
Book Recommendations
Reading can be a powerful tool for healing and growth, and I often recommend books to my clients to support their journey. Below are some of my favorite books, which I believe can be helpful to anyone seeking personal development or guidance.
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Anxiety
God doesn’t want you to live with worry and anxiety. And when you understand that He has a good plan for you, you can experience the life-changing peace He offers. Join Joyce on this journey to overcome anxiety and discover how you can have a God-centered, peace-filled life you enjoy every day.
Friendship
In Find Your People, bestselling author Jennie Allen draws on fascinating insights from science and history, timeless biblical truth, and vulnerable stories from her own life to help you:
• overcome the barriers to making new friends and learn to initiate with easy-to-follow steps
• find simple ways to press through awkward to get to authentic in conversations
• understand how conflict can strengthen relationships rather than destroy them
• identify the type of friend you are and the types of friends you need
• learn the five practical ingredients you need to have the type of friends you’ve always longed for
Courage
Embrace your identity as God's beloved, step out of your own brokenness, and bring hope to a darkened world.
You have a calling to fulfill. Are you ready to take the risk of moving past your past to fulfill it? Christine Caine faced hurdles that seemed insurmountable--abuse, abandonment, and the loss of a child. Yet she decided to answer God's call on her life no matter where it would lead her. Many times, the only thing that kept her going was knowing that she was God's beloved. She was God's chosen. Secure in those truths, she moved beyond her pain so she could live the adventure of bringing God's light and love to others around the world.
In this updated and expanded edition of her bestselling book, Undaunted,Christine challenges you to embrace the reality of God's love so you can speak it to others as you live out your own unique calling.
Toxic Thought Patterns
Are your thoughts holding you captive? I’ll never be good enough. Other people have better lives than I do. God couldn’t really love me. Jennie Allen knows what it’s like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don’t have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns.
In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie inspires and equips us to transform our emotions, our outlook, and even our circumstances by taking control of our thoughts. Our enemy is determined to get in our heads to make us feel helpless, overwhelmed, and incapable of making a difference for the kingdom of God. But when we submit our minds to Christ, the promises and goodness of God flood our lives in remarkable ways.
Daily Devotional
Through these 100 devotions, daily scriptures, and prayer prompts, you will be equipped to:
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Begin finding freedom from the struggles that have held you hostage by learning new ways to experience God's love.
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Surrender your deepest hurts by processing them in a godly way with Lysa, a friend who understands your pain.
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Hear the Lord speak intimately to your heart by learning how to seek His direction.
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Release the tension of wondering, If God is near why does He sometimes feel far away? by spending guided time with Him each day.
Forgiveness
You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you.
Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she’s discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right.
With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you:
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Learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they're sorry.
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Walk through a step-by-step process to free yourself from the hurt of your past and feel less offended today.
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Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now.
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Identify what's stealing trust and vulnerability from your relationships so you can believe there is still good ahead.
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Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.





