Shattered Dreams

Author: Larry Crabb
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0307822664
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Using the Biblical story of Naomi, Dr. Larry Crabb shows you how to look through life's tragedies to see the lavish blessings God has for you in Shattered Dreams. “Shattered dreams,” writes Dr. Larry Crabb, “are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams to help us discover our desire for God, to help us begin dreaming the highest dream.” To help you understand this neglected truth in the deepest and most helpful way, author and counselor Larry Crabb has written a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life’s difficulties and tragedies. He wraps these insights around the bold story of Naomi in the Bible’s book of Ruth. As Crabb retells and illuminates this sometimes disturbing and often profoundly touching story, we are shown how God stripped Naomi of happiness in order to prepare her for joy. And we gain an unforgettable picture of how God uses shattered dreams to release better dreams and a more fulfilling life for those He loves. Shattered dreams have the power to change our lives for good. Join Larry Crabb on a life-changing adventure to encounter God in the midst of life’s most difficult times, and learn to live beyond your Shattered Dreams.

Shattered Dreams

Author: Larry Crabb
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0307459500
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Building Your Field of Dreams

Author: Mary Manin Morrissey
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307418480
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Building Your Field of Dreams is both a compelling personal story and a practical and inspiring guide for anyone who has ever hoped for a better life. Mary Morrissey's own dreams were nearly shattered at age 16, when pregnancy forced her into a reluctant marriage that nevertheless became the crucible for remarkable lessons in faith. As she was tested by the near-death of one of her children, by life-threatening kidney disease, and by years of struggling to make ends meet, she clung to her determination to be a minister. Now, with powerful examples from many dream-builders she has known, she shows how anyone can identify their deepest desires, build a partnership with God, confront obstacles and failure, and overcome the mental blocks that keep us from our potential. It's a great message, compellingly delivered by a great teacher. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Shattered Vows

Author: Debra Laaser
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310541948
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
For any woman dealing with the fallout of infidelity, this sensitive and practical guide offers proven tools to help you make wise and empowering decisions as you deal with your husband’s sexual betrayal. If you have been devastated by your husband's sexual betrayal--whether an isolated incident or a long-term pattern of addiction--you don't have to live as a victim. If you choose to stay in your marriage, you have options other than punishing, tolerating, or ignoring your spouse; in fact, extraordinary growth awaits a woman willing to deal with the pain of her husband's struggles with sexual purity. Even if your spouse will not participate in a program for healing, you can change your own life in powerful and permanent ways. Shattered Vows is inspired by Debra Laaser's own journey through betrayal, her extensive work with hundreds of hurting women as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and her healed marriage after her husband's infidelity. In this book, she gives you the emotional tools to develop greater intimacy in your life, spiritual tools to transform your suffering, and meaningful answers to the questions that arise amid the complex fallout of broken vows: What am I supposed to do now? Why should I get help when this is his problem? How could this have happened? Where can I hide my heart? When will I stop feeling so out of control? What do you mean, "do I want to get well?" How can I ever trust him again? Is forgiving him really possible? How can we rebuild our relationship? The pain endured from sexual betrayal can break your heart, but it does not need to break your life.

The Pressure's Off

Author: Larry Crabb
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0307822672
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
“This book makes a very important statement about how to live the Christian life. It takes the Christian beyond the obstacles and disappointments and, above all, beyond the age-old enemy of self straight into the arms of grace. Once there, the pressure is off. A real worthwhile read.” —FRANK RETIEF, Presiding Bishop, Church of England in South Africa You can stop trying to get everything right. Is the pressure getting to you? Do you try to make everything work, only to find that your best efforts are largely ineffective? Christians have unknowingly embraced two errors: that following the rules guarantees a good life, and that God is important because He dispenses blessings. When God’s blessings seem to taper off and when life doesn’t work out, people take it upon themselves to make things work. And that creates pressure that we are all too familiar with. In The Pressure’s Off, best-selling author and counselor Larry Crabb introduces you to the New Way of living. God does not guarantee ease or convenience—or even a good outcome as the result of your obedience. But he does promise himself, no matter what the circumstances of your life. When you seek God and nothing else, the pressure truly is off you.

Surviving the Quiet Storm Workbook

Author: Wanda Ross
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546245308
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
A lot happens between once upon a time and happily ever after. Wanda Ross captures the depth of the hardship one experiences after the death of a loved one. The gravity of such an unimaginable experience is captured in Surviving the Quiet Storm, restoring readers hope in rebuilding and picking up the pieces after an unexpected event. Dr. Lonise P. Bias One of the best ways to survive a storm is to know one is on the way. What happens when the storm shows up unexpectedly? How do you respond when the winds of change begin to blow through your life without warning? Where do you go when the light goes out and you have no contingency plan in place? What do you do when you do not know what to do? What happens when you realize that the only thing quiet about a storm is that no one can hear it but you? Surviving the Quiet Storm Workbook is a compass that guides the reader through the winds of change. With each activity, the reader builds strength and momentum toward survival. The tools in the workbook are strategically designed to stimulate hope, invoke passion to forgive, and rejuvenate the heart to beat again, breathe again, and believe again. The unexpected death of a loved one can be gripping. The proactive steps on the road to recovery are through the pages of this life-changing Surviving the Quiet Storm Workbook.

Under Construction: A Workbook for Couples

Author: Dennis & Georgia Miller
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300988428
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
This book is designed to be used in a group setting of three to four couples who are recovering from the betrayal of an adulterous spouse or a sexually addicted spouse and the trauma that the other spouse suffers from the betrayal. Groups are to be led by a couple who have been through the recovery process and are healed to the point of being able to help others along the healing path

The Rebuilding Workbook

Author: Will Limón
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1684035414
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
Based on the #1 trusted resource on divorce recovery, Rebuilding, this highly anticipated workbook offers step-by-step guidance to help you put your life back together when a relationship ends. If you are going through a painful breakup or divorce, you may feel like the life you once knew is crashing down around you. You need help to gather the pieces and “rebuild” yourself from the ground up. Based on the classic divorce guide, Rebuilding, this practical workbook offers powerful and time-tested skills to help you establish a new sense of identity, overcome the fear of being alone, forgive yourself and others, set healthy boundaries, and explore new relationships. In this workbook, you’ll learn about the 19 most common emotions, feelings, and attitudes that one experiences after the loss of a relationship, and discover a proven-effective approach for healing called “the divorce process rebuilding blocks.” Now the most widely used approach for divorce recovery, this model makes the process healthier and less traumatic for you, your partner, and your kids. A divorce or breakup can feel as painful as the death of a loved one. But by climbing the rebuilding blocks to recovery outlined in this workbook, you’ll discover that the core of your pain is much more than the death of old ways. It is also the pain of rebirth into a new life. Are you ready to rebuild?

Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals

Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 568

Book Description

The Emotionally Healthy Church Workbook

Author: Peter Scazzero
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310327857
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
Study guide to: The emotionally healthy church / Peter L. Scazzero; with Warren Bird.