Download the eBook in PDF (external link) Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1. Life’s Many Stresses 2. Discovering Yourself 3. After Discovery … What? 4. The Impact of Our Emotions 5. Embracing the Truth 6. Behaviors that Stand in the Way of Your Peace 7. Mind and Body 8. There Is Hope 9. The Responsibility Is …
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Rachel was a bundle of nerves. She could not sit still for long. She would often pace the floor. She tossed and turned in bed at night, unable to sleep. Her family and friends wondered what was wrong with her. More and more, she would, for no apparent reason, suddenly break off a conversation, turn …
Jack and Ann met at a college football game and started dating soon after their initial meeting. In walking Ann to class and in taking her to parties and games, Jack discovered some things about this woman. He quickly learned that she was a very neat person. Her clothes fit perfectly and were never wrinkled. …
What is your reaction when a friend comes to you and says, “I want to be honest with you, there’s something about you that I need to tell you”? Most of us dread this type of interaction. If your friend has a compliment, you are only too glad to have him say it; you don’t …
Think for a moment about the different emotions you often experience in a day: happiness, fear, anxiety, anticipation, hope, envy, desire, love, contentment, pride, guilt, jealousy, anger, joy, sadness, surprise; you may even have a few others to add to this list. Consider how you express these emotions, and how others see these emotions affecting …
In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul explained that God has given the church various skilled people to help it grow up—like evangelists, pastors, and teachers. Because of their ministry, he reminded the Ephesians: Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind …
The person who progresses steadily from childhood into adulthood, and experiences peace along the way, learns to shift gradually and quite normally with the situations of life. Sometimes, however, a person will meet rebuffs, disappointments, failure, or tragedy with a variety of behaviors that are not only childish, but real deterrents to experiencing peace. Regressive …
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The body, host to the mind, can influence its invisible partner. I was reminded of this when traveling with a missionary friend in Africa. During our trip, he was stricken with malaria. Over several days, this normally articulate individual was frequently delirious. At such times it was impossible for me to discuss anything of a …
There is a reason why so many people are unhappy, why there is so much conflict between individuals. Isaiah pinpointed the trouble long ago: “All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own” (Isaiah 53:6). We like our own ideas, plans, aspirations, and longings. Thus, when we …
How do you achieve and maintain true peace? Must you be at the mercy of your circumstances? Is it inevitable that a chance meeting can plunge you into the depths of despair? Eric was a happy, successful man—he thought. Then by meeting someone he hadn’t seen for twelve years he was, as if by magic, …