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Why Addressing Shame Without God Doesn’t WorkListen to Podcast below or Watch on YouTube.Shame is a powerful, painful emotion. Giving rise to a relentless inner critic, shame speaks lies which make it hard to see God’s truth about who we really are.
Our natural instinct is to fight back, relying on our own strength to overcome shame and emerge victorious. We keep pushing, and initially, we may triumph.
However, like a persistent opponent, the inner critic grows louder and that unyielding inner critic makes a comeback.
The truth is, addressing shame without God leads to its multiplication. My codependency set up expectations that resulted in condemnation. Living by my list created a sense of continual failure and inadequacy, breeding more shame. My list-style living extended to relationships, as I felt obligated to meet perceived expectations.
Trying to resolve shame without God only reinforces it, leading to worry, unbelief, and fear.
Throughout history, self-reliance in combating shame has been prevalent. Just as Adam and Eve tried to cover their shame with fig leaves, humanity has long sought to mask shame independently from God.
BUT GOD!
Aren’t you so glad Jesus came to take your fig leaves and give you freedom instead?
In today’s message step into the light, shed those fig leaves and prepare to step into deeper levels of freedom from shame. It’s time for you to shine!
ONWARD,
Aliene
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Do You Carry the Weight of Shame?Listen to the Podcast Below or Watch on YouTube.You deserve to live a life free from shame. Yes, you do!
Shame can obstruct God’s cure for codependency. By addressing shame, you can conquer codependency, trust in God, and embrace true freedom.
For these reasons, Treasured Ministries will be kicking off a teaching series this summer called So Long Shame!, so that every woman can discover how to release shame, God’s Way. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel or Podcast for faith-filled teaching messages to confront the three primary lies that breed shame with Biblical truth.
It’s time to say So Long to Shame!
To get the most out of the So Long Shame! series, become a Treasured Tribe Member. There, you will gain access to corresponding materials for each teaching message.
In the Tribe, the So Long Shame! Bible study, worksheets, exercises, listening guides, and all teaching messages are housed in one place for easy access to equip you with God’s timeless tools to bid farewell to shame, God’s way, and flourish.
Shame is not a weight that God is asking you to carry. Release that heavy weight this summer and find courage to bloom!
In today’s teaching message discover the three main lies that breed shame.
Let’s do this!
Aliene
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Are You Communicating Your Limits? Listen to Podcast below or Watch on YouTube.In past podcasts, I’ve discussed boundaries as beneficial to put God first. But have you ever thought about how boundaries prevent others from trying to make YOU their god?
Relationships can contain a hidden, unhealthy power struggle, producing unhealthy worship on both ends.
Walking on eggshells to keep abuse at bay, prevent rejection, or maintain the peace, has the potential to position YOU as their god – holding you responsible for their emotions, actions, and comfort.
Falsely believing you must never let others down by always being there for them, rescuing or fixing them, steps into God’s shoes.
Has someone blamed you for their ugly words or actions towards you? Did you shoulder unnecessary shame because you mistakenly thought it was your responsibility?
While we can appreciate and admire, only the Almighty is worthy of worship.
This spiritual boundary set by God is a vital reason to set boundaries with others. When you don’t communicate limits, others could see you as limitless and lean on you in a way that only God is worthy to bear.
In today’s teaching message, we are diving into how the blood of Jesus provides spiritual boundaries, inviting us to trust God and lead others to do the same.
ONWARD!
Aliene
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What is the Belt of Truth?Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube.Codependency led me to live in captivity.
While no physical prison bars confined me, my controlling tendencies and self-sufficiency robbed me of real freedom and prevented me from walking in God’s power.
All in the name of survival, fear and oppression drove me to develop the faulty defense mechanisms of control and self-sufficiency, instead of walking in God’s power under His protection.
Can you relate?
One of the enemy’s greatest calling cards is using lies to trigger you to function out of fear, rather than faith – to use your armor to fight and fend for yourself.
Discovering how to discern God’s voice to set boundaries was a vital part of releasing my armor. I was able to take hold of one of the most powerful parts of God’s spiritual armor – the belt of truth.
God’s discernment will give you guidance to set boundaries His way.
In today’s message, discover how to grow in your discernment, secure the belt of truth, set boundaries with God’s guidance and confidently live out your calling.
ONWARD!
Aliene
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Win the Battles in Your Mind by Setting Boundaries in Your Thinking.Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube.There are all kinds of battlefields.
What is or was your warzone? Where did the enemy of your soul lob his unfair, ferocious, fiery darts relentlessly, one after another – so much so that the crazy became comfortable?
Perhaps you left your battlefield long ago, but you notice that the battle has not left you.
You still feel anxiety, anger, insecurity, hopelessness, or fear. Often, after a cease-fire, the greatest battle lies ahead – the battle of setting boundaries in your thinking.
How has the enemy normalized dysfunction so that you settle, instead of setting boundaries to soar?
Now hear this treasured one – your past doesn’t have to dictate your future.
In today’s message, see how God can shift your paradigm by painting a new picture of what could be. It’s time to see faith beyond your familiar… with new steps to live in freedom as God intended!
I am always cheering you on!
ONWARD,
Aliene
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Are People Respecting Your Boundaries?Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube.God is NOT calling you to be a doormat.
In a perfect world, people respect boundaries. But we all know that life doesn’t work out neat and tidy.
People are messy.
Just because we set a boundary does not necessarily mean people will respect that boundary.
Boundary pushers show up in different ways. They display traits like narcissism, immaturity, entitlement, selfishness, privilege, desperation, cluelessness, or a toxic mix of any of these.
For the love of Pete! These people pursue their desires regardless of your boundaries, often disregarding them completely!
Has someone blown off a boundary you set and you’re looking for how to navigate the situation with wisdom? In today’s teaching message, discover Biblical strategies to deal with boundary disrespect, God’s Way.
Much Love,
Aliene
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Avoid These Mistakes when Setting Boundaries.Listen to the podcast below or watch on YouTube.You know I am your biggest cheerleader when it comes to setting boundaries. YOU GO GIRL!
But… have you ever taken a courageous step to set boundaries and experienced frustration instead of freedom, leading to these doubtful thoughts?
- “Setting boundaries never works for me – why bother?”
- “No one respects me. I should just continue to go with the flow and hide my voice.”
- “I must be wrong and selfish for setting that boundary…”
Now, hear this brave soul. Your desire to protect your heart, mind, body, time, and other sacred trusts from the Lord is NOT selfish, wrong, or shameful.
Sometimes when we set boundaries, the right motive is combined with the wrong methodology,and we wind up wounded instead of free.
The real peace your heart craves comes from setting boundaries, God’s way.
In our teaching message today, discover and gain the skills you need to set boundaries God’s way and live in freedom as he intended.
ONWARD!
Aliene
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Saying “No” with ConfidenceListen to the podcast or watch on YouTube.Saying “no” carries its difficulties for everyone.
If you are a codependent, then saying no is especially challenging.
Codependency causes you to become externally referenced, meaning that you look to outside sources to navigate life, find your identity and validate your worth. Seeking this outside input causes a lot of static that can distract you from the Holy Spirit’s leading in your life.
These distractions are like waves that turn your eyes away from the Way Maker.
Idolatry creates indecision that can impact your confidence to set boundaries.
The enemy will use your idolatry of man to create confusion and doubt with these racing thoughts…
- What will people think?
- Am I a bad person for saying no?
- I feel like I should do this… God, are you sure?
Are you sinking in thinking instead of soaring by putting God first?
God wants to be first in your life. The real you will SHINE out of that relationship!
In today’s teaching message, discover how idolatry brings indecision. Intimacy with God brings confidence in EVERY area of your life, including your confidence to say “no”, so you can put God first!
It’s time to put God back in the center and live with the joy that flows from putting Him first and becoming who He created you to be.
ONWARD!
Aliene
To watch today’s teaching message, click HERE.
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God’s Boundary System ExplainedListen to the podcast or watch on YouTubeYou matter. Your life matters.
And when you own that truth, you can live treasured and walk in the light, to be a light, so that others can live cherished too (Exodus 19:4-5, Peter 2:9).
God has a perfect boundary system designed to protect what is precious to his heart and this includes YOU! But what is precious to God, Satan loves to attack with his destructive lies.
Do you ever hear thoughts like:
- You’re a disappointment to God. How could he forgive THAT?
- You can’t trust God to take care of you. You must fend and fight for yourself.
- God’s ways don’t bring freedom; they confine you.
I have heard all of these lies…and they reinforced my codependency! Why would I want to depend on God if I believed these lies deep in my heart?
When I started spending time in God’s Word for myself, I saw everything differently….. because I was looking through the lens of truth with eyes of faith. Here’s what the Holy Spirit has written and sealed so strongly in my heart is that I can live in confidence, security and best of all GOD-DEPENDENCY!
- God delights in caring for me.
- God is my defender.
- God is for me and is behind me.
- God wants to liberate me to live a fulfilled life!
God’s boundary system puts me in the security of his care and protection but most of all, it LIBERATES me to live a fulfilled life and become the woman he created me to be.
Do you want to live in this freedom too?
Listen to today’s teaching message and open the gift of God’s boundary system to live in freedom as God intended.
ONWARD!
Aliene
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How to Break Free from Your PastListen to the podcast or watch on YouTube.We do not have to live our lives stuck in patterns we may not even fully understand. We aren’t alone in the search for the root of our pain, and we don’t have to go into what can be a painful experience alone.
Christ is before us, behind us, and with us.Ask Him to lead you to the pain of your past to allow for genuine and real healing. As we seek Him, we can understand our own hearts and the triggers they have.
We have a lot to relearn, a lifetime of lies and deep-rooted pain, but the power of the cross transcends through time to right those wrongs and confront those lies.
God’s love is not afraid of where you’ve come from.
No matter how toxic, He does not see you as too far gone…
You are simply and wonderfully HIS.
In today’s teaching message, discover how to let God’s love reclaim your heart and mind to break generational patterns. One day at a time, one step at a time, you can leave blessings in your wake for generations to come.
ONWARD!
Aliene
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Setting Biblical Boundaries Listen to Our Podcast Below or Watch the YouTube Video HereAs we are all made in God’s image, we are called to love as He loves, and boundaries are a part of loving others.
Beware, treasured one, of Satan’s scripture-twisted lie that boundaries are unkind.
“If God is not only loving, but He is love, He cannot act otherwise.” 1 John 4:8
He does not sin or lie. Therefore, limits are not loveless. When prompted by the Holy Spirit, they are love.
Since the beginning of time, God has set sacred boundaries to guard what He values. Placing a protective limit out of love was God’s first post-creation action in the Garden of Eden; when He instructed Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17). This caring command was the first of many agape-driven limits God gave to His people.
Who better to teach us and talk to us about boundaries than our Creator?
In today’s teaching message from Exodus 19, we will look to the author and originator of boundaries – the One True God – and uncover timeless truths about Biblical boundaries that you can begin to set today.
Boundary guidance from the Holy Spirit builds healthy relationships. So, let’s seek God with all we have and love others, His way, as we discover boundaries that are Biblical, beneficial, and built on love.
You’ve got this!
ONWARD,
Aliene
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Codependency and Spiritual Pain. Listen to Our Podcast Below or Watch the YouTube Video HereYou no longer have to fear the darkness. The light of the world is here!
Spiritual pain can follow physical pain, emotional pain, relational pain, grief and loss. This can be devastating, as the spiritual pain inflicted by the enemy drives a wedge between you and God, hindering the healing process.
In other words, spiritual pain compounds our wounds. That dark stubborn cloud of depression can settle heavy on our hearts.
But through awareness and with God’s help, you can heal.
Let’s turn on the lights …shall we?!?
Healing begins when we recognize that spiritual pain is often the unseen wound beneath the surface and pretending or pushing the pain down does not work. No matter what you’re going through, know that you’re not alone. Together with God, we can ALWAYS find the light in the darkest of moments.
“The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5
I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Michelle Bengtson on spiritual pain for her amazing podcast, Hope Filled Perspective, and today we are sharing this message with you. With almost three decades of clinical expertise as a neuropsychologist, best-selling author Dr. Michelle Bengtson is here to unpack the healing process for Spiritual Pain.
Ready for hope and healing? Listen to today’s message.
Blessings,
Aliene
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Who is Dr. Michelle Bengtson?
Dr. Michelle Bengtson is the author of the award-winning Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression, the award-winning Hope Prevails Bible Study, and AWSA Book of the Year: Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises. She is the author of the new release; Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises from God to Start Your Day Off Right and the host of the top-rated podcast, Your Hope Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson. Her ministry’s goal is to restore hope, renew minds, and empower others to live in their God-given identity.
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A Women’s Bible Study on RuthAre you so focused on what you have lost that you have no energy left for what is right before you? The enemy preoccupies our thoughts with regret over our past or worries over our future, preventing us from nurturing the present redemption right in front of us. When I let go of fixing my past or forcing my future, I can focus on the present joy of joining the Lord of the harvest in his eternal work. Today’s podcast is an audio teaching message from Naomi’s Next Chapter, a Treasured Tribe Bible Study on the Book of Ruth. To access all Treasured Tribe Bible Studies, like Naomi’s Next Chapter, and other amazing benefits, including our private social media platform for our just-for-women online Christian community, visit www.TreasuredTribe.com.
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A Women’s Bible Study on RuthYour loss is a part of the legacy that God wants to bring through you. Giving prompted by the Holy Spirit is a part of healing. God will take your loss and your pain and redeem it and use it for his Glory. When the enemy hisses lies in your ear causing you to shy away from giving of your time or resources out of a scarcity mentality, pause to renew your mind on everything that the lord has settled for you through the new covenant. Today’s podcast is an audio teaching message from Naomi’s Next Chapter, a Treasured Tribe Bible Study on the Book of Ruth. To access all Treasured Tribe Bible Studies, like Naomi’s Next Chapter, and other amazing benefits, including our private social media platform for our just-for-women online Christian community, visit www.TreasuredTribe.com.
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Women’s Bible Study on RuthExpectations for an exact outcome will always evaporate the hope essential to heal. When I let go of my desired outcome, I see a greater harvest. Awakening hope in God alone, anchors our soul to the assurance of new life instead of a certain outcome. Want more? Today’s podcast is an audio teaching message from Naomi’s Next Chapter, a Treasured Tribe Bible Study on the Book of Ruth. To access all Treasured Tribe Bible Studies, like Naomi’s Next Chapter, and other amazing benefits, including our private social media platform for our just-for-women online Christian community, visit www.TreasuredTribe.com.
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Women’s Bible Study on RuthLoss erodes your confidence to choose the steps of faith you can take today to change your tomorrow. When you sow steps of faith by seeking the Lord, God-fidence will grow. Today’s podcast is an audio teaching message from Naomi’s Next Chapter, a Treasured Tribe Bible Study on the Book of Ruth. To access all Treasured Tribe Bible Studies, like Naomi’s Next Chapter, and other amazing benefits, including our private social media platform for our just-for-women online Christian community, visit www.TreasuredTribe.com.
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Women’s Bible Study on Ruth So often we are unaware of the victim perspective the enemy has created through the lies he tells us about our loss. Looking into our actions brings the awareness needed to change our perspective. The Lord can heal our perspective as we come to him to process the pain authentically. Today’s podcast is an audio teaching message from Naomi’s Next Chapter, a Treasured Tribe Bible Study on the Book of Ruth. To access all Treasured Tribe Bible Studies, like Naomi’s Next Chapter, and other amazing benefits, including our private social media platform for our just-for-women online Christian community, visit www.TreasuredTribe.com.
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Women’s Bible Study on the Book of Ruth When a family member decides to go outside of God’s design to meet a need, we can be left carrying the consequences of their choice. But loss is not the end of your story. Loss in this lifetime is impossible to prevent, but through God’s redeeming love, […]
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Find Courage to Heal From the Enemy’s Grip of Shame Many women hide their past abortion experience out of fear of sharing their story. They might even feel that God can forgive others, but not them. And so, even with their faith, they remain under shame’s heavy weight. But God has another way, and his […]
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When a mother experiences the loss of a prodigal son or daughter, the wound can linger for a long time. Shame pushes them to hide their pain, causing them to feel all alone. Grief often has no place to go, and so it continues to live in the company of unanswered questions. If this is your story, […]
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Are you living in the pretense because you fear rejection? Are you holding back from authenticity out of fear of experiencing rejection? Treasured One, remember that it is only God’s opinion that matters. Release the root of rejection in your life by realizing that our God is a good good Father. Today’s podcast is taken from one of […]
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The enemy of your soul will deceive with lies leading to a riptide of intense feelings of fear, shame, rejection, anger anxiety to create reactions that keep you in pain and away from your purpose. But the Holy Spirit is like a nurturing mother that gives you wise counsel by revealing the truth that sets […]
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Is a past unhealthy relationship continuing to have power over your life even after you set boundaries? It could be that the hurt lingers because there were words spoken in anger that wounded your soul. Without healing that soul hurt God’s way, those words will continue to carry power. Fear not treasured one; God wants […]
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So, what is a love addiction anyway? That’s the subject of today’s podcast with my friend Shelley Bogart. We all have the need for love, God wired us to give and receive love. But what do we do when the driving need for “love”, leads us in all the wrong directions, and finding love becomes […]
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