Pictures Your Heart Remembers

by TRENT, JOHN

• ISBN13: 9781578562534
• ISBN10: 1578562538
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Summary

In Pictures Your Heart Remembers, family expert Dr. John Trent shows how "pictures" of the good and bad things in our lives not only find their way into our hearts but also affect how we view ourselves, how we treat others, and even how we relate to God. These pictures, writes Trent, "affect the way we think, the way we feel, and the way we perceive the world." use the "pictures" of your life to deepen your love for God and others. In this most personal book, Trent draws on pictures from his own painful past to show how acts of kindness or cruelty-a parent's smile or a teacher's ridicule-are all wrapped up in memories that carry the power to bless or curse us. Drawing on pictures full of promise in God's Word, Trent shows that we have a choice in how we react to the negative events we've experienced in the past. We also have a choice every day to leave positive pictures in the lives of those we meet...just as Jesus did. Over a million homes have been deeply impacted by Dr. Trent's powerful message of the blessing. This book, previously released as Choosing to Live the Blessing, speaks to the people who may not have seen consistent love, acceptance, or warmth in their past and gives them hope and help in reframing those negative events into lifelong positives. Filled with genuine warmth and vulnerability, Pictures Your Heart Remembers will touch readers' hearts and challenge them to leave pictures of blessing today.

Author Biography

John Trent, Ph.D., is a licensed professional counselor in private practice and the president of Encouraging Words and Strongfamilies.com, ministries committed to strengthening marriage and family relationships. In addition to an extensive speaking ministry, Dr. Trent has authored and coauthored (with Gary Smalley) more than a dozen award-winning and best-selling books, including The Blessing, LifeMapping, The Language of Love, and Be There!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
The Power of a Picture	1	(8)
Part 1 The Pictures We're Left With	9	(84)
``It's Your Dad''	13	(8)
Out of Control	21	(8)
Jesus All Along	29	(6)
Choosing to Change	35	(6)
Switching Fathers	41	(6)
Responding to the Pain	47	(6)
An Embrace Where Choices Meet	53	(4)
Healing for Going Forward	57	(12)
The Unfinished Business of the Past	69	(18)
The Beginning of the End Is Remembrance	87	(6)
Part 2 The Pictures We're Blessed With	93	(56)
Pictures from Heaven	97	(10)
The Horrible, Beautiful Picture	107	(6)
The Light Shining	113	(12)
To Get the Message	125	(8)
Compensating Grace	133	(6)
End of a Dream	139	(6)
Last Touch	145	(4)
Part 3 The Pictures We Leave Behind	149	(22)
The Blessing Keeps On Blessing	155	(8)
Even Our Enemies	163	(6)
It Starts on Our Knees	169	(2)
Part 4 31 Days to Restoring the Blessing	171	(68)
First Steps to Blessing Others (Days 1-7)	175	(14)
Bless, Rather Than Curse (Days 8-14)	189	(14)
Bless, O Lord, My Family (Days 15-25)	203	(22)
Bless, O Lord, the Way I Live My Life (Days 26-31)	225	(14)
Notes	239