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Hope for When the Pain Won't Quit Everyone experiences pain at
times. It can manifest physically, emotionally, relationally, or
spiritually. It can follow tragic accidents, great loss, sudden
betrayal, or unexpected and unwanted change. Often it is temporary.
But what do you do when it isn't? When the pain just won't go away,
when healing does not come, when the grief and hurt settle in?
Drawing on her own experience of chronic pain and her years as a
board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Michelle Bengtson
provides a countercultural perspective on pain. Offering hope
without any false promises or empty platitudes, Dr. Bengtson
unwraps the complex emotional aspects of dealing with pain. She
gives you permission to question God, helps you identify the lies
you've believed about your pain, and reorients your perception
based on the truth of God's Word. Each chapter ends with a
recommended playlist, reflection questions, and a prayer. Your pain
may not change, but your experience of it can.
Every day can be a good day when you trust the promises of God. Job
frustrations, difficult relationships, fluctuating health,
emotional upheaval. When life conspires to drag us down with all of
its troubles, it can be hard to keep our spirits up. Dr. Michelle
Bengtson knows. Severely ill and mired in depression, she
desperately needed something to cling to. That is when she decided
to stand on God's promises that, despite her circumstances, every
day was a good day for a good day. In this uplifting devotional,
Bengtson helps you make each day a good day no matter what is going
on in your life. Each reading includes Scripture, reflection,
prayer, and a recommended playlist song designed to help you live
out Philippians 4:8: "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is
true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent
or praiseworthy--think about such things." Because our thoughts
determine our beliefs, our beliefs determine our attitudes, and our
attitudes determine our behaviors.
No question, we have a lot to worry about. Children, jobs, homes,
health, finances, and more. The solution isn't to rid ourselves of
the sources of anxiety--as if we could. Instead, we need to
recognize that anxiety originates from a spiritual influence and
that we can fight back using the God-given weapons of power, love,
and a sound mind. Sharing her own story of emerging from the battle
with anxiety, as well as the stories of others, Dr. Michelle
Bengtson reminds you of your identity as a follower of Christ and
of the peace he promises you in spite of everything. She provides
tools to cope with the crushing emotional burden of anxiety now
and, more importantly, shows you how to reclaim God's peace as a
way of life so that you can break anxiety's grip.
Ours is an age of anxiety. We worry about our children, jobs, homes, health, and finances. News and social media feed our fears. Even the fear of missing out leads to anxiety. The solution isn't to rid ourselves of the sources of anxiety but to recognize that anxiety originates from a spiritual influence--and then use the weapons of power, love, and a sound mind to fight back and live in God's peace.
Sharing her own story of emerging from the battle with anxiety as well as the stories of others, Dr. Michelle Bengtson reminds you of your identity as a follower of Christ and of the peace he promises you in spite of everything. She provides tools to cope with the crushing emotional burden of anxiety now, and, more importantly, shows you how to reclaim God's peace as a way of life so that you can break anxiety's grip.
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