This book will provide encouragement, insight, wisdom and instruction to anyone who has been called to lead, serve and/or deal with the inherent challenges of both life and ministry. Dr. Chandler is so transparent in his personal encounters as well as his professional experiences which have honed his interpersonal skills and has authenticated his call to lead as a Senior Pastor.
Blessings in the Burden is a 30-day devotional which the Holy Spirit led me to write to share some of my experiences about how God has showered me with his blessings during some of the most burdensome situations in my life. As a young Christian, I often felt alone while going through my pit experiences. Truth is not much is shared in church, about what happens in the pit. Oftentimes we may feel as if we're the only one struggling in a particular area because no one dares to talk about how they fell and how God delivered them from the mess. I have found that it was in my brokenness that God allowed me to grow.As a bonus this 30 Day Devotional also engages you in different activities, to help you reflect on God's goodness and to receive his direction for your life. I hope this devotional will become a great blessing to you as you embark on this powerful Christ-centered journey!
Blessings in the Burden is a 30-day devotional which the Holy Spirit led me to write and share some of my experiences about how God has showered me with his blessings during some of the most burdensome situations in my life. As a young Christian, I often felt alone while going through my pit experiences. Truth is not much is shared in church services about what happens in the pit. Often we struggle with feeling as if we are the only ones struggling in as a particular area because no one dares talk about how they fell and God delivered them from the mess. I have found that it is in brokenness that God allowed me to grow.
From the time Kim Crabill experienced a life-altering trauma at age four, she became an expert in hiding her hurt and confusion behind a mask. The trick, she discovered, was to sing a little louder in choir, study a little harder at school, and smile a little wider with friends. Then no one would notice how damaged her heart was. Kim became a classic overachiever academically and socially. As an adult, she could even speak before crowds with her mask fully intact. But she could not hide from the pain of her past, and pain that expressed itself through anorexia and diet pill addiction, loneliness, depression, and anxiety attacks. In her transparent story, Burdens to Blessings, Kim invites you along her journey from shame and sadness toward healing and hope. In the process you will encounter the upside-down truth that God uses you because of your hurt and uncertainty. The very things you regret the most--the things you hope no one ever discovers about you--are what God wants to use to enrich your life and the lives of others around you. Discover the confidence and courage to quit hiding and show your true self to God and others. Then watch out, because you will be showered with opportunities beyond your wildest dreams to help other hurting people change their burdens to blessings.
Author Charles Jackson has served as a pastor for over forty years. He was converted to Christ under the ministry of Dr. A.W. Tozer in Toronto at age twenty. In this series of articles, he seeks to answer some of the following questions: - Why is ministry a burden most of the time? - is there a dark and light side To The cross? - Should we expect more from God? - How can we see through the fog of the contemporary scene? - is there a secret to moving leadership from overwork to overflow? Read the challenging answers to these questions and be inspired to learn what it means to carry the cross of Christ and be blessed.
The stories of Scripture are for everyone. No exceptions. Emmy Kegler has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of Scripture continue to captivate and inspire her--both as a person of faith and as a pastor to a congregation. So she set out to fall in love with the Bible, wrestling with the stories inside, where she met a God who continues to seek us out--appearing again and again as a voice, a presence, and a promise. Whenever we are pushed to the edges, our voices silenced, or our stories dismissed, God goes out after us--seeking us until we are found again. And God is seeking out those whose voices we too quickly silence and dismiss, too. Because God's story is a story of welcome and acceptance for everyone--no exceptions. Kegler shows us that even when we feel like lost and dusty coins--rusted from others' indifference, misspent and misused--God picks up a broom and sweeps every corner of creation to find us.
From Burdens to Blessings Lord, Look Where You Brought Me From is a testimony of endurance, prayer, patience and perseverance; through a faith walk of trials, struggles and disbelief; as you go through Rain, Storms and Hurricanes on your life's journey. God has equipped you with everything you need to make it through every trial, test or tribulation. You're fully loaded, totally equipped and anointed to be the very best you can be. The giants you face on your journey are not obstacles but are opportunities for God to show up and magnify His Mercy and Divine Glory in your life as he delivers you from pain to victory, from Burdens to Blessings. When you choose in the midst of your battle to give thanks with an attitude of gratitude; you are opening the door and making a way for God to move in your life. Magnify your God; don't magnify your problems. In all ways acknowledge Him, give thanks and praise and you too will witness the move of God; as he leads you into victory from Burdens to Blessings in every area of your life. Stand Firm, stay connected, trust unconditionally and allow God to fight your battles!
From the author of the bestselling Anam Cara comes a beautiful collection of blessings to help readers through both the everyday and the extraordinary events of their lives. John O’Donohue, Irish teacher and poet, has been widely praised for his gift of drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions to create words of inspiration and wisdom for today. In To Bless the Space Between Us, his compelling blend of elegant, poetic language and spiritual insight offers readers comfort and encouragement on their journeys through life. O’Donohue looks at life’s thresholds—getting married, having children, starting a new job—and offers invaluable guidelines for making the transition from a known, familiar world into a new, unmapped territory. Most profoundly, however, O’Donohue explains “blessing” as a way of life, as a lens through which the whole world is transformed. O’Donohue awakens readers to timeless truths and shows the power they have to answer contemporary dilemmas and ease us through periods of change.
