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RUNNING HEAD: TOPICS 3-4 READING REPORT 1 Reading Report Topics 3-4 Andrea Federico Grand Canyon University CCN-655 March 16 th 2024

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 2 Introduction Relationships are cultivated all around us, from family to friends to romantic partnerships. This particular report will aim to focus on relationships that take shape within family and marriages. Like many relationships within our lives we find guidelines of how God had intended said relationships to transform and grow. This paper will summarize, analyze, and provide practical applications from book, article topic and passages from the Bible on these two forms of relationships. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Going Back in Order to Go Forward Summary As a society and for those of Christian faith, we are consistently seeking for spiritual growth, and thankfully within this chapter we gain insight on how to do so. It can be a difficult concept to grasp, that of being told that nothing in life happens by chance. The Lord chose our families, gave us life within the time that we were brought into the world and provided the place where we would begin life (Scazzerro, 2017). Prior to us moving on from these scenarios we must first reflect and learn from these situations. In doing so we might be inclined to experience emotional, mental and even spiritual fluctuations (Scazzerro, 2017). It takes courage to go back in time and face the reality that they had at one time thought they have overcome. However, the reason they still effect one’s life is due to the fact that these memories or circumstances in life were not dealt with, however, they were only suppressed. Going back in time and gaining awareness in order to move forward is often necessary to begin working on your emotional spiritual relationship.

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 3 Analysis Life ebbs and flows and for a Christian to remain in a healthy emotional relationship with God we must continue to be open minded and teachable. When hardships are faced we must come to terms with them not push them aside and ignore them. The weight of the hardship will prevent any future growth and we become stagnant in our faith. In chapter 3 we read that it is hard work to go back and deal with the emotional wreckage from our past, but if we do not face it head on we then prevent our growth and journey with God (Scazzerro, 2017). Leaving said hardships undealt with causes chaos, confusion, loss and not feeling fulfilled within our existence. Once we are able to look back, understand what happened and why it happened, we then learn from it and grow. After the “wall” so to speak, has been torn down we are able to then experience an emotionally healthy spirituality that we all spend our life searching for. Application Going back to uncover our past may sound like an easy task to accomplish for most people. For some this rings true, but for others like myself it is a difficult application to apply. There are many instances in my life that I feel I have suppressed and I can only imagine that it is for some divine purpose that I have not yet figured out. Some of my memories are traumatic, dreadful, and terrifying which brings on anxiety and depression just to think about. No one sits around and wants to remember painful experiences from their past and the situations that brought on these feelings, however I have come to terms with the fact they must be faced. When I think of my spirituality and where it stands today, there are some areas with which I excel at and then some areas which I like to consider “areas of opportunity.” These are my “walls” that I have hit when it comes to my walk with the Lord. The idea of going back to painful experiences,

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READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 4 dissecting them, coming to terms with the situations and learning the life lesson is a dreadful thought. I feel the reason it has become to terrifying is that I want to continue to have control. If there are things that seem out of my control then I do not give it any time, thought and I keep it at a distance. This is by no means the way a relationship with God works. He provides us all situations for which we are to learn lessons, and I am a firm believer that when we don’t learn from the lesson then we continue to be faced with the situation until we do so. I can no longer run from these lessons in life that were sent by the Lord because they will consistently appear. Often the biggest lessons are simply waiting for acknowledgement so that we may move past them on to more prosperous things. The Continued Importance of Quality Parent-Adolescent Relationships During Late Adolescence Summary As we grow we come to learn that every relationship that comes our way can effect many areas of a person’s existence in life. The most important of all relationships is that of the parental relationship with their children which are known to be highly influential. It has been documented that there are a variety of behavioral and health benefits that are reliant on the quality of said relationship (Hair, et. al., 2008). This means that the more present a parent is and how involved they are in the child’s life they are more likely to have better outcomes in behavior, mental and emotional health factors. Some examples of involvement include, family routines, support and guidance, monitoring the activities that their children engage in, and how encouraging they are (Hair, et. al., 2008). Within the article titled above, it states that children require this type of involvement even in late adolescence (Hair, et. al., 2008). At this age range, children are still

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 5 developing mentally, emotionally and academically, therefore it is imperative that a good relationship continues to uphold positive reinforcement. Analysis As children become older it is common to see parents step back and allow the child to become more independent. While this can be a positive thing to allow as it promotes children coming to terms with life and figuring out how to navigate them, however parents mustn’t take it too far. Even in late adolescence these individuals are still considered children. They still require teaching, love, encouraged and continue to be able to rely on their parents. If a parent let’s go too soon, the child may find they not able to face the world on life’s terms (Hair, et. al., 2008). They often find themselves lacking in areas of decision making both morally and ethically (Hair, et. al., 2008). The parent-child relationship is very special in that it evolves and grows over time overcoming challenges in changes in the relationship and the roles within. As children grow, so do their parents, meaning parents always learn and adapt new lessons and wisdom that they then share with their child. Just as God never lets go of his earthly children, parents ought to apply this similar principle. Application This article hit home some of the areas that I lacked in when my children were becoming adolescence. Recently the world is continuously telling parents not to be “helicopter parents”, or not to get too involved in your child’s life. I used to apply this principle as I thought that children needed to learn and grow from their own independent experiences. But, I have since learned that this is not sound advice to provide to other parents. If we take a look at God as our father and how he “parents”, then we can see that he never leaves us to waver through life and he is always

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 6 there by our side. He consistently shows up, is always involved, and is waiting for us to ask for advice in life. This is the type of parent that I should have strived to be. Now that my children are older, I wish that they would turn to me for advice and guidance in times of need, but alas they make their own decisions and come to me when things don’t turn out their way. I should have shown up like God does, I should have been at every little league game, or theatre production that they were in and I should have put the time and researched to give them the answers that they were longing for. Going back and reflecting is challenging because there are situations which I wish I could prevent, or given different guidance in. I always wanted my children to know that they were always supported in each of their endeavors. Because I didn’t do this even in their late adolescent years, I feel that it strained the relationship with my children as they don’t always run to me first and foremost when they need advice or guidance and for that I am forever in regret. 1 Corinthians 7 Summary In 1 Corinthians 7 we are given the lesson of the physicality connectedness between husband and wife and the life that they are to share together. In verse three, it states “The husband should fulfill the marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband,” showing that this is a part of marriage and not meant to be shared to anyone outside the marriage (1 Corinthians 7:3). This particular connection is special and creates the bond to bring them together as one. Following verse three we read, “The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.” (1 Corinthians 7:4). Husbands and wives are to submit to one

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READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 7 another out of respect and the devotion that they have towards one another. As the chapter continues, it speaks to the unmarried. It explains that if you are unmarried then your concerns are of the Lord however, if you are married then the interest is divided and your concerns become those of the word. Analysis The message from 1 Corinthians 7 can seem confusing as the lessons appear to contradict one another. On one hand we are educated in the fact that the physical connection a husband and wife share is great and they ought to be fully devoted to only one another. On the other hand, we are told that if we are unmarried to try to remain in this way as marriage may cause you to lose awareness of the Lord. It is awkward to thing that both ring true, but alas they are. The passage starts by stating “It is good for a man to not have sexual relations with a woman. But since sexuality immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband,” to me this means, that if you cannot refrain from having sexual exploits then you ought to get married. The reason for this is due to the fact that outside the marriage sex is considered a sin, however within the dynamic of a marriage it is not. For those that remain unmarried they are not focused on the needs of their spouse. In other verses from the Bible we have come to know that two people become one, meaning that their needs now become yours. It is more difficult to concern yourself with only the Lord when you have another half to take into consideration. Some people turn from sexual sin and marriage while others practice sex through the gift that is the union between two people, marriage. Application

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 8 1 Corinthians 7, appears to carry quite a bit of weight and really allows you to consider and reflect on motives. I believe that it also means different things depending on whether you are a man or a woman as it is read. As a woman it can be more difficult to hear “stay unmarried,” as when we are little this is what most of us dream about. Marriage for a woman is more than sex. It includes protection, creating life (which is what most want the most), and above all it means love. As Christian women we have to remember that marriage should never become before God, Therefore, we have to be able to recognize of what we are able to be in control of. If the marriage would cause us to become more concerned with the world, then it might be wise for our spiritual transformation to remain unmarried. Verse 34-35 is interesting in that it explains why this is said to the church, “An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit…..I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way un undivided devotion to the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:34-35). The purpose of the passage is to motivate and inspire Christians to choose the Lord not to adversely effect them. As I have been married in the past and as I reflect over this passage it is not difficult for me to think of remaining unmarried at this present time. My reasons are because I have had children who are grown, and I am not looking towards sexual relations at this point in my life. However, I do long for the growing old with a partner. I believe that in this part of my life I have become now more concerned with the Lord whereas before I was more concerned with the world. These three reading materials have provided me with great insight and awareness on the dynamics of family and marriages. We are hopefully able to utilize the readings to apply them to daily events that we are faced with in our lives. The Lord has presented us with these materials for insight and further introspection, therefore we must use them.

READING REPORT TOPICS 3-4 9 References Hair, E. C., Moore, K. A., Garrett, S. B., Ling, T., & Cleveland, K. (2008). The ContinuedImportance of Quality Parent-Adolescent Relationships During Late Adolescence.Journal of Research on Adolescence, 18(1), 187. Scazerro, P. (2017). Emotionally healthy spirituality: It's impossible to be spiritually mature,while remaining emotionally immature (Updated ed.). Zondervan. ISBN- 13:9780310348498 Scofield, C. I. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments , Christian Heritage, Lake Wylie, SC, 1995.

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