Our churches are emptying. Could it be because of wounding? Many people leave and don't look back because of being wounded by wounded people. Rank is no determinant of healing as wounding affects all levels and ages. Hurtful words, interactions, and behaviors are often due to unhealed emotional wounds. Jesus is concerned about the sheep that are runaway and those who stay in an unhealed condition, wounding others. The church cannot minister victory to others effectively if it is sick emotionally. To this end, Desiree has turned the lights on in hopes of facilitating victorious healing in the body of Christ. Let this book start the conversation and the healing that we might truly reflect victory and enjoy true unity and fellowship.
An insatiable need for sex and love. Periods of overeating or starving. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships. Does this sound painfully familiar? Trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel has seen these traits over and over in clients who feel trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors-and are unable to stop. Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact. In doing so, she destigmatizes the shame that comes with being under-mothered and misdiagnosed. McDaniel offers a healing path with powerful tools that include therapeutic interventions and lifestyle changes in service to healthy relationships. The constant search for mother love can be a lifelong emotional burden, but healing begins with knowing and naming what we are missing. McDaniel is the first clinician to identify Mother Hunger, which demystifies the search for love and provides the compass that each woman needs to end the struggle with achy, lonely emptiness, and come home to herself.
In the midst of so much pain and wounds in the world today, of which women are not spared, is the voice of God, saying out loud, "Let me heal you." While some wounds and pains are the result of what others did to us, some are self-inflicted. However the wounds come, they will get healed if we are willing to be healed. Our wounds and pains don't bring God joy. He hates it when we are being verbally, psychologically, physically, mentally, or emotionally abused. He is so concerned about us. Hebrews 4:15 says, "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses." God's will is for us to be in good health, be prosperous, and have a good relationship with him. It is almost impossible to go through life without having your moment of pain. What you do in such situations, how you react to those circumstances, matter. Will you, like some, resort to alcohol, sex, drugs, or other social vices to "ease" your pain? Or will you handle the pain the right way? This book will lead you to God's healing!
Hope and Healing Are at Hand Extraordinary emotional pain cries out for something more than a Band-Aid, a pat on the shoulder, or a greeting card cliché. When the wounds go deep, real help, honest encouragement, and tangible healing may be hard to locate. But it is there to find, and the search is worth the effort. Compassionate and experienced counselors Dr. Steve Stephens and Pam Vredevelt, LPC, have walked alongside women in pain for years—they’ve heard the stories, seen the tears, felt the pain, and entered into the devastation. They’ve also seen how wounded women can step out of darkness into hope, regain their feet, restart their lives, recover their energy, and even reclaim their joy. Real-life stories and proven, practical counsel serve as powerful tools to help you recover from past and present wounds, moving you into a new season of productive living. Hope Is Here “My pain is too deep for a Band-Aid.” “Will this heartache ever end?” “Why me?” Today is your day…a fresh season of living has arrived. Coming alongside as faithful friends, Dr. Steve Stephens and Pam Vredevelt meet you in the depths of your circumstances and uncover the pathway to healing. They offer an opportunity to regain your feet, restart your life, recover your energy, and reclaim your joy. These real-life testimonies and proven, practical counsel will guide you toward complete recovery and inspire you to press forward in newfound strength—not in spite of your wounds, but because of them. “I believe this is one of the most important books ever written for women. Every page is filled with nurturing wisdom and refreshing hope. At last, for every wounded woman, there is a pathway out of the hurt and pain.” -Alice Gray, author of Treasures for Women Who Hope, coauthor of The Worn Out Woman and The Walk Out Woman Story Behind the Book The authors are licensed therapists who see an enormous number of women struggling with the same basic issue: wounds that result from living in an imperfect world with imperfect people. “Some are great at hiding their wounds,” they say. “Others are so overwhelmed by them that they are unable to recover and bounce back. We consistently meet women with incredible potential who are stuck in emotional pain. Unable to move forward, their wounds block them from becoming all they can be. We want to help them work through the process of letting go of this pain and progress in healing. The abundant life Jesus promises will be theirs!”
Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from all walks of life to access memory and sift through the truth of their stories. This is not just a book for writers. Each one of us has a story, and understanding God's work in our stories is a vital part of our faith. Through the spiritual practice of writing, we can "remember" his acts among us, "declare his glory among the nations," and pass on to others what we have witnessed of God in this life: the mysterious, the tragic, the miraculous, the ordinary. With a companion video curriculum from RightNow Media, this is a "why not" book as opposed to a "how to" book. Leslie asks each of us an important question: "Why not learn to tell your story, in the context of the grander story of God?"
The most bizarre unsolved murder mystery in Tampa Bay history. That's how newscasters describe the true story surrounding the 1977 death of Dunedin Florida business and family man, Robert John Dirscherl Sr. Police called it suicide, but the facts and physical evidence indicated otherwise. Then the family receives an anonymous deathbed confession letter sixteen years after the mysterious death, and their amazing quest to uncover the truth begins. Twenty years after a shotgun ended Dirscherls life, TV producers air the story on NBCs Unsolved Mysteries, hoping to generate new leads. Did the dead man himself provide clues from the other side? Was the information passed on by a psychic stranger on a train really implying God was involved the whole time? This amazing quest for truth and justice may cause you to experience the quick chill or unexpected tear as you discover along the way one of the most fantastic and touching true stories you'll ever read.
For readers of all ages who enjoyed the creative geniuses of J. R. R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks and C. S. Lewis, "The Legacy of Shandar" is an epic tale of classic fantasy and adventure, a compelling sword-and-dagger novel which will fascinate both die-hard fans and new readers alike!"There is chaos in the world. Evil is no longer punished, nor good rewarded: success is only for the strong, and failure strikes down the weak. This is the most terrible truth of our age.'This is a story about the fabled city of Shandar, its Five Great Houses and its struggle against a unrelenting evil threatening to destroy all life in the land of Handaar.As the city stands against the enemy, a fellowship of envoys embarks on a perilous journey, driven by perhaps the most difficult mission of all: bridge centuries of mistrust and hostilities with the other great civilizations of the land and unite them against the armies of darkness in the THIRD DOMINON WAR.
Jacqueline T. Flowers is Pastor of Time of Celebration Ministries Church, Inc. in Houston, Texas. She shares the Word of God with boldness and conviction. In Woman Be Whole, Jacqueline gives God the glory for healing her emotionally and positioning her as a complete woman. After ministering to wounded women, the Spirit of God directed her to share her message in a book so that women throughout the world could experience the healing power of God and the highest form of life, regardless of the tragedies of the past. How is it possible for any man or woman, brutally battered, broken, and bewildered, to experience wholeness? Jacqueline reveals how God can take the most shattered lives and bring them from fear to faith, from defeat to victory, and from brokenness to wholeness. Perhaps you have thought that success in life could never be possible after being molested, raped, battered, and divorced. Can a person truly recover and be a total human being again? The decision to be whole is up to the individual. No person has to settle for the trauma of abuse. No situation is beyond the ability of God to heal. The "Word of God" makes the significant difference. You don't have to allow the effects of the past to govern how you live today. You can be elevated from bondage to freedom as you experience the transforming power of God. This book is written for the woman who dares to be whole and the man who dares to see women whole. The plight of the woman will always affect the success of man. You (whether male or female) will never be the same after reading Woman Be Whole. Jacqueline daily enjoys victory, as she fulfills her roles as Pastor, wife, and mother. She is also the author of In His Presence, Fashioned for His Glory, Women in Ministry, Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, and Where Are the Men?.
For many years, author Deborah Leigh Alexander lived in denial. It was hard for her to understand how the emotional abuse she suffered during her childhood affected her adult life. In this memoir, Alexander takes a step back and relives her childhood in order to break free of the emotional bondage and to forgive, heal, and grow. A Wounded Daughter’s Survival recounts her personal and family history and comes to terms with the dysfunction that permeated her relationship with her parents. Alexander narrates how she lived through many damaging and sometimes violent encounters in her formative years, including overwhelming feelings of rejection by her parents. Using personal anecdotes to illustrate how God has worked in her life, she shares her experiences with her faith and how she found comfort and guidance in the Bible and through prayer. This true and personal account sheds light on how emotional abuse truly damages lives. By sharing her experiences of survival, discovery, and healing, Alexander provides hope that a functional future is indeed possible.
In her speaking engagements, Fish encounters much unresolved pain that women experience because of disappointment and seemingly unanswered prayer. Divorce, the death of a loved one, and emotional strain plunge many into a state "in which they cannot seem to recover hope". Fish weaves Biblical wisdom with detailed case studies to lead women through a gradual process of restoration.
