THE NEVER ENDING EARTHLY STORY

 

THE NEVER ENDING EARTHLY STORY 

Romans [ISV] 12:1-2 I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is—what is proper, pleasing, and perfect. 

  From birth to death people live at various maturity levels. There is however no ultimate completely mature level for anyone . . . Jesus, God Incarnate, excepting. For all others, myself included, maturation is a journey; with progress determined by compliant effort, lack thereof, or deviation. This being something I discovered in primarily studying God’s Word, by the nudging by His Holy Spirit, dear Ann’s example and teaching, wise mentors, and John Bunyan’s PILGRIMS PROGRESS. And my stumbling immaturities.

  Lately, with my ongoing primary goal being mature development pleasing to the Lord and thereby helpful to others, I’ve been thoughtfully reading Biblical counselor June Hunt’s HOPE For The HEART series. At $1.99 each plus S&H I acquire the books from Christian Book Distributors, christianbook.com, is a good inexpensive source for Bibles, devotionals, etc.  1-800-247-4726 or POBox 7000 Peabody MA 01961-7000

  Thus far I’ve benefitted from prayerfully reading the topics highlighted in blue. Hopefully doing so will be manifested in exemplifying God’s first and second commandments.

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HOPE For The HEART, Biblical Christ-centered counseling by June Hunt.  4x7 inches, 96 pages each. Easy to read & understand. Each topical book is divided in four sections:  1. Definitions. 2. Characteristics. 3. Causes. 4. Solutions.

I’ve read the ones in blue and am going to read them all.

Adultery

Aging Well   

Alcohol & Drug Abuse     

Anger            

Anorexia & Bulimia

Boundaries

Bullying                                  

Caregiving   

Chronic Illness & Disability

Codependency                   

Conflict Resolution

Confrontation                                              

Considering Marriage

Critical Spirit                                                                          

Decision Making                

Depression 

Domestic Violence            

Dysfunctional Family

Envy & Jealousy

Fear               

Financial Freedom

Forgiveness

Friendship

 

 

 

 

 

Gambling

Grief              

Guilt               

Hope             

Loneliness   

Manipulation                      

Marriage      

Overeating  

Parenting

Perfectionism

Procrastination

Reconciliation                     

Rejection     

Self-Worth

Sexual Integrity                  

Singleness   

Spiritual Abuse                   

Stress            

Success Through Failure

Suicide Prevention

Trials

Verbal & Emotional Abuse

Victimization                                                 

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