Download or read book The Greatest PAINFUL Blessings written by Scott Garner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true stories portrays an inspirational and emotional drama of 4 different individuals who goes through some dramatic hardships in their lives in areas of child abuse, a life threatening disease, being homeless and an economy struggle to survive. Not only are the ending of each story are heart touching and inspirational but somehow are able to call their hardships a blessing. In addition be prepared to be caught off guard of the surprise ending of the book as well. It is a powerful book of the human will to persevere against overwhelming odds. May the Greatest PAINFUL Blessing be a handbook to adults, teens and children experiencing hardship. May it give a sense of hope and understand that in areas of abuse, neglect, homelessness, sickness and economical struggles there is a blessing in disguise. Portion of your purchase will be donated to help the homeless, neglect and abused children.

Download or read book Pain Drives Change written by Damon Stoddard and published by Damon Stoddard. This book was released on 2016-02-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Off the Charts! Grand slam home run!" Greg Von Tobel, President and Founder of Prisoners for Christ Outreach Ministries All of us have pain.....most of us waste it As he sat in the back of the police car, hands cuffed and heading to jail, Damon was abandoning his young family like he'd been abandoned so many times as a child. Could what happened on this night finally help him overcome 30+ years of hell and heartache, or would the generational curses he so desperately wanted to stop continue through his children? Damon grew up with alcoholism, divorce, homelessness, life in foster homes, sexual abuse, and deep rooted anger towards his parents. As an adult he struggled with bipolar, domestic violence, time in jail, depression, addiction, failed relationships, divorce, homelessness, and a teenage daughter struggling with addiction. In Pain Drives Change Damon shares how embracing this pain in his life transformed him. His story offers a path and practical tools for personal change in our times of pain. Endorsements: "A riveting story of God's redemptive power. I have used Damon's story to help hundreds of my clients." Dr. Jim A. Talley, drtalley.com, author Reconcilable Differences, Too Close Too Soon, and multiple other books "I'm honored to endorse Pain Drives Change because I was an eyewitness to much of it. What makes this book unique-it's not just a riveting story but the author actually takes you on the journey with him and in so doing encompasses your own journey. All of us have pain in our lives, but this book shows us how pain can propel us into our greatest victories in life." Dr. Don Ross, author "Turnaround Pastor" and Leader of Northwest Ministry Network "I have always loved Damon's transparency, his passion for Jesus, and his ability to see things in life-changing ways other people just plain miss. All of us have pain. Most of us waste it. In Pain Drives Change, Damon will show you, from his life experience, how to maximize it for God's great purpose in your life." Boyd Pelley, Co-founder & President Churchteams.com, member of Damon's online men's group "A brilliant book! Damon opens up and tells the story of the difficult experiences he had growing up lost, damaged, and poor; he digs down to the pain and looks it in the eye. In so doing, he creates a clear path for the reader to do the same. What follows is a template for breaking the damaging cycles that often get passed on to the next generation. As a father, he essentially earns the right to be heard with his children because he is filled with love, courage, self-control, wisdom, and forgiveness. Children, preteens, and adolescents watch their parents to see if they can respect them. Because of his courageous choices, he has a chance with his kids. Read on If you want to learn how to build a stable marriage relationship, blend a family, and lead your preteen out of drugs while being held in the faithful embrace of a loving God." Sharon Hartnett, Ph.D. Emerita Faculty in the School of Education at Seattle Pacific University "An incredibly motivating story. There are few people one meet's in their life who have the gift to listen more than they talk. With Damon, this trait is profound, genuine and authentic. He has been a 'difference maker' in my life and has provided me with constant and consistent motivation though his wisdom, his passion for life, his love of the Lord, and now his incredible story as told in his book Pain Drives Change! This book will certainly make you look both spiritually and conceptually at the relationships that are placed in your life's journey, and how reflection can lead to redemption and ultimately internal and eternal peace. " Bill Marsh, Head Football Coach Cedar Park Christian Schools "Amazing - courageous and moving. It will inspire many to action and to dare hope." Dr. Pam Bryan "I was in tears while reading it. I need my whole family to read your story. Very inspiring and priceless."

Download or read book Painful Blessing written by Jill Krantz Viggiano and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On his 51st birthday, Gordon Viggiano suffered a massive stroke, dramatically changing his and his family's lives. While he is lost in the fog of his stroke, his wife, Jill, is faced with the terrible reality of caring for her disabled husband, raising their two children, and seemingly inevitable financial ruin. The strength of their faith, marriage and family are tested. In Painful Blessing, Jill tells the story of devastating loss, hope that comes from the faith that sustains her, finding joy in their new life, and the decision to embrace recovery as both a team sport and a lifetime endeavor. "was one of the most compelling patient perspective talks that I have ever heard. " Stan Barnwell, M.D, Ph.D. OHSU "Jill made their experience relevant to our audience by sharing how the disability insurance coverage that their family had purchased made it possible for them to meet their financial obligations." Janet Schober The Standard "I heard from a number of the members of the group after you all left (as many stayed another hour or so) and they loved it, especially the parallels of the presentation to business life and personal life." John Friess Starve Ups "Your story is a window into what others may be experiencing and how critical is the need for compassionate, competent healthcare." Mark Charpentier Kaiser Permanente "The Viggiano story - is truly amazing and inspiring." Chris McReynolds Wellsource ..".and the discipline and drive you have shown in the face of profound adversity showed us all that with great effort, great accomplishments are possible." Randy Weber Zapproved "You could have heard a pin drop in the room. Folks were so riveted by the experience." Sharon Soliday The Hello Foundation

Download or read book Lesson Learned from Pain s Blessings Part1 and Sacrifice s Challenges Part2 written by Lydia Samuelson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sickness, an accident, financial pressure, a suffering child, the unknown, harmful habits, cancer, failureCan you truly enjoy blessing in the midst of suffering and find the strength to overcome numerous obstacles in order to serve God and others? Lydia shares how God did indeed bless her and her family through pain and enabled them to triumph over various challenges, reaping the benefits of sacrifice. May your heart be encouraged through the testimony of their experiences to face whatever pain and challenges are placed in your path.

Download or read book Sacred Pace written by Terry Looper and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we hear from God and discern His will when it’s time to make big decisions? Terry Looper shares a four-step process for doing just that - a process he has learned and refined over thirty years as a Christian entrepreneur and founder of a multi-billion dollar company. At just thirty-six years old, Terry Looper was a successful Christian businessman who thought he had it all—until managing all he had led to a devastating burnout. Wealthy beyond his wildest dreams but miserable beyond belief, Terry experienced a radical transformation when he discovered how to align himself with God’s will in the years following his crash and burn. Sacred Pace is a four-step process that helps Christians in all walks of life learn how to slow down their decision-making under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, sift through their surface desires and sinful patterns in order to receive clear, peace-filled answers from the Lord, gain the confident assurance that God’s answers are His way of fulfilling the true desires he has placed in their hearts, and grow closer to the One who loves them most and knows them best. Sacred Pace is not another example of name-it-and-claim-it materialism in disguise. Instead, it walks Christians through the sometimes-painful process of “dying to self” in their decisions, both big and small, so that they desire God’s will more than their own.

Download or read book Unexpected Blessings in the Midst of My Pain written by Betty M. Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Unexpected Blessings in the Midst of my Pain, Betty shares with you her life’s experiences at work, retirement and with physical pain. Follow her story as she recounts her life ́s experiences after losing her job of 28 years, at age 58 remarrying after being divorced 18 years. Moving from Chicago to Canton OH and founding a social service agency. Accompany her as she was stricken with Occipital Neuralgia (a migraine-type headache), spending months without a clear diagnosis and without relief. Witness how she learned to put her faith in God and take charge of her own medical care and found a way out without medication.

Download or read book Finding God s Blessings in Brokenness written by Charles F. Stanley and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken. Blessed. How can those two words possibly go together? Considering just how shattering life’s blows can be, can we honestly believe God will bring good out of our most heartbreaking crises? “It’s difficult to discern the blessing in the midst of brokenness,” says Dr. Charles Stanley. “Certain circumstances in life hurt, at times so intensely that we think we will never heal.” The catalysts for brokenness all possess a wrenching pain and the power to forever alter our life. But they also possess one thing more: the potential for discovering a richness in living we otherwise never would know. Perhaps you’ve already experienced circumstances so shattering you may wonder today whether it’s even possible to pick up the pieces. And maybe you can’t. But God can. “After brokenness, we can experience God’s greatest blessings.” In Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness, Dr. Stanley will carry you through the hard times and show you how God’s glory is consistent throughout and always available. A gentle, encouraging way to explore God’s purpose and power as only experienced through the darkest times of life, this book will encourage you as you journey through the dry seasons. Set amidst beautiful photography and a timeless design, Dr. Stanley’s words of encouragement and hope will guide you to growth and the joy of the Lord. Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness is a thoughtful and inspiring gift to encourage anyone struggling through a dark season, as well as a thoughtful gift for anyone going through loss.

Download or read book Surrendering When Pain Is Transformed into Extraordinary Blessings written by Kenia Nuñez and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the world, she appeared to have it all: a loving husband, three beautiful children, a gorgeous house, a secure and fulfilling job, a contagious smile, and a hip attitudebut did she? After years of secretly running on empty, Kenia Nuez spiraled into a depression that would threaten her grasp on life and nearly destroy her marriage. It was not until cancer came after her strong, athletic husband did Kenia realize that life is meant to be lived with purpose and enjoyed to its fullest extent. Her story inspired hundreds of Facebook followers as her posts brought them along her roller coaster journey of discovery. Written with poignancy and sincere empathy, she chronicles the first eight months of widowhood. The reader soon understands that her beloved John-Marlon is her angel sprinkling miracles along the way. You, too, will begin to believe that we each have our own unique guiding light urging us to take positive, transformative action here on earth. This is a must-read for anyone touched by uncertainty or pain.

Download or read book Painful Blessings written by Vernon A. Holman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hope When It Hurts written by Sarah Walton and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Hurt is real. But so is hope. Kristen and Sarah have walked through, and are walking in, difficult times. So these thirty biblical reflections are full of realism about the hurts of life-yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life. This book will gently encourage and greatly help any woman who is struggling with suffering-whether physical, emotional or psychological, and whether for a season or for longer. It is a book to buy for yourself, or to buy for a member of your church or friend. For anyone who is hurting, this book will give hope, not just for life beyond the suffering, but for life in the suffering. Each chapter contains a biblical reflection, with questions and prayers, and a space for journaling.

Download or read book The Blessings of Brokenness written by Charles F. Stanley and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps you've already experienced circumstances so shattering you may wonder today whether it's even possible to pick up the pieces. And maybe you can't. But God can -- and the good news is, he wants to reassemble the shards of your life into a wholeness that only the broken can know.

Download or read book Draw Near written by Hadassah Treu and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can something so painful, even tragic, actually be God's way of blessing? As believers, we generally expect good things to happen in our lives. We expect a blessing upon blessing because we love God and He loves us and we form an expectation of prosperity (relational, emotional, and physical). And when the tragedy strikes and we enter a season of unwanted changes and suffering, we are shocked, angry, disappointed, and confused. We start doubting God's love and His good intentions and plans. We begin questioning His ways and methods. We don't understand. It is difficult to reconcile the pain we feel with what we know about God. This encouraging book aims to help you not only identify and accept specific losses but to realize that painful experiences could be the birthplace of blessings. We lose something, but there is more to gain. What is God using your pain for? "With great candor and kind compassion, Hadassah Treu has penned a transforming balm of hope for the hurting heart. Draw Near is a loving invitation to release pain for gain-to let go, yes, of the pain of any life loss for the gain that God plants into our desperate teardrops. A remarkable blend of devotional, Bible study, and storytelling, this gentle guide will help the wounded move from the struggle to control to the sweet gift of God's comfort and strength. It's a healing oil of love for wounded souls." -Patricia Raybon, Christy Award-winning author of God Is Our Help from Our Daily Bread Publishing and the Annalee Spain Mysteries from Tyndale Fiction Winner of the Encouraging Blogger Award of 2020, Hadassah is an international Christian author, blogger, and poet, and contributor to several faith-based platforms and award-winning devotional and poetry anthologies. She is a COMPEL Proverbs 31 Blog writer, Freelancing Community Group leader, and a Blogger Voices Network contributor. Her writing is featured on (In)Courage, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Her View From Home, Living by Design Ministries, Thoughts About God, Today's Christian Living, and other popular sites.

Download or read book Pain Free Childbirth written by Nissa Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2021-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's true; I've had 4 babies naturally without pain and not one tear-four pregnancies without morning sickness and complications. I've had four wonderful postpartum experiences. The great news is that this same experience is available to every woman through Jesus.Before I became pregnant with my first, I had a preconceived notion that labor pretty much sucks. The world says it's going to be awful and extremely painful. Writhing in pain and begging for drugs is what friends, family, movies, and social media tell us. I heard it all and believed that was the way it's supposed to be.This book's purpose is to take you through my journey of breaking free from the world system of what birthing looks like and exchange it for the Kingdom, His righteousness, and what God intended for all women to experience. This book has scriptures that will open your eyes to blessings you may have never realized are yours to receive. Many people have said to me that I'm either lying or have a special superhuman gift. The truth is, I do have a special superhuman gift, and His name is Jesus! If you have Jesus, I am no different than you. We have the same supernatural abilities and anointing, for we have the same anointed one in us. If you do not know Jesus yet, I pray that my testimony will open your heart to seek Him and find the truth.

Download or read book Unexpected Blessings written by Roma Downey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actress and New York Times bestselling author Roma Downey returns with an uplifting and life-affirming devotional celebrating the power of God’s love that will comfort your heart and nourish your soul. Inspired by her New York Times bestseller Box of Butterflies, Roma Downey presents a beautiful 90-day devotional that guides you to savor God’s blessings. Featuring some of the most moving content from her previous book, along with new ​heartwarming material, Unexpected Blessings combines scripture with insight and prayer, helping you enjoy a moment of calm and encouragement as you reflect on God’s love for you. This is the perfect gift for anyone looking to be reminded that when we open our hearts, we discover blessings surrounding us in every circumstance of our lives.

Download or read book Blessed Be Pain written by Josemaria Escriva and published by Scepter Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The One Year God s Great Blessings Devotional written by Patricia Raybon and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year, discover the blessings God has in store for you! In The One Year God’s Great Blessings Devotional, acclaimed writer and speaker Patricia Raybon leads you on a 365-day journey through Scripture that traces the connection between God’s virtues—his timeless, smart, life-giving principles—and his promised blessings to us. As you learn to live each day in a way that honors and blesses God, you’ll encounter the rewards he gives us here on earth as well as in heaven.

Download or read book Blessings from a Thousand Generations written by Donna Evans Strauss and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all starts in the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve move from spiritual oneness with God to seperation and individuation. After eating from the Tree of Knowledge, both Adam and Eve leave Eden to create their own Family Tree of Knowledge. Our spiritual journey and blessings come from embracing our family heritage, healing our ancestral and cultural wounds while uncovering the divine within us. If we learn how to recognize and embrace both Positive Love Bond and Negative Love Bond experiences with insight, love and acceptance, forgiveness and compassion, we can find the path that will lead us toward true peace and oneness with God. The God-Realization Process offers you the opportunity unravel the mystery of the divine light within and recieve the blessings from a thousand generations. The Ten Spiritual Keys (Commandments) were a gift from God to secure our relationships with him, to awaken the light within us, and to manifest and transform anything in our lives and most of all to heal our families and bless them and generations to come.