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Contents
Dedication .......................................................................... 5
Acknowledgements .............................................................. 6
Preface ................................................................................ 8
How to get the best out of this book ...................................12
Introduction ...................................................................... 16
Part 1: Understanding Discouragement
Chapter 1: The many faces of discouragement ...................... 24
Chapter 2: Understanding the phases of discouragement ....... 40
Part 2: Preparing for your journey
Chapter 3: Spiritual truths about God ................................. 60
Chapter 4: Essential truths about Life .................................. 75
Part 3: Strategies to develop an encouraged heart
Chapter 5: Getting Back On Track ...................................... 94
Chapter 6: Digging Deeper ............................................... 105
Part 4: Strength for the journey
Chapter 7: Journeying into our tomorrows ........................ 146
Chapter 8: Nuggets to strengthen your heart ...................... 171
Chapter 9: Uplifting scriptures .......................................... 191
Afterword ........................................................................ 201
About the author ............................................................. 208
Also available from the author ........................................... 210
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Father God, where would I be if not for Your grace?
Your faithfulness and loving kindness astounds me
daily. Because of You, I am able to run through troops
and leap over walls. Year in year out, You remain true to
Your word be it Your written word or the ones You
whisper softly into my heart. Your Spirit has been the
wind beneath my wings that has allowed me to soar
when life happened! Thank You for always being by
my side, working Your plan out for my life. Daily, You
surprise me and I will forever be in awe of You. My
heart sings You a love song.
Hearty thanks go out to my family: Mother dearest
(Pastor Joyce); my brother Sam; and sisters, along with
their spouses Deborah and Wale, Elizabeth and Mike,
and Sarah and Kola (not forgetting my nephews and
niece). Thanks for your continued support through
the years. To all my aunties, uncles and cousins, you
have been a blessing.
To my knowledgeable and awesome friends who
helped me with this book: Dola Akinnibosun and
Theresa Henshaw. Your labours of love will forever
remain in my heart. Thanks for being there, as always.
Preface
I wrote this book as a follow-up to Overcoming Emotional
Baggage: A Womans Guide To Living The Abundant Life
when I realised that, for Christians especially, some
of our emotional turmoil is caused by a disparity between our spiritual beliefs and hopes and the reality of
our problems here on Earth. We hope and pray with all
our might and although we do win some battles, there
are others we lose or simply feel are never-ending.
When youre struggling with everyday challenges
and seemingly unanswered prayers, you may start to
wonder where God is in all of this. Why does He
choose to remain silent at times? Why doesnt He do
something like send a multitude of angels to our rescue? (Well, actually, just one would be nice after all,
He has done it in the past.)
Life becomes harder when, as a Christian, you experience
a crisis of faith. At such times, questions such as: Why
have You abandoned me?; Do You really care?; Can I
trust You?; or Are You real? may start to drift through
your mind. When a life crisis strikes and you look
upwards for some sort of sign or answer, you may also
be drawn to look inwards, searching for an indication
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Praying moments
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Introduction
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Why me?
Why now?
Whats going on?
Where are You Lord?
Do You care?
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PART 1
UNDERSTANDING
DISCOURAGEMENT
Chapter 1
The many faces of discouragement
Richards story
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What is going on
Journaling moments
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Enlightening moments
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