Download or read book Broken Spirit to Boundless Joy written by Kathy Bates and published by Kathy Bates. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathy has been described by some as a walking miracle. The traumatic events she has endured could easily cause a person to turn to substance abuse, self-harm, or even suicide. Instead, she has been triumphant and a true inspiration to others. This is a story of transformation from brokenness, grief and despair to spiritual and emotional healing and deep joy through perseverance and faith. What have you been through? Has someone you trusted betrayed you? Have you been through a traumatic event? Do you feel like your life was stolen from you? Does happiness seem impossible? Do you feel like you are all alone and no one understands? We all have been hurt in some way and when that happens our emotions can take over. Anger, bitterness, hatred, fear, anxiety and many other emotions can set in and begin to rule over us. Before you know it, your life has spiraled out of control. If you want to regain control of your life, then this book will help you start that process. The author shares her heart-wrenching stories of betrayal, abuse, and rape. These life-altering events rocked her world. Negative feelings flooded in and started to take over her life. Countless tears were shed and constant prayer was lifted up. When she surrendered to God these hurts began to heal, and hope was restored. By God's grace she learned how to forgive those that hurt her. Hear how faith turned her agony into enjoying life again. * Hear testimonies from others who suffered through traumatic events and how they overcame them. * You will be given guided steps to begin the process of healing. * Learn the secret to restoring your life and your relationships. * Break the strongholds in your life and have spiritual growth. * Learn how to regain control of your life and begin to enjoy it again! There is hope, don't give up. Your broken spirit can be healed and turned into joy again. Let the pain shared in this book, followed by overcoming it, minister to you in your time of need.
Download or read book Broken Spirit written by Denee Jacobs-Taylor and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the story of Desiree Chase and based on a true story, which takes place in Harlem, New York. Desiree is the eldest of three children, born to her parents during the mid-1950s. The book makes reference to the various trials and tribulations that Desiree had to encounter during her lifetime. From her mother and fathers divorce, loosing both of them, her father while she was in her 20s then her mother later in life. To raising her children in a Christian home while dealing with alcoholism and abuse, which was the relationship between her and her husband and surviving that conflict with great spiritual courage and determination. Even though Desiree understood that no human being was perfect, including herself, she still considered herself a woman that was, just as all of us, created in the image of the true and living God. With that in mind, she decided to pick herself up after her divorce, continued to care for her children and then her granddaughter and worked two jobs both full time to do so. She also decided to return to college to receive what she needed to soar high in the employment world and in her own world. She also experienced more disappointment both on the job and in her personal life when she realized that discrimination still existed during these days and times while being considered for promotion in an employment that she loved and enjoyed in the social services world, which is to be aimed at the improvement of the human condition of others, as well as their employees. This has occurred to Desiree twice which was a definite discouragement and extremely depressing to the point that she felt that she needed to enter professional therapy for help and to maintain her own sanity. It is amazing what happens when she stands up for her own rights, her dignity and her beliefs and not fall for just anything. Desiree had to come to learn that even though she was at a very low point in her life at various times, someone was standing behind her holding her up and had her back the entire time, when thought there was no one there.
Download or read book Lord Please Heal My Broken Spirit written by Lynette Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynette's faith in God and her marriage were the two things she trusted the most in and would lose her life for; but in a matter of minutes that foundation was destroyed. For four years she sat in the back of her church in a state of darkness caused by a broken spirit. She was in a place like a cave being unable to crawl out. Her healing came on the wings of the Spirit of God through revelation. Lynette shares her story to bring healing to others who may be suffering with broken spirits.
Download or read book Happy Down the Road I Go written by Meaghan Howes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world filled with chaos and uncertainty, there's a path that has been hidden by the enemy that can transform the way we face life's battles. Have you ever wondered why some individuals radiate unshakeable joy and resilience, even when their world seems to crumble around them? In this captivating book, you will discover the keys to tapping into the very joy that God promised and learn how to navigate life's challenges hand in hand with your heavenly Father. You will also learn how to find peace and strength, learn how to reframe adversity, develop an unyielding trust, and cultivate a deep sense of purpose. With practical strategies, you'll become equipped to overcome obstacles, rebuild broken dreams, and find renewed hope in every step you take. "Happy Down the Road I Go" is not just a book; it is a roadmap to reclaiming the joy that is your birthright as a child of God. You'll gain the confidence to face each day with unshakeable faith and experience an unquenchable joy that will light your path, illuminate your purpose, and empower you to leave your mark on the world.
Download or read book The Broken and the Whole written by Charles S. Sherman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wise, uplifting memoir about a rabbi’s search for understanding and his discovery of hope and joy after his young son suffered a catastrophic brain-stem stroke: “Deeply moving, extraordinarily thought-provoking, and entirely humane” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). As a young, ambitious rabbi at one of New York’s largest synagogues, Charles Sherman had high expectations for what his future would hold—a happy and healthy family, professional success, and recognition. Then, early one morning in 1986, everything changed. His son Eyal spiked a fever and was soon in serious respiratory distress. Doctors discovered a lesion on the four-year-old’s brain stem. Following high-risk surgery, Eyal suffered a stroke. Sherman and his wife later learned that their son would never walk, talk, feed himself, or breathe on his own again—yet his mind was entirely intact. He was still the curious, intelligent boy they had always known. The ground had shifted beneath the Sherman family’s feet, yet over the next thirty years, they were able to find comfort, pleasure, and courage in one another, their community, their faith, and in the love they shared. The experience pointed Rabbi Sherman toward the answers of some of life’s biggest questions: To what lengths should parents go to protect their children? How can we maintain faith in God when tragedy occurs? Is it possible to experience joy alongside continuing heartbreak? Now, with deep insight, refreshing honesty, humor, and intelligence, Charles Sherman reflects back on his life and describes his struggle to address and ultimately answer these questions. The Broken and the Whole “inspirationally sets forth how to survive in the face of calamity” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) beautifully showing what it means to embrace life after everything you’ve known has been shattered to pieces.
Download or read book Essential Counseling Concepts and Skills for Christians written by Dr. Merrian Taylor Campbell and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberating ourselves from anything and anyone that hinders our growth and development allows us to rid ourselves of negative toxic feelings and experience healing and wholeness. The author believes that God is an integral part of the counseling experience. 10/19/20 BOOK DESCRIPTION I’ve been working on this book for several years. I decided to publish it to give back to those who: (1) may not have studied pastoral care and counseling in academia, and (2) who desire to enhance their knowledge and skill of pastoral care and counseling. I’m a Christian counselor whose ministry is one of healing. In seeking healing and wholeness, I believe that we must take responsibility for our own lives, so that we can grow into our fullest potential and become all that God created us to become. I believe that God is an integral part of the counseling process and I am a vessel used by God to help others explore the issues in their lives that hinder them from making wise choices, living righteously, being their best self, and living their best life. As a spiritual midwife, I become an enlightened witness to the story of the client and my challenge becomes that of consciously and consistently viewing the client as a child of God who is being molded by God. In this book, readers will learn the concepts and skills of pastoral care and counseling, the importance of stories and oral tradition, terminology specific to the field, the necessity of documentation, and information to include on counseling forms.
Download or read book Courage to Change One Day at a Time in Al Anon II written by Al-Anon Family Groups and published by Al-Anon Family Groups Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More daily inspiration from a fresh, diverse perspective. Insightful reflections reveal surprisingly simple things that can transform lives.
Download or read book Broken Body Healing Spirit written by Mary C. Earle and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1995, Mary Earle returned from a vacation feeling refreshed and restored from her time away. A few days later, all that changed, when she was rushed to the emergency room with a case of acute and life-threatening pancreatitis. Being ill, she discovered, forces you to learn to live in whole new ways, ones often marked by limitation and fragility. As a priest and spiritual director, Earle began to explore ways in which her own prayer life might help her build a different relationship with her illness. Using the Benedictine practice of lectio divina, or sacred reading, she began to "read" her own illness, and discovered a way of befriending and helping to heal--if not cure--her body and her life. In Broken Body, Healing Spirit, Earle introduces this strategy to others who are hungry to find ways of living more fully despite chronic or serious illness or pain. Her practical, step-by-step approach to "reading the text of our illnesses," and learning to listen to what our bodies are trying to tell us will be of help to those who are currently suffering with disease or limitations, as well as to those who are caregivers and counselors.
Download or read book The Starfish and the Spirit written by Lance Ford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine an organizational model for church leadership that enables the entire team to unleash their full potential. The joy and vigor coming from a collective strength, intelligence, and skill in the community of leaders not only brings greater potency but better yields for your ministry. What would it be like to see this kind of healthy leadership reproduced into the second, third, and fourth generation, on multiple strands? Leveraging the metaphor Ori Brafman popularized in his NYT best-selling book, The Starfish and the Spider, Rob Wegner, Lance Ford, and Alan Hirsch show: How to take a close look at your church's organizational structure and how to adapt instead of simply adopt a certain kind of structural approach. How churches can function without a rigid central authority, making them nimbler in reacting to external forces. How seeding starfish networks inside today's churches will prepare the church of tomorrow to be agile while maintaining the accountability to be effective. The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on a mission, not the source of certainty for every question and project. It's about creating a team of humble leaders "in the middle" of the church, not at the top--leaders who naturally reproduce multiple generations of leaders, from the middle out.
Download or read book A Boundless God written by Jack Levison and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word rûaḥ (commonly translated as breath, wind, spirit, or Spirit) occurs in the Old Testament 378 times--more frequently than torah, shalom, or Sabbath. In this volume, a popular Old Testament scholar, whose previous books have received wide acclaim, cracks open the challenging and provocative world of the Spirit in the Old Testament, offering readers cogent yet comprehensive insights. Grounded in scholarship yet accessible and inviting, this book unlocks the world of the Spirit, plunging readers into an imaginative realm of fresh senses, sounds, and skills. The book gives readers the opportunity to recapture Israel's tenacious sense of the Spirit's energy as it was expressed by a series of vibrant verbs: blowing, breathing, coming, resting, passing, pouring, filling, cleansing, standing, and guiding. Readers will encounter in these pages all of the Old Testament expressions of the Spirit--passages that will challenge the conventional, confront the commonplace, and transport them to a world of wisdom, work, and wonder.
Download or read book Make Time for Joy written by Linda Evans Shepherd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your prayer time consist of an ever-lengthening list of requests for yourself and other people? Perhaps you spend a lot of time praying for the health of family or church members, guidance for a child or grandchild, or that God would intervene in global crises. But did you know that you can pray about more than just the things in life that seem to be going wrong? In fact, you can pray that God will transform your anxious and tired heart into a joyful one! It's time to set aside the trials of life for a while and make joy a priority. Not sure how? Let this collection of Scripture-powered prayers from beloved author Linda Evans Shepherd be your guide. Packed with prayers of gratitude, praise, and hope, this inspiring collection will change your perspective, your life, and your heart as you press into pure, God-given joy. The perfect gift for yourself or someone else, Make Time for Joy will help you transform sadness into gladness as you rest on the love, joy, and provision that comes from God.
Download or read book Calling on God written by Peter Bankson and published by SkyLight Paths Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh, inclusive, creation-conscious prayers to nourish your soul—and the soul of your worship community. “We are called to name the extravagant wildness of God, the overflowing abundance of creation, and the deep aching need of a broken world in new words and images that speak to contemporary concerns.... [These prayers] are an invitation to pray boldly.” —from the Introduction This special prayerbook is for today’s Christians who find comfort in the rhythm of the traditional lectionary but long to connect with God in ways that are satisfying to the modern heart and mind. Founded on creativity, inclusivity and sharing, it encourages us to remember the divine elements of the natural world around us as we express our hopes and fears for others and ourselves. Inspiring words help us give thanks for human inventions and lament the evils of poverty, violence and oppression of all kinds while remaining mindful of God’s promises of healing for a broken world. Following the annual procession of the seasons with prayers that are appropriate for personal devotion as well as for use in leading worship, these new ways to call on God will feed your soul and inspire you to find your own fresh language for thanksgiving, praise, intercession and petition, whether in your community or personal spiritual life.
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Download or read book Alone in the Echo A Journey Within written by Amrahs Hseham and published by Mahesh Dutt Sharma. This book was released on 2024-01-07 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tales within "Alone in the Echo: A Journey Within" are not just stories; they are testaments to the strength and resilience of the female spirit. In a world that often demands women to be resilient, these stories celebrate the unyielding courage of women who face their solitude head-on. These characters are not damsels in distress waiting for rescue; they are architects of their destinies, finding solace, companionship, and even joy within the confines of their solitude. Through the prism of these narratives, readers will witness the transformation of solitude from a burden to a source of empowerment. The women in these stories draw upon their internal reservoirs of strength, confront their fears, and emerge as heroines of their lives. In the face of adversity, they redefine their identities, proving that solitude, far from being a weakness, can be a catalyst for profound personal growth.
Download or read book The One Year Praying the Promises of God written by Cheri Fuller and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spend this year meditating on the promises of God. In this devotional, Cheri Fuller and Jennifer Kennedy Dean invite readers to explore God’s promises each and every day and encourage them to reflect on how God’s hand is evident if only we look for it. Each reading includes a Bible verse from that day’s reading in The One Year Bible, a devotional, a prayer, and a quotation that relates to the promise of the day. Each day is an invitation to pursue a closer relationship to God and a reminder that God always keeps his promises.
Download or read book The Pleasures of God written by John Piper and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia
Download or read book Mission Legacies written by Gerald H. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains seventy-eight biographies of missionaries involved in the modern Christian missionary movement. Includes biographies of missionaries such as Robert Speer, Kenneth Latourette, and William Taylor.
