Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

by Swindoll, Charles R.

• ISBN13: 9780840731272
• ISBN10: 0840731272
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-04-01
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

Chuck Swindoll talks about standing firm when faced with life's deepest problem, growing and finding spiritual help in lonely times of crisis and pain, and walking through setbacks to emerge a stronger person on the other side.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Perseverance: Archaic Word of Relevance	p. 1
Realistic Expectations	p. 2
The Four Spiritual Flaws	p. 4
What Is Christian Maturity?	p. 6
External Pressures	p. 13
Misunderstanding: Paralyzing Sting of Humanity	p. 15
Analyzing Misunderstanding	p. 19
Illustrating Misunderstanding	p. 21
Understanding Misunderstanding	p. 23
Overcoming Misunderstanding	p. 28
Stress: Threatening Storm of Anxiety	p. 33
Analysis of Stress	p. 35
Units of Stress	p. 36
A Psalm for the Stressed	p. 38
Standing Fast	p. 45
My Stress--God's Strength	p. 51
Loss: Lonely Times of Crisis	p. 56
The Loss of Those You Love	p. 57
The Loss of Things You Love	p. 58
God's Great Goal	p. 70
The Right Perspective	p. 74
Impossibilities: Uncrossable Rivers of Life	p. 79
"Impossible" Scriptures	p. 80
One "Impossible" Event	p. 84
Releasing Our Grip	p. 96
Believing the Unbelievable	p. 100
Waiting: Lingering Test of Patience	p. 104
A Psalm Encouraging Patience	p. 108
Insight on Patience	p. 115
Benefit of Waiting	p. 117
Temptation: Vulnerable Flaw of Weakness	p. 121
Trials or Temptations? Knowing the Difference	p. 122
There Is a Simple Answer	p. 125
Four Facts About Temptation	p. 128
Practical Ways to Handle Temptations	p. 139
Internal Affairs	p. 155
Mistakes: Inevitable Marks of Imperfection	p. 157
Panic-Prompted Mistakes	p. 158
"Good-Intentioned" Mistakes	p. 161
Negligent Mistakes	p. 164
Unrestrained-Curiosity Mistakes	p. 166
Blind-Spot Mistakes	p. 167
A Psalm of Balm--for the Mistaken	p. 169
Inferiority: Contagious Plague of Self-Doubt	p. 178
Some Helpful Observations	p. 180
Three Biblical Candidates for an Inferiority Complex	p. 184
A Scriptural Viewpoint	p. 198
Beauty in the Body	p. 203
Usefulness in the Body	p. 204
A Prescription	p. 207
Fear: Fierce Grip of Panic	p. 212
Understanding Fear	p. 215
Overcoming Intimidation	p. 216
Maintaining Confidence	p. 221
Staying Balanced	p. 225
Releasing Fear's Fierce Grip	p. 226
Anger: Burning Fuse of Hostility	p. 232
What Is Anger?	p. 234
The Scriptures May Surprise You!	p. 235
When Is Anger Justified?	p. 241
Unjustified Anger	p. 251
Winning Over Anger	p. 262
Defection: Final Stage of Compromise	p. 268
An Expert on Defection	p. 272
Doomsday Declaration	p. 273
Five Signposts of Defection	p. 277
The Antidote	p. 290
A Final Warning	p. 292
Epilogue: Some Final Reflections on Persevering	p. 296
Notes	p. 301
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