The following slides are a modification of the slides from Rick
Scazerro’s presentation of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Go Back to Go Forward
“Those who cannot learn
from the past are doomed to
repeat it”
George Santanya
Iceberg Model
What Lies Beneath The Surface
Conclusions to the life of Joseph
1. Joseph had a profound sense of the bigness of
God
“It was not you who sent me here, but God” (Gen 45:8a)
“God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on
earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. “
(Gen 45:7)
Conclusions to the life of Joseph
1. Joseph had a profound sense of the bigness of
God
2. Joseph admitted honestly the sadness and
losses of his family
And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and
Pharaoh’s household heard about it. (Gen 45:2)
Conclusions to the life of Joseph
1. Joseph had a profound sense of the bigness of
God
2. Joseph admitted honestly the sadness and
losses of his family
3. Joseph rewrote his life script according to
Scripture
4. Joseph partnered with God to be a blessing.
Joseph knew that the
horrible things that
happened to him were used
by God to bless him and his
family which would become
the nation of Israel.
3 Practical Applications
1. Recognize the Iceberg in You from Your Family
Ten Commandments of Your Family
1. MONEY:
Money is the best source of security.
2. CONFLICT:
Avoid conflict at all costs.
3. SEXUAL DISCUSSION:
Sex is not to be spoken about openly.
4. GRIEF AND LOSS:
Sadness is a sign of weakness.
Ten Commandments of Your Family
5. EXPRESSING ANGER:
Anger is dangerous and bad.
6. FAMILY:
Duty to family & culture comes before everything.
7. RELATIONSHIPS:
– Don’t trust people. They will let you down.
– Nobody will ever hurt me again.
– Don’t show vulnerability.
Ten Commandments of Your Family
8. ATTITUDES TOWARD OTHER CULTURES:
– Do not marry a person of another race or culture.
9. SUCCESS:
Is making lots of money.
10. FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS:
– You are not allowed to have certain feelings.
– Your feelings are not important.
3 Practical Applications
1. Recognize the Iceberg in you from your family
2. Discern the good that God intends “in, through and,
in spite of,” your family and past
“You intended (PLANNED) to harm me, but God
intended (PLANNED) it for good to accomplish
what is now being done, the saving of many
lives.”
Genesis 50:20
3 Practical Applications
1. Recognize the Iceberg in you from your family
2. Discern the good that God intends “in, through and,
in spite of,” your family and past
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the
Lord’s purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21
3 Practical Applications
1. Recognize the Iceberg in you from your family
2. Discern the good that God intends “in, through and,
in spite of,” your family and past
And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
3 Practical Applications
1. Recognize the Iceberg in you from your family
2. Discern the good that God intends “in, through and,
in spite of,” your family and past
3. Make the Decision to do the Hard Work of
Discipleship