Life
Hurt, God Heals - 8 Steps Program
Let’s face it, sometimes LIFE HURTS and we get caught up
in habits that are hard to break. If you are dealing with pain
(who isn’t?) including: addictions, family dynamics, eating
disorders, abuse, drinking, cutting, etc., then LIFE
HURTS GOD HEALS is for you. Hundreds of students have gone through this and
many lives were changed. Come check this out.
Life Hurts God Heals (LHGH) is specifically for students who are
dealing with unresolved hurts and pain including: troubled family
dynamics such as divorce, blended family, absent parent(s) behavioral
issues, addictions; drinking, cutting, eating disorders, etc.
If you are familiar with 12-step programs (i.e., Alcohol Anonymous,
Overeaters Anonymous, etc) then you understand the basic structure
for Life Hurts God Heals. However, Life Hurts God Heals is an 8-step
group targeted specifically for students in middle school through
high school age, and is based on the beatitudes from the Bible.
This curriculum provides lifelong tools for students dealing with
unresolved hurt and pain.
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Step 1: Get help. I admit that
I am powerless and that I
need help.
Happy are those who know they are spiritually
poor (Matthew 5:3).
Step 2: Open your heart. I now know that God
exists, that I matter to Him, and that He is the only One who
has the power to heal my pain.
Happy are those who mourn. God will comfort them
(Matthew 5:4).
Step 3: Depend on Christ. I realize I need
to turn my life over to Christ. I need to depend on Him in all
areas of my life, including all that I say, think, and do.
Happy are the humble (Matthew 5:5).
Step 4: Hear and speak. I agree to evaluate
my life and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone
whom I trust.
Happy are the pure in heart (Matthew 5:8).
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Step 5: Embrace God’s way. I will stop
doing things my way and put my life on the path that leads toward
God’s way. Happy are those whose greatest
desire is to do what God requires (Matthew 5:6).
Step 6: Ask for forgiveness. I will offer forgiveness
to those who have hurt me, and I will ask for forgiveness for any
wrong I’ve done to others.
Happy are the merciful. Happy are the peacemakers
(Matthew 5:7,9).
Step 7: Live for God. I will set aside some time
for God each day to examine my life, read my Bible, and pray so
that I have the power to live God’s way.
Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor
(Matthew 5:3).
Step 8: Share with others. I will take the message
that God heals to others in need and share it by my words and actions.
Happy are those who are persecuted because they
do what God requires (Matthew 5:10).
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