As Silver Refined
As Silver Refined

Author: Kay Arthur

Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Published: 1999-10

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1578560640

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What Can You Do When Life Doesn't Turn Out Like You Planned? How do you respond when your husband or wife tramples your emotions? When your boss fires you unexpectedly? When you lose your life's savings? When the child you've loved and prayed for turns his back on you and your values? When disappointments like these smash their way into your life, you may want to scream, "How could God let this happen?" But what if God didn't just "let it happen"? What if the things you call disappointments are really His appointments--events He is using to make you more like Christ? What if your circumstances are actually the flames of His grace, intended to melt and burn away the undesirable elements in your life, leaving you pure and radiant--like refined silver? You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them. Life's disappointments can send you on a dangerous downward spiral into discouragement, depression, or even despair. But in this eye-opening book, Kay Arthur guides you to biblical truths that will help you break that cycle and instead embrace disappointment as the cleansing fire God uses to make you--as silver refined--a reflection of His goodness. Now includes a 16 week Bible study!

Two Minutes in the Bible for Men
Two Minutes in the Bible for Men

Author: Boyd Bailey

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0736965327

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What is the true meaning of success in your work, at home, and in your other relationships? What does "finishing well" mean for you? How can you be confident you will one day hear the Lord say to you, "Well done, good and faithful servant"? The answers to life's most important questions are found in Scripture and highlighted in these down-to-earth daily readings for men. You'll find the wisdom and inspiration you need to grow in your personal character and connect with God in every area of your life. Each brief devotion includes a short passage of Scripture, a brief reflection, a question to help you remember the message and take appropriate action, and a short list of related Scripture references for further study. Start each day with just two minutes in the Bible and enjoy the adventure of living as a man of God today.

Don't Limit God
Don't Limit God

Author: Andrew Wommack

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1680313444

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God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...

Rich Wounds
Rich Wounds

Author: David Mathis

Publisher: The Good Book Company

Published: 2022-02-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1784986887

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Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.

Understanding the Christian Walk
Understanding the Christian Walk

Author: Caffie Wilson Ruiz

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-06-30

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1453565396

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Understanding the Christian walk is a book of encouragement. It explains some of the main reasons why Christians struggle with their faith and fail to standout in our society as the “light” God has called us to be. It provides a clear explanation of Christianity and its importance as well as gives a unique and accurate biblical interpretation of the faith. The book encourages believers as well as non-believers to seek God and provides a full proof way of successfully living the true Christian life. The book encourages all to take a moment to look over their life, their beliefs and their current purpose for existing then test Christianity. Not by listening to others interpretation but reading and getting a clear understanding of God’s Word on your own. Many Christians live a life that does not represent the faith. This often times discourage would be believers. However, this book brings to light many of the obstacles that prevent righteous living and provides solutions to overcoming those obstacles. Using scripture, readers will discover that God still loves them and wants a relationship with them. He is willing to forgive and direct all who seek Him, back on the “straight and narrow path”. Understanding the Christian Walk reminds those who have lost their way that it is not too late to return. The Author shares personal struggles with her own Christian walk and without judging, describes behaviors that are not consistent with the Word of God and provides scripture to back it up. The book shows how we get caught up in situations that lead us away from the teachings of God. Understanding the Christian Walk, takes the reader on an interesting biblical journey in order to motivate the reader to take the time to meet the One that is the only friend you will ever need and is the only One with the key to true love and happiness. It answers some of those who, what when, where, why and how questions, that makes Christianity a mystery.

You Have Worth
You Have Worth

Author: Pearline Robinson

Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.

Published: 2021-09-27

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 1638143048

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God designed you to soar like an eagle to make your nest among the stars. He pushes His children to soar with confidence to rise above our level of thinking. When we begin our spiritual walk, He teaches us how to fly as the mother eagle does with her eaglets until they are ready to leave the nest. She teaches them how to fly by pushing them to the edge of the cliff to shove them off. Then the father eagle soars after to catch and bring them back to the cliff until they can fly on their own. Rise high as an eagle soar ahead to meet the storms. Do not allow distractions to stop you from achieving the eternal glory. Know that God is pulling out of you what He placed inside of you prior to your conception. In God, you have worth and the capability to rise above your circumstance. For God said, “What I have placed in you is greatness. Do not be afraid to spread your wings to reach the plateau God has in store for you.” Soar in victory over the challenges faced along the way with the assurance that you are not a victim but an overcomer. Soar, my children, the world is waiting for your arrival.

When God Weeps
When God Weeps

Author: Joni Eareckson Tada

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0310238358

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A practical and deeply biblical investigation of the problem of pain and a hopeful portrait of a God who weeps with us.

No More Faking Fine
No More Faking Fine

Author: Esther Fleece Allen

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0310344778

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Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.

You Can Never Satisfy a Woman
You Can Never Satisfy a Woman

Author: Robert Gonzalez

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2022-04-08

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1665537779

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You Can Never Satisfy A Woman is about many things in a woman’s life that happens. The story is about a woman the way she thinks, speaks and do things. These experiences, thoughts and research I have learned growing up to adulthood about woman or women. A woman mind can change anytime, so you have to be ready.

Gospel-Centered Discipleship
Gospel-Centered Discipleship

Author: Jonathan K. Dodson

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2012-03-31

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1433530244

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Reflecting on the practice of disciple making in young adult, college, graduate, and local church contexts, Jonathan Dodson has discerned some common pitfalls. For many, discipleship is reduced to a form of religious performance before God. For others, it devolves into spiritual license and a loose adherence to spiritual facts. Both approaches distort biblical motivations for Christian obedience and are in need of reform. By explaining various motivations for discipleship, Dodson charts a biblically faithful, grace-driven alternative. Additionally, he provides a practical model for creating gospel-centered discipleship groups—small, reproducible, missional, gender-specific groups of believers that fight for faith together. This book blends both theology and practice to inspire and equip Christians to effectively fight sin, keep Jesus central, and make gospel-centered discipleship a way of life. Both new and growing Christians will learn to trust the gospel in community as they fight together for holiness as well as how to start gospel-centered community groups in any local church.