Never Lose Heart : Encouragement for the Journey

by Meyer, Joyce

• ISBN13: 9781577944447
• ISBN10: 1577944445
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Harrison House Inc

Summary

Bestselling author Joyce Meyer introduces a new gift book series that combines her life-changing messages with a beautiful devotional format.

Joyce Meyer enables readers to become true "human beings" not "human doings" in Never Lose Heart; equipping them to stand against stress, discouragement, worry, insecurity, depression and fear.

A few years ago, I went to a doctor because I was constantly sick. He told me the symptoms were the result of being under stress. I was sleeping wrong, eating improperly, and pushing myself harder and harder -- all in the name of working for the Lord.

The word stress was originally an engineering term used to refer to the amount of force that a beam or other physical support could bear without collapsing under the strain. In our time, stress has been expanded to include mental and emotional tension.

Stress is a normal part of everyone's life. God has created us to withstand a certain amount of pressure and tension. The problem comes when we push beyond our limitations and head toward doing permanent damage to ourselves.

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Table of Contents

Part One: When You Feel Stressed	9	(20)
Refresh the Weary	11	(2)
Prudence	13	(2)
Relieving Stress	15	(2)
God's Anointing Is on Obedience	17	(2)
Be Still and Know God	19	(2)
Jesus, Our Prince of Peace	21	(2)
Works Versus Grace	23	(2)
God Is Able	25	(4)
Part Two: When You Feel Discouraged	29	(20)
God Chooses the Unlikely	31	(2)
We Are a ``Work in Progress''	33	(2)
Be a Fighter	35	(2)
Confidence in Jesus	37	(2)
Keep On Looking to Jesus	39	(2)
Meditate on the Things of God	41	(2)
Catch the Foxes	43	(2)
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory	45	(4)
Part Three: When You Feel Worried	49	(20)
Abiding in Protection	51	(2)
Don't Be Anxious	53	(2)
Stay in the Positive	55	(2)
If You're Redeemed, Say So!	57	(2)
Live in the Now	59	(2)
Give Up Excessive Reasoning	61	(2)
Developing Trust	63	(2)
Be Well-Balanced	65	(4)
Part Four: When You Feel Insecure	69	(20)
Eliminate the Negative	71	(2)
Righteousness Is God's Gift	73	(2)
Celebrate the Positive	75	(2)
Avoid Comparisons	77	(2)
Focus on Potential, Not Limitations	79	(2)
Have the Courage to Be Different	81	(2)
Learn to Cope With Criticism	83	(2)
Discover the True Source of Confidence	85	(4)
Part Five: When You Feel Depressed	89	(20)
Deal With Disappointment	91	(2)
The Power of Rejoicing	93	(2)
Prime the Pump	95	(2)
Wait Expectantly for God	97	(2)
Resist Depression Immediately	99	(2)
No Condemnation	101	(2)
God Does Not Reject Us	103	(2)
Listen to What God Says About You	105	(4)
Part Six: When You Feel Afraid	109	(2)
Fear Is False hood	111	(2)
No Fear!	113	(2)
I Will Not Fear!	115	(2)
Pray About Everything and Fear Nothing	117	(2)
Faith: The Antidote for Fear	119	(2)
Do It Afraid!	121	(2)
Courage and Obedience Produce Great Rewards	123	(2)
Combat Fear With Prayer	125