Surrender Prayer (eBook)

Where We End and God Begins

Kristian Lynch (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
240 Seiten
Kristian Lynch, LCSW LLC (Verlag)
978-0-692-90238-7 (ISBN)

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YOU'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS Many Christians doubt the legitimacy of their salvation because they still struggle with the same hurts and destructive behaviors that they suffered from before they were saved. They wrestle with their belief in the power of Jesus Christ because the pain of past trauma, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and addiction to alcohol, drugs, sex, or pornography is still very present in their everyday lives.Here's what I hear from the Christians who come to me for help:';I go to church every Sunday and attend weekday services. I'm a member of a small group. I read my Bible and pray every day. I'm doing everything the pastor told me to do. I've confessed the sin. I'm trying to live my life right.I don't want to keep on feeling like a failure or a disappointment to God. I don't want to keep on doing the things that I've been doing! I believed that God would heal me when I got saved. I believed that he would take this pain from me. Why can't I just get over it? Why do I feel so alone and afraid? Why do I feel so ashamedso different from everyone around me? What am I doing wrong? Doesn't God love me? Why isn't God helping me? Is God even real?'If you identify with any of these sentiments, you are not alone. You've been searching for answers to your questions and hoping to be healed. Here's what I want you to know: God does care, and you will find the answers you seek when you learn how to stop fighting your battles in your own strength. The Surrender Prayer is a practical guide that will show you how to overcome your struggles by surrendering them to God, which will enable you to begin fighting in God's power not your own.

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CONTENTS

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv

Choosing a New Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Part I. Step 1—Awareness

Chapter 1: Identifying the Pain of Our Past and Present . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2: A Return to the Garden of Eden . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 3: Picking Your Battles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Chapter 4: A Man After God’s Own Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Part II. Step 2—Acceptance

Chapter 5: The “Weak” and the “Strong” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 6: Hidden Struggles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 7: Sitting With Our Junk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 8: Pain Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 9: “White-Knuckling,” Distractions and Your Spiritual Anchor . 67

Part III. Step 3—Surrender

Chapter 10: “I Give Up!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 11: God Doesn’t Love the Way We Love . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 12: Getting Real With God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chapter 13: How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chapter 14: Pulling God Into the Struggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Chapter 15: Waiting on God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Chapter 16: Jesus in the Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Chapter 17: Blessings in the Struggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Chapter 18: The Power of Choice, Temptation, and God’s Grace . . . . .137

Chapter 19: Why Am I Still Struggling With This? . . . . . . . . . . .145

Chapter 20: Welcoming and Embracing the Struggle . . . . . . . . . 155

Part IV. Next Steps

Chapter 21: An Unofficial Step Four: The Surrender Prayer Group . . . .163

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

The Surrender Prayer Summary Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

The Surrender Prayer Full Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Surrender Prayer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.5.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
• Schlagworte: Counseling • Recovery • Religion • Spirituality
• ISBN-10: 0-692-90238-4 / 0692902384
• ISBN-13: 978-0-692-90238-7 / 9780692902387