Village Fall Family Gathering With A Peaceful Heart ©Gary Sweeten &Cyndi Wineinger P.O. Box 498455...

Village Fall Family GatheringWith A Peaceful Heart

©Gary Sweeten &Cyndi WineingerP.O. Box 498455

Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

copyright: November 2010 Dr. Gary Sweeten

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Ministry Goals• The Spirit of the LORD is on me,

because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.

• He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.

• Isaiah 61:1


With a Peaceful Heart

• There’s a tiger after me!– Historic stressors• Acute threats

– Current stressors• Chronic threats

• We are hard wired the by Creator to survive through Fight or Flight reactions


Contemporary Stressors

• Life’s little challenges– Chronic daily issues– Daily tigers

• Intimate Irritants– Marriage, Parenting, Work, Driving

• Special Needs-Special Stressors


Parent Stressors• Most families said Stress comes from– We can never relax!


Stressor

– Sickness of the SN Child or Spouse


Stressor

– Constant clutter


Stressor

– People say/do disrespectful things


Stressor

– Training new care givers


Stressor

– Going on vacation, travel


Stressor

• Changes in schedule


Brain & Stress • Activating Events

– Events that occur

– Any of the above events

– An anticipated event


Mind Matters


The Key to Peace

• Belief System– My Perception of the Event– My Self Talk about the Event– Powerful ideas like Shoulds / Ought's– My Memories– My Values


Emotions that Result

• Consequential Feelings: • Mad• Sad• Glad• Guilty• Ashamed


Actions that Result

• Decisive Behavior


We Cannot Change

• Activating events– Sickness– Other people– Weather– School


We Cannot Change

• Consequential Feelings

– Emotional Reactions are Automatic

– No Guilt for Feelings


Can Change

• Belief System:

• Taking every thought prisoner to the mind of Christ.

• Think on whatever things are true and lovely


Responding

• To Negative Activating Events

• Adult/Parental Time Out– Stop, Drop and Roll

– Get distance from the moment


Rude Behavior

• Staring at your child– Step into it

– Roll Daniel Over

– Respectful Introduction


More Rudeness

• Stupid Comments– Push– Pull– Paradox


Seek His Peace

• Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2


Peaceful Prayers

• Now I lay me down to sleep• I thank the Lord my soul will keep.• • No fear of night, • He will provide• His angels near,• My sleeping side


Night Prayer

• At morning’s dawn, • I will awake,• To live again • For Jesus’ sake

• He gives me strength,The whole night rest,

• Enough each day• To give my best

• © Gary Sweeten


Worry

• Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

• Mary C. Crowley

• “When Christ died He left a will in which He gave His soul to His Father, His body to Joseph of Arimathea, His clothes to the soldiers, and His mother to John. But to His disciples, who had left all to follow Him, He left not silver or gold, but something far better - His PEACE!” – Matthew Henry


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