About the Book Grandma was right. You’ve got to get the weeds by the roots, or they’ll just grow back. So too with deep-rooted anger. Moralistic efforts to be patient with your coworkers won’t cut it. Regret-riddled resolutions to stop yelling at your kids won’t last. You must rip out those angry roots. But is…
Pain and mistreatment are commonplace Pain and suffering have become so prevalent in our culture that it often gets overlooked. If we turn on the news every day, we hear of the brokenness of this world that we live in. We hear of the mistreatment of others daily. We watch people hurt and devalue even…
Anger and Stress Management God’s Way by Wayne Mack Anger and stress affect each of us every day—even if we aren’t feeling them ourselves, we come into contact with people who are. But their commonplace nature shouldn’t cause us to shrug them away. Anger and stress are both destroyers, and they must be controlled before…
Anger! Is it ever a problem in your home? Do your children ever speak to you in angry, disrespectful tones? Or do they fight between themselves? Have you ever lost your patience when dealing with an infuriating situation? If you honestly answered “yes” to any of those questions, you could use this book. Of course,…
Mastering Anger in Your Marriage This is such a helpful message on dealing with anger, that I wanted to share it with you. It is entitled, Killing Anger. It is written by John Piper. I hope it will bless you as it has blessed me. In marriage, anger rivals lust as a killer. My guess is that…
Uprooting Anger Do you struggle with anger, either in yourself or with others? Robert Jones has written an excellent book, Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem, on anger that you might want to read if you struggle in this area.  In this book, he gives three fundamental principles to try to identify whether you…
Jacob and Esau: A Journey of Reconciliation Introduction In our lives, we all experience broken relationships, whether with family, friends, or colleagues. These unresolved conflicts can linger for years, creating deep wounds and a sense of hopelessness. However, the Bible offers a message of hope and reconciliation through the gospel of Jesus Christ. This sermon…
Devotional: The Power of Listening: Transforming Conversations and Relationships In a world filled with noise, it’s easy to get caught up in conversations where we are more eager to speak than to listen. We often find ourselves rushing to respond, quick to defend, or hasty in giving our opinions. However, in James 1:19-20, God calls…
Devotional: The Tongue is a Fire The power of words is undeniable. As James vividly describes, the tongue, though small, holds immense influence. It has the capacity to bless or curse, to build up or tear down. Today’s devotional reminds us of the destructive potential of our words and challenges us to reflect on how…
Devotional: Bitterness is Destructive Bitterness is like a hidden root that slowly grows, unnoticed, but eventually spreads and infects everything around it. As believers, we are called to guard our hearts against this dangerous root. Bitterness doesn’t just harm the one who holds onto it—it spreads to others, causing damage in relationships and disrupting our…
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.
