Ergebnis für "Self Discipline" in Christentum

Winner of the ECPA Book of the Year Award for Christian Living Over 100,000 Copies in Print What is your calling as a parent? In the midst of folding laundry, coordinating carpool schedules, and breaking up fights, many parents get lost. Feeling pressure to do everything “right” and raise up...

Find Happiness and Freedom by Surrendering Your Life to God · From beloved author Elisabeth Elliot · Develop a deeper understanding of the spiritual disciplines · Covers all areas of life, including mind, body, time, possessions, and feelings In our age of instant gratification and...

We need good preaching - preaching that challenges us by God’s word and brings the comfort that comes from God’s promises. Yet many of us rely solely on others to preach to us and are not benefitting from the kind of preaching that should be most consistent and personal - preaching to ourselves. Note to Self is a practical introduction to this daily discipline. Pastor Joe Thorn delivers 50 brief, devotional chapters that model preaching the gospel to ourselves and its practical implications. 

God has dreams—just for you. Becoming Myself is a hope-filled book for anyone who wonders if her life will ever change—if she will ever change. In Stasi Eldredge’s most intimate book yet, she shares her own struggles with self-worth, weight, and her past as she shows readers how God is...

Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978. In Celebration of Discipline, Foster explores the "classic Disciplines," or...

Beat Christian procrastination and spiritual inconsistency with daily habits rooted in grace. Whether you are navigating a busy schedule, feeling spiritually dry, or seeking a peaceful morning commute listen, this gentle guide transforms self-control into an invitation for deeper intimacy with...

Why are boundaries so important? Do children really want limits set on their behavior? Is it okay to spank my child, or will it lead him to hit others and become a violent person? Join the millions of caring parents who have found much-needed answers to their questions in the wisdom of parenting expert and family counselor Dr. James Dobson.

Does your relationship with food come as a constant source of regret, frustration, and shame? Or does it feel like a God-given blessing? Do you bounce between the two sometimes, in a love/hate relationship with food? Whether it’s a warm croissant, a bright bowl of fruit, a piece of cake, or a...

A major new inspirational book by #1 New York Times bestselling author Bishop T.D. Jakes. History will remember this era not only for what was lost, but for what it revealed. Cities have collapsed under the weight of shifting ground. Floodwaters have erased entire communities. Institutions have...

Bible study teacher Colleen O'Steen's From Will to Power offers listeners a collection of tips and stories that help them align their lives more closely with God and his teachings. Each of the seven chapters examines the challenges today's Christians commonly face and the most impactful strategies for triumph.

Most people find it easy to start out on their goals but find it difficult to finish and follow through. Chasing big dreams is more like running a marathon than a sprint. It is the ability to muster daily self-discipline and not momentary bursts of energy that determine whether one achieves his goal. The key to building success in any field is mastering the art of self-discipline. All winners and successful individuals are experts in self-discipline.

In this companion volume to the popular When You Pray, L. Joseph Letendre explores the underpinnings of the Church's practice of fasting and of ascetic discipline in general. Rather than being preoccupied with the details of food regulations, he helps the listener understand the purpose of fasting and how to enter into it more willingly and fully.

In I Dare You to Change! you’ll find a bold, motivational manual to get started - today! Through the example of the way God transformed Gideon from a quiet wheat thresher to a fearless champion for the Israelites, you’ll start putting to work God’s timeless principles for how to break your cycles of failure, discover your calling and go big, adopt a new attitude, develop a plan and a team, act decisively, and sustain success.

Discipline: Mastery of Self confronts the areas where men most often compromise—habits, sexual integrity, self-control, obedience, and endurance under pressure. This is not a devotional and not a motivational listen. It is a call to formation. This book exposes the conflict between flesh and Spirit and names, without euphemism, how indulgence, secrecy, and passivity erode authority. It challenges the misuse of "grace" as permission to remain undisciplined and reclaims grace as the power to change.

Every Christian wants to grow into the person God made him to be. Every Christian has a healthier, more spiritually mature version of herself in mind. Every Christian looks upon the future's horizon and imagines a relationship with God ever-increasing in vibrancy and strength. But how does a...

The Mentoring Project’s flagship mentoring resource is its field guides. These long-form pieces provide practical guidance on various aspects of life as a Christian, like finances, purity, technology, work, and more. Written by pastors and other Christian leaders, these field guides provide a...