What happens to your confidence and trust in God when you’re under stress? Do you struggle with complaining? Are you tempted to doubt? Psalm 63 is a beautiful psalm where David expresses quiet confidence in God’s presence, provision, and protection. He praised God because he knew he was safe in the hands of God. David…
Do you struggle with finding rest? Do you feel overwhelmed with the trials and troubles of this life? Do you feel tension and stress in your life? Psalm 62 is a psalm of David. He was probably forced to escape during the rebellion of his son, Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18). In this psalm, David is…
Does it feel like God is distant from you? Do you sense that you’re in danger and need His help and protection? What do you do in those times? To whom do you turn your cries and complaints? How do you respond to the overwhelming and distressing difficulties of your life? In this psalm, David…
Do you feel threatened by others? Do you find yourself under attack? This psalms marks an occasion of a military defeat for David. The psalmist laments the situation and asks God why He seemingly has rejected His people. David was away at war in the north, and Edom invaded Judah from the south. Where was…
We live in a wicked and broken world. There is so much pain and suffering that we all have to endure. In your trials, have you ever felt… Hunted Surrounded Threatened Accused Desperate Lonely? In your trials, have you often found yourself crying out to God for his help and support? Psalm 59 is a…
Need help controlling your emotions? Do you struggle with mastering your emotions? Do you find yourself getting overwhelmed by a flood of feelings? Here is a quick four-step method that will help you control the runaway emotions in your life. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the…
L4L 56 – Luke 2:25-35 – Simeon’s Prophecy ______________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and…
Luke 1:67-80 First Christmas Praise- Zechariah’s Song: The Benedictus ______________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions…
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.
