Heal My Inner Self

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) We worship the God of the Universe. The cosmos and everything [...]

No Shame

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” Psalm 51:1-2 (NIV) Shame and guilt have so many of us in bondage. If it is not actual shame, it is the fear of [...]

Help When I Am Slipping

“I cried out, ‘I am slipping!’ but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” Psalms 94:18-19 (NLT) Have you ever slipped? I have. It is a helpless feeling. Your legs fly up and your body comes down without warning. Once I slipped [...]

Bouncing Back From Painful Emotions

Resilience is the key Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. As I have looked over much of the research in trauma, resilience, optimism and attachment I find that there are certain characteristics make for a healthy resilience toward emotional pain. Emotion Regulation Learning how to return to peace and joy from painful [...]

Regulate Your Emotions With SOZO

SOZO Living With Joy      Session 1 – Welcome To SOZO Anxiety, depression, workaholism, anger, sadness, addiction, ADD, perfectionism, lack of focus, people-pleasing or abusing, procrastination, grief, trauma, marital dysfunction, eating disorder, motivational concerns, relational issues, spiritual apathy, chronic pain, parental/parenting difficulties, OCD, psychological disorders, sexual issues, financial worries, shame, fears:  No matter what your [...]

Please Pray for our new Center

We are praying to expand our ministry and have a campus that we are looking at. It is an Catholic school and dormitories. They will let us have it for $1.5 million dollars. This is an incredible price for the size of the campus. CLICK HERE to look at our prospectus We are excited and [...]

New Free E-Book On The Armor Of God

Rod Ovitt has just finished a new book on the Armor of God. It is called Frontlines. It is beautifully illustrated and full of Biblical wisdom on the Spiritual Warfare we find ourself in. You can download this new book here. May God bless you and help you as you put on the full Armor of [...]

Changing Our Inner Beliefs And Self Talk – Part 2

Why do we have inner beliefs and negative self talk? We are social animals. God has created us this way. This means that having healthy relationships with other people is crucial to our survival. Therefore as children we learn really quick what pleases others and what alienates them. In order to assure our survival we [...]

Changing Our Inner Beliefs And Self Talk – Part 1

Our Inner Beliefs and Self Talk So far we have studied the brain and how it works. We have looked at the importance of attachment and bonding. We have investigated maturity and how to regulate our emotions. Now we want to look at our Inner Self and the different voices that speak to us. When [...]

SOZO Emotional Regulation – Session 4 – Returning To Joy

To be mature and self-regulate our emotions the way God intended, we need to be able to return to joy from all six kinds of painful emotions. In order to do this we must build strong brain pathways by repeated use. The ability to create new neural pathways at an older age is know as [...]