Biblical Strategies for Dealing With Depression During the Holidays The holiday season can bring joy and happiness for many people, but for those dealing with depression, it can be an incredibly difficult time of year. With the hustle and bustle of the season seemingly everywhere, it can be hard to find a moment of peace…
There are so many of us today who are struggling with this heaviness. It just weighs us down. So many problems…so much pain We fight it, and then we give in to it. We lose hope. We lose contentment. All that Christian contentment doesn’t feel like it’s real for some of us. For those who…
Learning to Hope in God (Psalm 42) When hope is gone, people are discouraged, despondent, and dismayed. In Psalm 42, we hear of the deep despair and struggles with depression by the psalmist. We hear in the psalm a series of complaints mingled with trust. Throughout the ages, we read of some of the godliest…
Overwhelmed? Feeling Helpless and Hopeless? What happens when you are overwhelmed by a power greater than yourself? All human efforts fail. You turn in on yourself. You feel helpless and hopeless, which leads to despair and fear. You need deliverance. Know this for certain: Jesus can deliver you! Mark 4:35-5:20 – Jesus Can Deliver You…
“I Don’t Get It”: Learning Contentment in Discouraging Times Practical Steps to Conquer Your Discontentment and Discouragement 1. He Ceased the emotional spiral – identify the feelings you are having – name them (vs. 14-15) 2. He started to think about Community – focus on your responsibilities and relationships with God and others…
Does God seem distant to you? Do you ever wonder if God has turned His back on you? In Psalm 9 through 12, David describes a steady pattern of trials and troubles because of various enemies. In Psalm 13, David attributes his suffering to a singular enemy. The enemy that David is referencing may be…
About the Book No matter what you may be facing, God is there to help you. This message resonates throughout this encouraging, powerful resource designed to help readers struggling with rejection, guilt, fear, depression, temptation, disappointment, personal crises, and more. As readers realize God is always near, they will begin to… face crises with confidence…
If You Look at the World, You’ll be Distressed
Do You Want to be Guilt Free? Show Notes Step 1: Understand the Problem – Observation and Identification of the Problem (PROBLEM) 1. Introduction – What is Guilt? a. Guilt lives in the courtroom where you stand alone before the judge. It says, “You are responsible for wrongdoing and legally answerable.”…
We Do Not Lose Heart 2 Corinthians 4:1–18 Outline How do we conquer a disheartened spirit? Focus on the mercy of God in your Salvation Service Suffering The Mercy of God in our Salvation Fighting Discouragement 2 Corinthians 4:1 ESV Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart….
When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.
Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.
Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.
One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.
The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.
There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.
Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.
Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.
Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.
Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.
