Hungry Heart : Satisfy Your Desire to Know God in Deeper Ways

by Bjorklund, Lynda Hunter

• ISBN13: 9780842379380
• ISBN10: 084237938X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

Only the arms of a loving, gracious, and sovereign God can truly satisfy your longing for intimacy. In The Hungry Heart Dr. Lynda Hunter Bjorklund exposes the barriers that keep us from intimacy with Christ and explains how embracing the hard things in life draws us to the deeper things of God's heart. The Hungry Heart is for the courageous -- those who earnestly want to embark on the daring and fulfilling adventure of knowing God intimately. It will challenge every bit of mediocrity in your spiritual life and will encourage you to pursue a deeper, more vibrant relationship with the One who created you and knows you intimately. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Lynda Hunter Bjorklund is founding editor of Focus on the Family's Single-Parent Family magazine, a popular conference speaker, and the author of several books, She and her husband, Dave, and two of their six children live in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
PART ONE: From the Outside Looking In
1. What Does It Mean to Know God?	3	(16)
2. What Keeps Us from Knowing God?	19	(14)
3. Grasping God's Love for You and Your Love for Him	33	(14)
4. Unmasking Love's Intimacy	47	(12)
5. Igniting Love's Passion	59	(14)
6. Making Love's Commitment	73	(10)
7. Taking the Knowing Step	83	(14)
PART TWO: A View from the Inside
8. Submitting to Discipline	97	(12)
9. Talking to Him	109	(16)
10. Learning about Him	125	(14)
11. Fasting with Him	139	(14)
12. Being Still and Listening to Him	153	(12)
13. Worshiping Him	165	(8)
14. Understanding His Will	173	(14)
PART THREE: Taking the Inside Out
15. Moving from Knowing to Doing	187	(10)
16. Lifting and Drawing: Evangelism	197	(12)
17. Multiplying Disciples	209	(14)
18. Plugging In to Ministry	223	(12)
19. Growing through Struggles	235	(12)
20. Leading in Disaster	247	(8)
21. Finishing Strong	255	(12)
Notes	267