検索キーワード： スピリチュアルな成長・霊感

We all endure trials, pain, and hardship in this life. The enemy often uses those experiences to convince us that our brokenness disqualifies us from ever being used by God again—that we can no longer be a testimony because of our emotional or physical scars. The truth is, your past pain and brokenness actually serve as preparation for what God wants to do in you and through you, if you will but surrender to and trust in him. Neuropsychologist and fellow sufferer Dr. Michelle Bengtson helps you turn your past pain into present comfort and future hope.

Have you ever felt a deep yearning on the inside, gently tugging at your heart? It feels like something is missing. Come, take another look with me at the shepherd's psalm in "The Heart of My Shepherd." See how the Lord gently leads, protects, and genuinely loves you. Only He can fulfill that yearning, just like a shepherd cares for his sheep. The Lord is loving and a gentleman and will not force Himself into our lives. He wants us to make the choice and choose to serve and make Him our shepherd.

To some degree, everyone experiences fear. It impacts the decisions we make and leaves us feeling helpless. John Flavel begins this book by examining various fears and discussing general ways God governs it in this world. He then turns to sinful fear in particular, explaining its causes and disastrous effects. His longest chapter discusses rules for dealing with sinful fear, showing how a proper fear of God is the ultimate remedy for all other fears.

We often view authority as something oppressive, stifling, even fearful. And sometimes—perhaps too often—those impressions bear out in reality. We live in an era of overstepped boundaries and abuse in many fields of life, so that authority has become the enemy.

In the prayer lives of many Christians, one person of the Trinity often goes overlooked—The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is no less involved in our lives than the Father and the Son, yet many are unaware of this. Jesus said about the Holy Spirit, "If I go, I will send you another Comforter." But are we aware of the Holy Spirit in our lives? In the School of the Holy Spirit, retreat master Jacques Philippe will lead you to be more attentive to the movements of the Holy Spirit in your life as you learn to value the third person of the Trinity as the Sanctifier of your soul.

Are you happy with who you have become? I am. But I didn't get here by myself. I am the beneficiary of many God-inspired mentors placed throughout my life. Do you remember who lifted you up at various times in your life? Who inspired you to actively change your course? Do you remember what they taught you? I do. I remember. I remember them all.

How do we walk a journey of faith while holding the earth-shattering pain of this world? Our Western culture has taught us that busy lives, more stuff, filtered reels, and inspirational quotes will relieve the pain that cuts deep into our souls. Yet, none of these soothe our agonizing questions of “Why?” to God.

Sometimes I Forget invites us to know God more intimately, so we can trust Him more deeply. Inspired by her own experiences of desperation, Julie weaves a prayer of lament and hope through sixty attributes of God. The simple prayers, real stories, and powerful reminders, offer comforting reassurance that God will be faithful in all He promises.

Have you ever felt the overwhelming weight of deep offense? Imagine the shattered families and lost peace that stem from the anger of unforgiveness. We struggle to forgive others and often cannot forgive ourselves. In the throes of pain, some even find themselves unable to forgive God for hurts they've endured. Satan taunts to intensify the flames of offense, How can a loving God allow such anguish? as he encourages us to blame God or discard our faith.

"Eternal Bond: A Widow's 40-Day Journey of Faith and Love" by William Gomes is a deeply insightful and supportive guide, specifically crafted for widows grappling with the intricacies of loss. Over a transformative 40-day period, this journey encompasses daily scripture readings, poignant reflections, and tailored personal exercises.

Author Dustin Schadt offers a biblical and theological basis for seeing people, outlines practical ways that individuals, families, schools, nonprofits, small groups, churches, and other organizations can collectively value, focus on, and respond to the world around us. Our care builds a bridge of trust strong enough to bear the weight of our gospel conversations.

Amar y ser amado explora el amor como adicción, el amor como perdición y el amor como salvación desde la neurociencia, la psicología, la filosofía y la teología ofreciendo una perspectiva cristiana sobre el amor duradero que lleva a relaciones sanas con nuestro entorno social y nuestros seres queridos.

Life is hard. But life s challenges get much, much harder when we make bad decisions. Bad decisions are painful. They usually cost a lot of money and even alter the course of our lives. Foolish decisions make life profoundly more complicated and difficult than it needs to be. There was once a king who had much to say about wisdom. In fact, he was known as the wisest man who ever lived. He is King Solomon of ancient Israel. And if you re willing to listen, he left a treasure that speaks powerfully to us today.

Imagine living to do only what you see the Heavenly Father doing. What would fall by the wayside? Which activities would no longer be performed? How would your life change? This is how Christ lived when He walked on earth and its how He desires to live within us today. This is the great exchange He offers us: His way in place of ours. All my actions, even simple daily tasks, can have eternal significance if it is Christ, not me, doing them. Everything He does has eternal significance, from the minuscule to the magnanimous—everything.

This book was written to encourage the listener to hear and see Jesus in others. The author challenges the reader to reflect on the way the Lord works through others in their life. This is truly a spiritually uplifting manuscript and a must hear on audiobooks. It will inspire you in your journey of faith and give you a different outlook on seeking the Lord.

This collection of sermon essays written by Alistair Maclean embodies and captures the bracing sensations of the Scottish Highlands, distilling them into thirty devotional studies. In The Quiet Heart, the Reverend’s profound studies of the inner life offer deeply personal experiences to depict simple Christian lessons from everyday life. With inspiring, graceful and reverently restrained language, Maclean depicts the purity and vision of Highland life without becoming densely theoretical or inaccessible.

From Hollywood to parish ministry, Once Upon a Nightmare: Through the Looking Glass of Narcissistic Abuse is a moving memoir that tells the tale of how a pastor's quest to fulfill the simple dream of happily ever after turned into an upside-down wonderland of narcissistic abuse, lies, and federal prison.

We all have dreams and goals. However, life circumstances or other people can shut a door or raise a roadblock, leaving us feeling trapped or stuck. When we encounter these delays and detours, we believe there's nothing we can do. We just want out. And while we want to find the nearest escape hatch, God has a different hatch in mind. To escape, we have to hatch, and to hatch we have to grow. We have to change our mindset from incarceration to incubation.

In 2014 Jeff Coulter nearly died in a head on crash and after complications from that crash nearly died and went to Hell. Jeff was a backslidden Christian for over 22 years at the time of his near death experience. Through a life of alcoholism, chronic depression and suicidal thoughts, God gave Jeff a second chance. Through it all his loving wife Suzanne was there by his side.

Champion Mentors are inspiring stories set in sonnet form that explore the qualities of certain winners around us who inspire us through their words and actions. Did God make us all equal? Is one human above the rest? With the exception of Mary, the answer is no. So how do certain people excel far above the rest if we are all mostly the same? Each story in Champion Mentors is a refreshing look at the qualities that make and define the character of the people that have, in our earthly judgment, excelled far above the rest in their respective fields.