIVE PERSONALITY EXERCISE
29:21 - Michael debriefs the exercise with Ruth
36:55 - Michael debriefs the exercise with Mike
41:16 - Jim and Tommy debrief the exercise and what to do AFTER you go through it
51:01 - Replacing Projected Lies and Survival Lies with Truth
56:22 - What do I do if I have trouble believing in Jesus?
58:56 - Michael debriefs the FALSE BELIEFS EXERCISE with Taylor and tells us how to go through it on our own
1:04:29 - Michael leads Taylor through a prayerful experience based on the FALSE BELIEFS EXERCISE
1:10:47 - Jim and Tommy talk about this week's homework, the upcoming Q&A video from Michael, and upcoming Change Groups
Listen to the Audio Version: apple || spotify || google || anchor.fm
False Beliefs Exercise
We watched Michael debrief this exercise with Taylor in the session, and now it’s your turn! Review the information on projected and survival lies, read the instructions on the worksheet, and fill it out for yourself!
Once you’re done, watch Michael’s debrief with Taylor again and let Michael lead you through the same prayerful questions.
Questions for Reflection
Michael said that our behaviors are simply efforts to cope with the negative emotions caused by our false beliefs. And that means “we have to feel to heal.”
What happens when you allow yourself to feel the emotions you normally try to cope with and avoid?
Look over the list of protective personalities in the slides above, and think back to the exercise that Michael led us through.
What are your most prominent protective personalities?
How have they protected you and kept you safe?
Make sure to write down notes about what you experienced, saw, heard, or remembered during the Protective Personalities exercise. It will be important to have it documented as you move forward through the rest of the workshop. The more the better!
Talk to someone about what you’re learning.
You can start a great conversation with a few simple questions whether they're going through this workshop or not. That conversation could help you internalize the content better, give you a better understanding of your own journey, and strengthen the relationship with the person you're talking to.
When things get challenging or when I get stressed, do you notice any specific ways that I try to avoid uncomfortable emotions?
What are some of the most valuable things you see in me? In what ways do you think I’m uniquely gifted or wired?
Return the favor and answer those questions about them as well!
One of the most important things you could do after the exercise Michael led us through is to tell someone what you experienced. You can even tell them you don’t need their input, advice, or anything - just ask them to listen to what you saw, heard, felt, or remembered.