During "Finding Joy In A Messy Life: Living with & Loving a Depressed Husband" you’ll discover: • The one foundational truth that will never let you down. • 5 keys to staying sane while living with insanity. • The most important mindset for making it through the roughest seasons. • 3 verses to keep in your purse (and on your heart). • The most shockingly sad realities about this type of journey, and how to forgive. • What to do when you cannot figure out what to do. • 4 insider secret...
Posted by Carole Leathem on 06/21/2021
The word "Fear Not" appears 365 times in the Bible. This means that every day in a year, you can take one pill of "Fear Not" knowing and trusting that God is with you always because it's His promise to you and He is a good Father. These eight (8) ways will help you to live a fearless life. You can be fearless and brave when you put your hope and trust in God! Fear and anxiety can last for a short time and then pass, but they can also last much longer and you can get stuck with them. In some cases they can take over your life, affecting your ability to eat,...
Posted by Mycel Acquaah-Mensah on 06/01/2021
Do you ever wrestle with feelings of discouragement and negative self-talk? I've created this FREE resource to help -- Calm Confidence: Silencing the Voice of Negativity and Self-Defeat. ...
Posted by Donna Amidon on 05/03/2021
Kristin is a contributing author to the new She Writes for Him: Stories of Resilient Faith. It’s not often we speak about abortion, shame, betrayal, depression, anxiety, and loss in our circles of faith. It can be uncomfortable as we try to reconcile why a good God allows suffering and pain. Life is messy, and yet we need not silence these stories. She Writes For Him: Stories of Resilient Faith is written by brave women who have boldly ventured out to tell their hard stories. These resilient women have found that God can be trusted in the midst of difficult and tragic circumstances. They...
Posted by Kristin Clouse on 05/07/2020
Kristin Clouse, a sexual abuse survivor, shares her story, and her professional experience as a licensed mental health counselor, to walk with women through the healing and restoration process. Includes study questions, moments of reflection, and creative activities. For use by individuals, counselors, or in a small group setting. Size – 8.5 x 11 Workbook size gives plenty of space within the book to complete study questions and activities. One out of three to four women is sexually abused within her lifetime. Though we are all created to flourish and grow, sexual abuse leaves us broken,...
Posted by Kristin Clouse on 05/07/2020
You can't eliminate stress, but you can learn to control stress before it controls you. Mary Southerland transforms the promises of the Twenty-third Psalm into easy-to-implement, practical steps that will hand you the keys to stress management. Imagine facing each day knowing how to: Take charge of anxiety-filled moments in order to manage and control your stress level.Maximize your physical energy and decrease stress levels by eating the right foods.Choose the correct attitude toward your job in order to be successful in your work.Respond correctly to anger, fear, and depression with healthy...
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
Over 27,000 people have finished this plan on the YouVersion Bible App. When was the last time you felt well-rested? Can’t think of one? That’s because most of us suffer from fatigue and insufficient sleep! But this is not what God intends for your life. The Bible speaks even to our need for rest. Cheri Strange examines this biblical need, the cost of not resting, and provides strategies to implement into your daily life for learning to rest well in Christ. ...
Posted by Cheri Strange on 01/08/2019
In this six-week Bible study on the Book of Joshua, we will join God’s people as they arrive on the edge of the promised land only to find themselves in hostile territory, faced with fear and uncertainty. As we dig into the story of how Joshua and the Israelites claimed God’s promised victory, we’ll discover that winning the worry battle requires more than having faith; it requires learning to fight in faith! Following their bold, courageous footprints, we’ll learn how to fight in faith as we internalize God’s promises, draw strength from God’s faithfulness,...
Posted by Barb Roose on 01/30/2018
Many Christians do not have a full understanding of what it means to fight the good fight of faith. They try to live by faith but in the face of everyday trials and failures, they find themselves disillusioned and discouraged, wondering if they have done something wrong or if living by faith only works for others. The problem for most is simply a lack of understanding regarding what faith is and how it works. This book, inspired by the Book of Joshua, reviews three tools a person can develop to Fight In Faith: 1) embracing God’s promises, 2) courage and commitment under pressure and 3)...
Posted by Barb Roose on 01/30/2018
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers provides crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night. No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll...
These cards are meant to help build a bridge between what we say we believe and the way we actually live. It’s nearly impossible to stop rising panic, anxiety, or anger in the heat of the moment. We have to back up and retrain our hearts beforehand to respond correctly to the things we’d like to control. As Control Girls, we need to meditate on truths that help settle our hearts. Then, when we face situations which would ordinarily send us into a Control Girl tailspin our hearts more readily fly to the truth. Available for FREE download at ControlGirl.com Also Available for...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Little fights with your husband and kids. Unhappiness when things don’t match your version of perfect. Tension, anger, fear, anxiety–it all begins with a heart that craves control. When your perspective of how life should go replaces God’s, you doom your quest for security, peace, and joy before it even starts. Thankfully, there is a better way. Join Shannon as she shares what she has discovered about her own control struggles and about God from studying seven Control Girls in the Bible. Whether it was Eve’s desire to know instead of trust, Sarah’s inability...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017