Ergebnis für "Frustration" in Religion & Spiritualität

Talking through frustrations and faith with a forgiving heart.

Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. It’s an easy lie to buy into. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. And we get caught up in the unforgiving treadmill of self-imposed rules, believing that we should, we need to, we must. The result? Anger, frustration, and anxiety that keep us far away from the life of peace that Jesus promised.

Self-criticism is often our default setting. But we can have a more gracious posture toward ourselves. We can practice disciplines of self-kindness. Editor and spiritual director Cindy Bunch calls us to self-care through greater compassion for ourselves. She helps us pay attention to the frustrations that bug us in order to identify negative thinking about ourselves or others. As we do so, we can discern what we need to let go. This allows us to lean into the things that bring us joy. Each chapter is filled with spiritual practices and creative exercises for reflection and celebration.

“No More Dad Issues” is for those who have been carrying the burdens, wounds, and frustrations with their fathers and ready to give them up. Are you prepared to break free from the difficulties impacting your emotions, decisions, and relationships due to tension stemming from your dad? That’s what dad issues do; they bring damage to limitless areas in our lives. Dad issues are pervasive through all generations and people groups They don’t discriminate whether man, woman, teen or senior citizen.

Newly married couples face a tremendous challenge that is seldom talked about. In our social media-driven world, it’s easy to think that everyone else has it together in their marriages and wonder if maybe you made a mistake. The truth is, most couples don’t enter marriage with the communication or attachment skills needed to deal with the integration of two lives. Newly married couples will help a couple learn how the different “merge points” in their marriage can actually strengthen their relationship so that they can enjoy a thriving marriage.

Are you weighed down, burnt out, and yearning for a more fulfilling spiritual life? Do you find it challenging to reconcile Scripture's promises of breakthrough and victory to the real-world issues you're facing? In Let Go! Rachel Jobe weaves biblical teaching with powerful testimonies of God's intervention in her personal life as well as her work as a missionary.

An NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints and a widely read and followed commentator on social media, Watson has taken the Internet by storm with his remarkable insights about some of the most sensitive and charged topics of our day. Now, in Under Our Skin, Watson draws from his own life, his family legacy, and his role as a father to sensitively and honestly examine both sides of the race debate and appeal to the power and possibility of faith as a step toward healing.

*** TOP 5% Globally Ranked Podcast *** Hey, I’m Misty. A mom of 4 (from 4-17), wife, and lover of all things Jesus and the Bible. For YEARS I tried to find peace and calm in the midst of my chaotic life... both internally and creating it in my home. I created ALL THE STRUCTURE in my home,the most elaborate schedules, read multiple books thinking I just needed to be more, invested in counselors, holistic living, and spent most of my days trying to control everyone around me. All of this left me feeling angry, frustrated, overwhelmed and sad at the harm it had caused in my relationships with ...

Being single is not a prison sentence. It is not a cage that holds you captive. In fact, it is the ultimate freedom. It is freedom to discover God’s will for your life, to live a fulfilling life. It is the ability to run free in this jungle of a world, knowing that when the time is right, a good hunter will snare you and hold you captive, while God reveals a new purpose for you.

Many of us have trouble understanding our emotions. Breathwork meditation helps teach us how to be aware of our feelings and emotions, and how to process them better. It releases stress hormones from your body. Affirmations are powerful positive statements that aim to direct your conscious and subconscious mind, challenging previously held unhealthy and negative thinking patterns. They can alter your thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and behavior. When used intentionally, positive affirmations have the power to transform your internal state on a deep and profound level.