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Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

by DRichardFerguson | Oct 15, 2023 | Christian Living, Counseling, Home1, Spiritual Growth

Why does gratitude bring so much joy to some and not others? It’s because few people understand what gratitude is. Can you define the word “gratitude” without using a synonym like “thankfulness”? Gratitude will make anxiety a thing of the...
Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

Chapter 8 Self-Talk

by DRichardFerguson | Sep 14, 2023 | Christian Living, Counseling, Home1, Spiritual Growth

How did the psalmists maintain their hope and joy even while being honest and realistic about their troubles? Their secret had to do with prayer and self-talk–what they said to themselves and what they said to God. ***** Why Prayer Doesn’t Always Help So far...
The Benefits of Suffering – 23 Reasons to Count It all Joy

The Benefits of Suffering – 23 Reasons to Count It all Joy

by DRichardFerguson | Sep 4, 2023 | Christian Living, Counseling, Home 2, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized

The Benefits of Suffering When we suffer, Scripture calls us to count it all joy (Jas.1:2), rejoice (Ro.5:3), and leap for joy (Lk.6:23) because of all the amazing benefits that we receive through suffering. For the believer, suffering is always good (Ps.119:75)....
Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

Anxiety & The Peace of God Pt.3 Bad Anxiety

by DRichardFerguson | Jun 13, 2023 | Christian Living, Counseling, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized

Part 1 of this series here Part 2 of this series here Most of us know the physical and emotional ravages of anxiety. But those are nothing compared to the shocking warnings Scripture gives about the spiritual dangers. To overcome anxiety, we must be able to discern...
Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

Anxiety Pt.2 How to Use Your Anxiety to Take Spiritual Action

by DRichardFerguson | Jun 11, 2023 | Christian Living, Counseling, Spiritual Growth

For part 1 of this series, click here. God’s design is for anxiety to rise to energize you to take action to handle a crisis, then to subside once you have taken action. But what if the anxiety remains even after you’ve taken whatever mental and physical...
Chapter 9 – What Is Gratitude?

Anxiety & the Peace of God part 1 – Good Anxiety

by DRichardFerguson | May 16, 2023 | Christian Living, Spiritual Growth

Watch the video presentation of this chapter here.   Anxiety is forbidden in Philippians 4:6, yet it is commanded in 1 Corinthians 12:25 using the same Greek word. Imagine a medicine that, if taken improperly, it could kill you. But without it, you’ll become...
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