Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness God provides many examples in His Word of His people responding to bad times with worship and praise. Second Chronicles 20 is my favorite example. A huge army was on the march to obliterate Judah. Their leader Jehoshaphat was terrified, but he
Read MoreExcerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Worship has a special relationship to joy. It is both a key to joy and an expression of joy. Are you down? You can worship God and experience true joy. Are you truly joyful? If so, you will express it best through
Read MoreAs God’s children we have immeasurable resources at our disposal for managing stress effectively. God provides these resources so we can live abundant, fruitful lives even under great amounts of stress. They are our greatest source of help in times of stress. Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9-14 illustrates some of these resources. However, applying
Read MoreDid you know that stress can be helpful and healthy? Excerpted from All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go, Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life, Recover Your Sanity By Ken Williams, Ph.D. and Gaylyn Williams Stress is normal. Up to a point, it is helpful and healthy. Often we view all stress as negative, when
Read MoreGet your f.r.e.e eBook: Unlocking Joy Excerpted from Unlocking Joy Click the following link to get a copy of Unlocking Joy, without any obligation. Can you relate to the following statistics? A majority of people in ministry constantly fight depression. 70% of people in ministry have a lower self-image now than when they first started. And this is just
Read MoreHow Do We Stress Ourselves? Excerpted from All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go, Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life, Recover Your Sanity Internal stress can cause us to see and feel the stress situation to be worse than it really is. Internal stress is the burden of unresolved mental and emotional stress we carry
Read MoreWorship expresses true joy and we find true joy through worship. Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness When joy lifts our hearts, our most appropriate response is to worship the Creator of joy. When our hearts are burdened, we can find joy through worshiping the One who gives
Read MoreAn Amazing Story Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness God provides many examples in His Word of His people responding to bad times with worship and praise. Second Chronicles 20 is my favorite example. A huge army was on the march to obliterate Judah. Their leader Jehoshaphat was
Read MoreWant more Joy? Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Worship has a special relationship to joy. It is both a key to joy and an expression of joy. Are you down? You can worship God and experience true joy. Are you truly joyful? If so, you will express
Read MoreDo your joy and happiness ever seem elusive? Get your ebook today at no cost: Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Keys to Joy not only shows you the door, but gives you the keys you need to usher yourself daily into the full, lasting joy God has for you.
Read MoreAre you dealing with ongoing conflict in your life or in your ministry? Get your no-cost ebook today with no obligation: Reconcilable Differences. Do you feel like you are constantly walking on eggshells or tiptoeing through minefields with family, your congregation, or even both! Do you feel like you are playing a continual game of
Read MoreAre You Aware of the Symptoms of Burnout? Excerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. Here are some common symptoms of burnout. Not every person experiences every symptom. One difficulty in diagnosing burnout is
Read MorePrevent Burnout: Are You At Risk? Excerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. One of the most serious consequences of not adequately dealing with stress is burnout. It is caused by the accumulation of
Read MoreWhat is the purpose of distress? One purpose of stress and distress is to drive us to the Lord. Psalm 119:67 says, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.” Second Corinthians 1:9 says, “In our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not
Read MoreWhat is your response to stress? Excerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. We must lay to rest the myth that if we are truly spiritual we will never be upset or feel emotional
Read MoreHow Do You Deal With Stressful Situations? Excerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. How do you handle stressful situations that come into your life? Think about that. What can you learn about stress
Read MoreExcerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. Stress affects all of us, and a joyful, productive life depends on having skills for handling it well. God’s Word provides the strategies we need to manage
Read MoreNew Book Being Released Soon I’m finishing writing a book tentatively called The Keys to Joy: 12 Ways to Open the Door and Keep it Open. Available soon on www.Rrbooks.org. Email me at Gaylyn@ 365NamesofGod.com if you would like a free chapter. If you haven’t yet gotten a copy of the The Surprising Joy of
Read MoreGod’s Name: The Only God Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 Steps on Your
Read MoreGod’s Name: Love Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8 Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Agape is unconditional
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