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Jesus is your model and example on how to deal with every crisis and circumstance. You were never created to react to your circumstances! It’s easy to do, and we all fall prey to that mindset. Whether it’s personally or globally, we want to immediately react in knee-jerk fashion to the crises we are experiencing. The problem is we start to pray from a place of crisis, fear, and anxiety. When you know who the Father is and what He says about what you are going through, you can pray from a place of confidence. You can stand strong, even when everything seems to be shaking around you. ...

Persecution is what one receives for loving the Lord and for serving him as he ought to be served. Persecution is a must for all who are true to the Lord. There is no way by which they can run away from it and remain true to their Lord.

Grief can be so debilitating that it blinds you to God's presence. Many who grieve struggle to face the sudden loss, much less embrace it and rest in it. In this remarkably honest book, Sharon Betters tells us the story of her teenage son's sudden death in a car accident. Excerpts from Sharon's journal express her raw grief, anger, and hunger to understand how God can be good and loving and still take away her youngest child. Sharon Betters draws listeners to a passage from Isaiah that carries God's promise to provide treasures for his people in the very midst of darkness and trouble.

God created everything, including you. You are cherished by God. You are a priority to God. God loves you, and He is with you right now. Receive the One who made you. Abide and rest in Him. Allow The Sound of Light to comfort and embrace you with God’s love.

Once you have lived inside the world of grief, you are never the same. Your heart beats differently, and your tears flow more often. Your love increases for your circle of people. You learn the sacredness of holding space for grief and the impact it has on you physically, spiritually, and emotionally. To ignore grief is a dangerous act. If you pretend it doesn’t exist, grief will take your mind, body, and soul to places you don’t want to go. I humbly pray that this little book will serve you in some way as you walk this path of grief or hold hands with those who are brokenhearted.

Cast Down but Not Destroyed reveals the 25-year journey of a 22-year-old man who loses his left leg above the knee to senseless gun violence on the streets of Philadelphia. The story chronicles, in vivid detail, his experiences within the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Buckle up for a bumpy blessing of a ride. Cast down into the sepsis of denial, depression, and stinking thinking; tossed and toiled through an abyss of anger and embarrassment; finally, learning to love the enemy of the inner him as himself.

Was That You, God? is first person past tense. There comes a time when everyone questions God's existence. For the author her time came with the passing of her husband. In two weeks time she lost her husband, rental property, and endured another major flood. She would pray and search for Gods answer to her prayers through the grieving process, the emotional, and financial hardships. Her journey took her to the last place she ever considered looking for God. And there she found him!

I felt like the world ended when my spouse passed away… Are you overwhelmed with sadness since losing your loved one? Or do you want to help a grieving friend frozen in their sorrow? The death of a loved one rocks the foundation of your faith. You begin to question God's love and power. You find it hard to attend church services because you feel so different. And reading your bible or praying feels impossible. A Simple Plan for Grieving Is it possible to get past the tears and experience happiness again after your spouse’s death? Yes, friend, it is. You can move forward and find purpose...

Self-Surrender shows how a theology emerges out of the Rhineland-Flemish spirituality of (Rhineland mystics) Meister Eckhart, Johannes Tauler, Henry Suso, the Frankfurt Priest, and John Ruusbroec that shines life-giving light on the mystery of suffering. From the books and sermons of these pastors, Bjorkman developed Ten Ways to Suffer Well in Union with God: surrender, pray, yield, imitate, co-suffer, participate, love, accept, empathize, and unite, which flesh out the meaning and significance of suffering in new and edifying ways.

In the midst of his sore trial, Job did something extraordinary, something amazing, something wonderful, something that very few ever think about or realize that they can do, that they should do…Job gave God glory.

When a woman becomes pregnant, miscarriage is usually the furthest thing from her mind. Her time is spent dreaming of the day she will finally cradle her newborn baby in her arms. Such was the case for Jessalyn Hutto when she became pregnant with her first baby. But as is all too common, the precious life she carried came to an abrupt end before those dreams ever became a reality.

Kaitlyn Odom Fiedler was eight years old when she woke up alone in a hospital room, the victim of a horrible car accident that claimed the lives of six of her family members as they traveled on their way to vacation at the beach. Left with only one living brother, young Kaitlyn was left with the question, "What now?"

Everyone will die. Yet we rarely talk about death or what comes after death. One reason is that we don't know what the Scripture says about the coming glory. How do we get to a point of joyful anticipation? Knowing God's promises! In The Coming Glory: Hope Now for Life after Death, Dr. Swets clearly presents the promises in Scripture about life after death - promises that answer seven common concerns of those facing their own death or that of a loved one.

Align your life with the values and lessons taught by Jesus and start walking the path to happiness, peace, and faith!

Physical suffering can feel a lot like walking through fog. Pain consumes you until you feel lost, unable to feel your way out of the mess. You may even lose sight of God amidst your suffering. But through it all, you are seen, known, and loved. We can be confident that our God is good and He has a plan to redeem our losses. Through the Fog is a six-week journey through the issues surrounding physical suffering, healing, and God’s nature.

God's Blueprint for a Restored Marriage From the ashes of a shattered marriage covenant, God wove a tapestry of redemption. After seven years in the wilderness of divorce, Jackie and Ronnie Calloway were divinely reconciled, their hearts aflame with determination to build a marriage on the bedrock of God's truth. For nearly 25 years, their union blazed as a beacon of Christ's love, illuminating the path for countless others. In this intimate account, Jackie unveils: The miraculous orchestration of their reunion Secrets that kept their love burning bright through life's seasons ...

This narrative of true love, sudden death, and authentic faith involves Lee, a golden California boy who becomes an air force fighter pilot, and Tina, a Midwestern girl turned air force nurse. Their lives are tragically interrupted when Lee, husband and father of their two children, dies suddenly.

Have you ever had a near-death encounter? Perhaps you have seen glimpses of heaven or hell. "I Almost Died," is a book collaboration by Kimberly Moses and eight co-authors. They will share their life-changing testimonies that will cause you to gain a greater appreciation of life. Each author brings a unique perspective about life, health, death, and eternity. People die every day, but not many are blessed with another chance at life to share their experiences how they overcome the spirit of death. As you read the pages of "I Almost Died," you will learn lessons to not repeat the authors' ...

Healing Hearts: A Guide to Coping with Pet Loss tenderly navigates the depths of grief with compassion and insight for those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. Author Jameson Evan Salas shares his own experience, reminding us that it's normal to struggle, to ache, and to yearn for one more moment with our non-human.

"Write that book. Love God and Isabelle." Amy Lyon took her orders seriously, and in this transformative memoir, the author takes listeners on a gut-level journey as she shuffles (less than perfectly) through postpartum depression, the tragedy of losing an infant, and intense anger toward God - all while asking the question that plagues so many of us: What on earth am I here for? In time, she proves that - buried beneath the thick layers of sorrow - hope and joy can exist...even if you refuse to believe.