Self-Help Articles
With God's Help,
You Can Do It!
Home: Health Issues
Diabetes Mellitus Info
Squidoo Lenses on Inspirational and Self-Help
Contact
Site Map
Help For Living
This lens deals with some practical ways for a God-believing person to deal with the emotion of anxiety. We are not discussing here the more severe conditions that should be treated with the help of a professional counselor or MD. The kind of suggest...
Are you in the market to acquire a new Bible? As a retired pastor of a Christian church I was/am constantly asked which Bible is the best. My answer is: There is no best. There are only good and better, but how do you know which one is the best for y...
This lens is a tribute to the meekest man who ever lived... "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." (Numbers 12.3 KJV) We will include many links in this retelling of the...
This Lens Pokes Fun And Is A Resource Of Many Links For Folks Looking For Church Humor. The Best Church humor and Bible jokes Ever! This unique site offers many resources for church folks who don't mind laughing at themselves!
As a pastor I was asked this question. Can we trust the Biblical texts we read today? Is it true? This lens gives a brief overview of nine compelling evidences of the reliability of the Biblical texts. Bible Questions-Answers...
This lens covers reliable principles that help you succeed in overcoming adversity. Learning to overcome adversity helps you create great results--in life, work, and relationships--even when the going is tough.
This lens provides many links to free sermon outlines. It should be worth bookmarking and will be updated regularly. We pray it is a valuable resource worthy of returning often.
The feelings of fear are very difficult to deal with but it's important you know you're not alone in struggling to cope with these kinds of issues. Feelings of fear and self-doubt are especially difficult when they are a constant part of your life, a...
When you’ve been called then, transformed into chosen there will be no need to announce it. Your chosen lifestyle will announce you.
As a minister of a Christian church for 38 years I have dealt with and have helped many people through anxieties that plague them. Not a month during this time passed when someone asked the question, “Why?” The “why” may have been, “Why God”” or “Why Me?
When I think of love, I think of giving: husbands and wives giving their lives to each other; a mother protecting her daughter from strangers; friends giving their time to each other, helping through differing trials and tragedies; God giving His only begotten Son because of His complete love for us.
Is Your Faith Breakable or Unshakeable
By Patrick Whalen
How many grains of sand are melted to make a pane of glass? Certainly it depends on how big and thick the glass is to be. What the glass is to be used for is normally what determines the thickness and color. It comes at no surprise that a beautiful crystal glass that resonates at the touch of your hand is much thinner than the windows on an armored car. Both are made of glass but put them next to each other and throw a rock at them. The crystal will shatter instantly but the rock will bounce off the window taken from the armored car. What would happen if someone threw something at you?
Would you be like the crystal, beautiful to the eye and elegant to the touch yet fragile enough that any little attack could shatter you into pieces? Or would you be strong enough that you could withstand the attacks of others?
Bullet-proof glass is not one single sheet of melted sand, but composed of layers of altering thickness combined with layers of transparent plastic. The number of layers and their thickness determines how successful that window will be at deflecting an attack. The makers of armored cars know that trying to shield their vehicles with crystal is beyond imagination so why do many Christians believe it will work for them?
Much like the artisan that gathers the sand and processes it into wonderful, useful items, God wants to mold and shape you into a person of such faith that the attacks aimed at you will bounce off leaving no marks. He wants to protect you from those that would do you harm.
The glassmaker takes years to learn his trade. He needs to learn which sand to use for different items and how to properly melt, turn and color that specific sand to accomplish the desired result. God already knows what kind of "sand" He is working with and He knows exactly what it will take to mold you into a strong and useful believer. Unlike the sand however, the believer has an obligation to do their part in the building process. Sand cannot refuse to cooperate with the kiln or the rod, but God is not working with sand. He is working with people that have free will. While there are those that readily accept the responsibility, some choose to totally disregard instruction. There are also those that want to learn but do not know where to get their instructions.
The great thing about God is that He did not leave people to resort to such guesswork. Acts 20:32 says, "And now I entrust you to God and the word of his grace--his message that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself." He has given us His written word to read and study so that we can know how to let Him craft us not only into a beautiful vessel but also into a vessel that is safe from attack.
Do not disregard God's word and stop at the point that your faith is beautiful but breakable. Place God's word in your heart and soul so that your faith is not only unbreakable, but it is also unshakeable.
2003 - Patrick G. Whalen
Patrick Whalen is Christian historian, writer, Civil War Reenactor, and outdoor enthusiast.
http://www.patrickgwhalen.com
Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com-CHRISTIAN WRITERS-MAKE A WEBSITE
...by: "Craig Lock" - Spirituality is not religion. It is something different (and more profound, deeper, I believe): A "connection with the Divine" (or what mystics often call “union with God". Life is a spiritual, not a religious journey. (I think it was Wayne Dyer, who said: "We are all spiritual beings on an earthly journey").
We all need some confidence building from time to time. Part of feeling confident has a lot to do with how we feel about ourselves. Feeling like we can accomplish things we set out to do is important to feeling confident.
The very nature of faith is trust; faith is a kind of absolute trust; it becomes a kind of link between hope and receiving. Further, trust that is not tested is not trust There is no point in trusting when there is no chance of not receiving.
Inner peace and happiness are like muscles that all of us have. It is part of being human; we are all created with these muscles and it s born right to pursue them diligently! Like muscles they must be exercised. This lens introduce...
Much like the artisan that gathers the sand and processes it into wonderful, useful items, God wants to mold and shape you into a person of such faith that the attacks aimed at you will bounce off leaving no marks.