Tag: Encouragement and Lay Counseling
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Gods Strength For Hard Times
$17.99Add to cartTake hold of God’s strength to carry you through the hard seasons and storms of life.
“Life has its share of joys and laughter-but we also know life’s road is often very rough. Temptations assail us; people disappoint us; illness and age weaken us; tragedies and sorrows ambush us; evil and injustice overpower us. As long as we look only at circumstances, life will be very hard, but when we depend upon His strength and guidance, God will bring peace in the midst of the storms.” -Billy Graham
When you feel weak or discouraged, you don’t have to face your problems alone! There is infinite power and support awaiting you in Jesus. In this beautiful book filled with inspiring photography, God’s Strength for Hard Times draws on the words of Billy Graham and the Bible to offer you comfort and hope.
This book is perfect for you or someone you love who is:
*Going through a difficult season
*Dealing with grief, loneliness, or loss
*Looking for a stronger faith, a more-focused purpose, or contentment
*Needing encouragement as they face the unknownNo matter what challenges or uncertainties you’re experiencing, God’s strength is available to you. With these encouraging reminders from beloved evangelist and author Billy Graham, and with a foreword from his son, Franklin Graham, God’s Strength for Hard Times will comfort your spirit and lead you to a hopeful future.
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When The Hurt Wont Heal
$13.99Add to cartIn a society that emphasizes the importance of good health, those living with constant pain, unending fatigue, depression, or a host of other never-ending physical and mental symptoms struggle to accept the providence of God in their illness and the limitations that illness brings. It’s easy to become so consumed with the physical nature of your illness that you fail to see the most important impact is spiritual.
Svensson knows from personal experience how hard it is to navigate the spiritual, emotional, and relational challenges that arise when living with an ongoing ailment. He shares what he’s learned about God’s comfort and care through his struggles. If you are navigating life with chronic illness, When the Hurt Won’t Heal will help you find the path to growing in faith despite the pain, fear, or darkness you may be experiencing.
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When Parents Feel Like Failures
$13.99Add to cartParents often struggle with four deeply distressing emotions: fear, guilt, shame, and regret. Many parents feel resigned to the fact that these emotions will always just be a part of our experience. But Lauren Whitman, a counselor and mother, helps parents see Jesus’s compassion and receive the comfort he offers them in their distress.
While many resources help parents grow in how they parent, few help parents with addressing feelings about unrealistic expectations, perceived mistakes, and supposed failings. When Parents Feel Like Failures is an encouraging, grace-centered book that helps us see ourselves and the Lord more accurately.
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Struggling With Body Image
$13.99Add to cartEveryone has a body image, and whether from society’s influence or age-related changes, most people battle a negative one. In a world with confusing messages about the body and social media’s promotion of unattainable standards for thinness or muscularity, it’s difficult to think well about our bodies. Greer, a counselor and fitness trainer with a firsthand understanding of body image struggles, helps readers reject negative messages and embrace a biblical vision for thinking about our bodies.
Because our bodies matter to God, it’s important that his Word, not the world we live in, informs how we view our physical selves. Struggling with Body Image helps believers develop a biblical understanding of the body that is foundational for a God-honoring body image.
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I Prayed And Nothing Changed
$13.99Add to cartSte Casey addresses the disappointment that comes when life seems to go from bad to worse despite our fervent prayers for change.
When pain and disappointment shrink our world to the size of what’s troubling us, we can easily miss what’s right in front of us-our God and his daily grace. Pastor and counselor Ste Casey reminds readers that although our worries, fears, and suffering can fill our mind’s eye, the truth is that God is still watching, keeping, caring, hearing, and speaking to us.
I Prayed and Nothing Changed will challenge you to be honest as you talk to God about your struggles in our messed-up world. Casey points readers to see all that God is doing, even when he seems distant, and encourages readers with specific ways we can see God at work in the silence.
*Practical, accessible, spiritual guidance on disappointment with prayer written by a pastor and experienced counselor.
*Part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions.
*Gives readers the tools to understand their struggle with waiting on change and how the gospel brings hope and healing.
*Compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press’s popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader.
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Grieving With Hope
$6.25Add to cartAre you facing a great loss? Perhaps a loved one or close friend has died. Great love brings great sorrow, and healthy sorrow recognizes the immensity of loss. But when death and loss come close, the temptation toward despair and hopelessness is often not far behind.
Author Randy Alcorn encourages you to go to God with all your sorrows and to remember that Jesus, your Good Shepherd, walks with you-a suffering Savior who is well acquainted with sorrow. No one can bypass grief, but you don’t walk this dark valley alone. Jesus will lead you, and he guarantees that death is not the end and Heaven awaits. In Grieving with Hope, Randy gives perspective and practical advice to help readers on the grieving journey, so that in time, your grief will be accompanied by joy and hope.
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Filled With Dread
$6.25Add to cartDo you ever get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach in anticipation of something you don’t want to face? This sense of foreboding and apprehension is called dread. It could be about an upcoming life change, a conflict to resolve, a difficult task, or a looming diagnosis, but whatever the situation is, you wish you could avoid it at all costs.
Experienced counselor Jayne V. Clark explains that instead of being filled with alarm or trying to run away from hardship, we can face dread by faith. Jesus, who experienced the ultimate dread of the cross, shows us how to turn to our Father in heaven and trust his good purposes for us. We can walk securely in his peace because he is fighting for us and walks with us every step of the way.
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Postpartum Depression : Hope For A Hard Season
$6.25Add to cartMany new mothers experience what some call postpartum “baby blues”-a short period of feeling sad, irritable, anxious, and overwhelmed. But what happens when those feelings worsen as the newborn weeks go by? What help is there for you when sleepless nights, harassing thoughts, and unpredictable moods disrupt your life and drain your joy? Is there any hope to be had in such a hard season?
Biblical counselor and mom Christine Chappell knows the difficulty of suffering through postpartum depression. With empathetic care, she offers you biblical encouragement and practical counsel that addresses the many facets of this affliction-including your exhausted body, your overwhelming emotions, your troubled mind, and your burdened spirit. As you read, you’ll be guided through prayers that help you to engage your fears and doubts with the Good Shepherd. Even in this unwelcome darkness, God in his steadfast love will meet and sustain you.
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Persevering Power : Encouragement For When You’re Oppressed By Life
$18.99Add to cartLife is filled with challenges. We might be weary and overwhelmed by the world around us. Whether we are facing personal struggles or working against unjust circumstances, it can feel like the odds are against us. Does God care? How can we carry on?
There is hope for us because God is a God of justice who cares for people in distress. Bruce Strom shows how those facing difficulties can receive God’s power to persevere. By looking to God’s perspective and purpose, we can find direction for what God has in store for us. He transforms our understanding of the past and gives us resources to renew our souls and find fresh strength to continue on. Strom shares how God has been active in his life and in others’, encouraging us with examples of how lives can change and things can be different.
If you’re running on empty and are tired from the fight, discover the persevering power God has for you.
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When Religion Hurts You
$19.99Add to cartReligious trauma is something that happens far more often than most people realize.
In When Religion Hurts You, Dr. Laura Anderson takes an honest look at a side of religion that few like to talk about. Drawing from her own life and therapy practice, she helps readers understand what religious trauma is and isn’t, and how high-control churches can be harmful and abusive, often resulting in trauma. She shows how elements of fundamentalist church life–such as fear of hell, purity culture, corporal punishment, and authoritarian leaders–can cause psychological, relational, physical, and spiritual damage.
As she explores the growing phenomenon of religious trauma, Dr. Anderson helps readers embark on a journey of living as healing individuals and finding a new foundation to stand on. Recognizing that healing is a lifelong rather than a linear process, she offers markers of healing for those coming out of painful religious experiences and hope for finding wholeness after religious trauma.
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Here Today Ghosted Tomorrow
$6.99Add to cartGet the practical tools, psychology, and hope to deal with ghosting and the tumultuous emotions that follow in this easy-to-read handbook by Dr. Gregory Jantz! With Here Today, Ghosted Tomorrow, you will learn:
*What ghosting is and why it matters
*Why people “ghost” (and why it hurts so much)
*The 7 damaging effects of ghosting (betrayal, rejection, mental health issues, and more)
*How to regain hope and heal any pain and abandonmentWas it something I said? What did I do wrong? How can I fix this? If a friend or loved one has ever ghosted you, the pain can sting like deep wound. But you can overcome this grief, even without the closure you might think you need. Enjoy having:
*Real, relatable stories
*Definitions, statistics, and easy-to-understand summaries
*Tried and tested psychological and spiritual advice
*Encouraging scriptures to healHas someone in your life cut off all communication with you, abruptly and without explanation, leaving you feeling hurt, abandoned, and perplexed? Without a word, they just stopped responding to your phone calls or texts? Maybe you’ve been blocked on social media or no longer see them at church or the office? Ghosting hurts, and it casts a showdown of doubt and uncertainty upon your sense of self-worth. But there’s hope in resilience and healing.
Get Practical Advice on What To Do If You’ve Been Ghosted
Featuring helpful checklists and research in an easy-to-read format, Jantz’s Here Today, Ghosted Tomorrow doesn’t just give you basic, one-size-fits-all explanations. This handy resource gives you detailed, step-by-step tools and encouragement to grow stronger and more resilient in your current and future relationships. Gain practical tips like:
*10 ways to deal with rejection
*What to do if a ghoster reappears in your life (what to say, and how to protect yourself)
*How to evaluate whether or not you should reconnect
*Know if there are ever healthy reasons to ghost someone
*And more!Enjoy Having the Tools to Grow and Become More Resilient
You don’t have to just move from one toxic relationship to another! You can gain the skills and tools to find friendships that are healthy, nurturing, and positive. When you leave the negativity behind, you will also be equipped with simple tools to build safe and trusted relationships built on mutual support. Some of these tools include:
*5 steps to recover from a toxic relationship
*10 signs someone has a good heart
*7 ways to invest in h -
Deep Waters Of The Disciple
$12.99Add to cartDo you feel as if you’re drowning? As if between waves of doubt, despair, and grief, you’re struggling to stay afloat? Perhaps it’s a crisis in your marriage, the loss of a loved one, or financial problems that threaten to sink you. Maybe you’re facing shame or a scary illness. You’re clinging to life in desperation and tempted to ask: where is God in this?
You’re not alone. When Peter started to sink in deep waters, he called out to Jesus. Jesus’s strong hand held him fast. He was in control of the storm all along.
With pastoral compassion, Michael Cassidy comforts people facing deep waters of many kinds. He has lived through over 85 years of life’s ups and downs, including battling Leukemia. He shares stories of colleagues and people he has counselled who testify to God walking them through unimaginable trials.
Michael provides insight into specific types of suffering, including:
*Disease and Illness
*Doubt
*Despair and Depression
*Marriage Troubles
*BereavementWhen everything is shaken, you can ground yourself in the biblical wisdom of Deep Waters of the Disciple. Not only will this volume help you with your own challenges, but it will equip you to understand and help others with theirs.