Broken into Beautiful

Broken into Beautiful
Author: Gwen Smith
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780736923170

God delights in transforming lives. In Broken Into Beautiful, singer and songwriter Gwen Smith's first book, she tells the real-life stories of women with shattered dreams, shameful secrets, and damaged souls, and the God who makes them beautiful again. Each chapter features a compelling personal story coupled with relevant biblical teaching and application. Readers will meet women wounded by infidelity, abortion, widowhood, abuse, and other tragic events, only to discover the joy of being restored by a loving heavenly Father. The book will remind women of all ages of God's willingness to eternally forgive and forget and of His heart to transform broken lives. Readers will be empowered to believe truth, to remember grace, and to live for God's greater purposes. Broken into Beautiful is ultimately about a beautiful Savior who became broken for us so that all who are broken can be transformed to reflect His beauty.

Broken into Beautiful

Broken into Beautiful
Author: Gwen Smith
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736934219

God delights in transforming lives. In Broken Into Beautiful, singer and songwriter Gwen Smith's first book, she tells the real-life stories of women with shattered dreams, shameful secrets, and damaged souls, and the God who makes them beautiful again. Each chapter features a compelling personal story coupled with relevant biblical teaching and application. Readers will meet women wounded by infidelity, abortion, widowhood, abuse, and other tragic events, only to discover the joy of being restored by a loving heavenly Father. The book will remind women of all ages of God's willingness to eternally forgive and forget and of His heart to transform broken lives. Readers will be empowered to believe truth, to remember grace, and to live for God's greater purposes. Broken into Beautiful is ultimately about a beautiful Savior who became broken for us so that all who are broken can be transformed to reflect His beauty.

Broken and Beautiful

Broken and Beautiful
Author: Christine Soule
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre:
ISBN:

Turning Tragedy into Triumph Do you ever feel stuck? Overwhelmed by fear? Do you worry that if people really knew the secrets you hide, they wouldn't want you? Do you wonder why you're even here? The things you hate about your life are the very things that excite God most. Your past doesn't repel Him and your present doesn't intimidate Him--because He knows what He can do with them! The places where you feel hopeless are exactly what He wants to redeem and fill with beauty, dignity, and strength. He has a plan for your pain. A wonderful intention for your failures. A purpose for your hardest, darkest stories. In Broken and Beautiful, Christine Soule shares the message of hope as she tells how God took the pieces of her own broken life--childhood abuse, poverty, human trafficking, and more--and turned them all into breathtaking joy and purpose. Told with honesty and humor, this is the story of a drug-addicted stripper's transformation into an exuberant Jesus lover with a passion for meeting others in their journey and watching God's love mend them together.

Peace with the Psalms

Peace with the Psalms
Author: Abide Christian Meditation,
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310363357

For those seeking contentment and comfort in even the most trying circumstances of life, Peace with the Psalms offers guided readings rooted in Christian meditation. We live in a busy world; from work and family obligations to friendships and faith, daily life can sometimes make us dizzy with stress or overcome with worry. And though many of us try to slow down, it can be difficult to calm our minds and tune our hearts into the messages that matter most. But the good news is that peace and comfort are attainable, even when your heart is at its most restless. In Peace with the Psalms, authors from Abide Christian Meditation--the world's most popular Christian meditation app--lead you through the best of the Psalms so you can find peace and renewal in God's promises. In each of 40 carefully crafted biblical meditations that include Scripture, a guided reflection, and a prayer, you will learn to: Shift your focus from today's circumstances to the promises of God Experience the principle of patience, reassuring believers in the darkest times Find rest by memorizing and repeating key verses and passages Overcome the common resistance to joy that comes from overactivity Engage your senses in imagining the word pictures of the Psalms No matter what you're going through, Peace with the Psalms offers comfort from God's Word. By reflecting on the biblical messages in these pages, you'll remember each day that God is near.

Trusting God

Trusting God
Author: Sharon Jaynes
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-12-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601423942

You don’t have to understand God to trust him. “Just trust me.” Those are the words we often hear in movies just before something bad happens. And yet, we are told to trust God. In a culture where we tend to take control of our own lives, trusting God has become a religious platitude rather than a life-changing attitude. We say it, but do we really mean it? And what does trusting God really look like? Sharon, Mary, and Gwen—the Girlfriends in God ministry team—have been there. They’ve traveled the tough roads of life to discover the peace and power that comes from grabbing the hand of God and trusting his plan. The life stories they share bring laughter and sometimes tears, but always spiritual growth. Each of the 12-week sections concludes with a Bible study guide and journal page, inviting you to lock arms with Sharon, Mary, and Gwen and share with other women in a small group setting or to use individually in your own quiet time.

From Brokenness to Marvelous

From Brokenness to Marvelous
Author: Marissa Laverne Daniel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732070462

"From Brokenness to Marvelous" is based on the life of Marissa Laverne Daniel. She was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who left home at the age of 19 to attend Clark Atlanta University (CAU) in Atlanta, Georgia. In this powerful book, Ms. Daniel shares the difficulties she endured in her childhood and the broken, traumatic and devastating moments she faced in college, after college and as a young adult. "From Brokenness to Marvelous" will help women of all ages learn how to overcome bullying, rejection, heart break, abortion, and how to love themselves. Ms. Daniel emphasized in this book how it was nothing but God's grace and mercy that helped her blossom from a broken little girl into the marvelous, woman of God she is today. She recognized important people in her life, who she refers to as 'angels', that have helped her along her journey of self-love, as well as those people who sowed good seed into her life. Get ready and buckle your seat belt because this small book is filled with wisdom, scriptures that can help you along your journey, life lessons, and an emotional roller coaster ride that had Ms. Daniel crying and screaming her heart out to God in the midst of so much pain, guilt, and shame. She was once broken, but now she is beautiful and to God be the Glory and Honor for that! The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalms 34:18)

Knowing God by Name

Knowing God by Name
Author: Sharon Jaynes
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601424698

Redeemer. Healer. Provider. How will you encounter God today? Throughout Scripture, God reveals His complex character by identifying Himself by different names—names that shed light on who He is and how we should relate to Him. In this engaging book, the popular Girlfriends in God devotional team introduces you to forty of those names, each of which invites you to glory in a different aspect of our amazing God. In each day’s reading you’ll encounter personal, inspiring stories and biblical truths that lead you to a deeper understanding of who God is and what He does on your behalf. You’ll be fed with Scripture that you can apply to your unique circumstances. And most important, as you come to know Him by name, you’ll draw closer to God and learn to trust Him more fully. Perfect for personal study and for discussing with girlfriends, prayer partners, or small groups, this eight-week daily devotional features: • a weekly guide to deeper study, reflection, and prayer • creative ideas to help you apply new insights • journaling pages • a pronunciation guide for God’s Hebrew and Greek names Begin today with Knowing God by Name—and grow closer to the One who knows you by name. “Knowing God by Name opens our eyes to the many facets of God’s love and mercy, letting us see Him more clearly and know Him more deeply.” —Liz Curtis Higgs, author of The Girl’s Still Got It

Beautiful Broken Things

Beautiful Broken Things
Author: Sara Barnard
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2016-02-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1509803548

Beautiful Broken Things is a moving story of friendship from debut author Sara Barnard, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and selected as part of Zoella's Book Club. Now with a bold cover look. I was brave She was reckless We were trouble Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns sixteen Caddy begins to wish she could be a bit more like Rosie – confident, funny and interesting. Then Suzanne comes into their lives: beautiful, damaged, exciting and mysterious, and things get a whole lot more complicated. As Suzanne's past is revealed and her present begins to unravel, Caddy begins to see how much fun a little trouble can be. But the course of both friendship and recovery is rougher than either girl realizes, and Caddy is about to learn that downward spirals have a momentum of their own. 'I felt like I was living this book' - Zoella 'This book is exquisite, and exactly what YA needs . . . This author is one to watch!' - Holly Bourne, author of Am I Normal Yet?

Help, I'm Dying of Thirst

Help, I'm Dying of Thirst
Author: Laura Lea Sisney
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1609575504

Laura Sisney is a wife, mother of two and grandmother of six. Her passion is her Lord and her family, both biological and spiritual. She and her husband travel a great deal in their business, but when she is home, she loves to spend her spare time reading and writing. She says her identity is in Christ because He is the one who inspires her to be who He says she can be. A Christian since 1982, it was after a revival in her heart a few years ago that she was moved to delve deeper into God's word to learn more about Him. She felt a call to write devotionals and, as a result of prayer and the encouragement of other, to publish her work.