The Untethered Soul, pt. 6—Spiritual Heart Blockages

Luke 4:18 NKJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

What is a Spiritual Heart Blockage?—

1. It starts with an .

2. Then there are .

3. Then comes .

4. Then comes .

Reactions can look like:

• Emotional insulations
• Blame 
• Control
• Preemptive Rejection
• Denial/Minimalization
• Withholding trust
• Busyness
• Passive/Aggressiveness
• Acting out
• Fantasy or escape

Specific Heart Blockages—

1.

James 4:6 ESV
But he gives more grace. Therefore, it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Pride = The love of one’s own excellence.

To identify pride, ask these questions–

• Do I tend to only prioritize my needs or do things without any consideration as to how they impact others?
• Am I constantly comparing myself to others?
• Do I create standards that others can’t fulfill but think I can?
• Do I tend to look down on those who are not gifted like I am, not privileged like I am, or not popular like I am (or appear)?
• Is God in control of my life, or do I try to control everything?

2.

1 John 4:18 NIV
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

of what people worry about never actually happens.

“Excessive cortisol in our body can lead to a lower IQ, an increased risk of heart disease, cancer, premature aging, family problems, clinical depression, dementia and Alzheimer’s.” —Don J. Goewey, The End of Stress

Matthew 6:34 MSG
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

3.

1 John 4:18 NIV
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Unbelief = Believing something other than what about a situation.

We can believe in God, but not believe that God loves us as .

We can believe in God, but not believe that God is .

Romans 8:28 NLT
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

4.

Rejection = Feeling disrespected, undervalued, worthless, or not accepted.

Rejection is obvious and in your face.

Rejection can be favoritism which implies that we love others more than the rejected person.

Luke 10:16 NIV
Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me: but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.

5.

John 16:33 NIV
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

The problem that can occur is when we allow to be our to trauma.

OPEN HEART SURGERY: FORGIVENESS

Ephesians 4:32 ESV
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Forgiveness = of a .

Forgiveness frees us from and the need for .

Answer key: event, lies, defense, reaction, pride, excessive, fear, unbelief, God has said, individuals, good, rejection, active, passive, trauma, denial, reaction, canceling, debt, hatred, revenge.