Relationships

Unleash!: Breaking Free from Normalcy

Why is it that we trust Jesus with our salvation but never fully trust him with our lives? God longs to unleash his full measure of power in our lives to fill us with passion and purpose. But too often the things of our past—fear, anger, bitterness, worry and doubt—hold us back. Rather than focusing on the reality of who Christ is and what he has done for us, we allow ourselves to be identified by all the things we aren’t. But we are not who our past says we are, and we are not who the enemy says we are. We are who God and his Word say that we are.

Pastor Perry Noble challenges all followers of Christ to make a bold move by fully embracing the exciting adventure God has called us to. Are you ready to unleash all the life he has created you to live? Join Perry on this journey as he digs into the major barriers holding people back and shows how Jesus calls and equips his followers to experience a life most of us never dreamed possible.

Save $5.12 (32%) on this new book from Perry Noble:
Unleash!: Breaking Free from Normalcy http://amzn.to/Sy3v9z

Checklists For Divorce Mediator

After endless talks and arguments, you can't take it anymore. Both of you have decided that divorce is the solution and there's no other way. You can't live another minute with each other anymore. So, one of you walks out of the house. So, now is the time to think of your checklists for your decision.

Read more...

The Gift of Tears

As a Holistic Life Counselor I often support people in navigating through the confusing terrain of grief. During the healing journey deep sadness can bubble up as suppressed emotion from the past, or by virtue of a current situation which can unleash an unexpected river of tears. Last week one of my clients was in a great deal of pain and my advice to her was: "Do not fight or suppress your tears, allow them to wash through you. Relax into your feelings without resistance and eventually you will get to the other side." I wholeheartedly agree with Gary Zukav who has said: "Tears are the healing balm to the soul." However, it is potentially compelling to deny our tears and distract ourselves from pain, because it hurts to hurt.

Read more...

Ten Lies Enablers Tell Themselves

I have been where you are. I understand the confusion and chaos you live with. I have told myself all of the same things you tell yourself, the rationalizations you use to justify the insanity of an unsafe relationship. I have also found freedom. I have discovered the truth. I want to you discover the same. Sometimes it takes a little jolt to get us out of our dysfunctional mindset so that we can renew our strength and find the determination we need to break the cycle. Have these thoughts crossed your mind?

Read more...

A Promise Ring Can Stand for Many Things

A promise ring is a beautiful present that can symbolize many things to the person who gives it and the person who receives it, depending on the circumstances. It can mean that the couple will be faithful to one another. It could also mean that the giver promises to return to the wearer after a long trip, such as a hitch in the military. It can symbolize friendship, love, trust, fidelity before marriage or the intention to marry. It is not meant as an engagement ring. It doesn't necessarily symbolize the intention to get married unless it was given with that in mind.

Read more...

Believers Considering Divorce

For Believers Considering Divorce

"God hates divorce." This Scripture, taken from the book of Malachi, is commonly used by friends, family, and pastoral counselors. I struggled for years with this decree, as I know others have in situations similar to my own. Although I was an abuse victim, my love for the Lord and my desire to please Him fueled my unrealistic belief that, between my faith and the Lord's intervention, my abuser would change. In truth, my former husband did not want to change, and my desire to keep my marriage whole - at the expense of our family - was both foolish and destructive.

Read more...

Additional information