As mentioned in my previous posts, God’s Word, meditation on His Word daily, Christian counselling, a whole lot of prayer from friends and family, have helped to make me whole again. But there have also been some other tools that have been a great help too.
Now there is a lot of controversy with all the “self” help books out there, especially when it comes to Christians using them. Everyone, Christian or not, start out wanting to “help” people but then the money starts taking the forefront. Our world is full of people who want to make the New York Times best sellers list and along with that comes all the judgement. So most times they will leave out all of the healing principles, that they are from Jesus mouth. Most times the authors focus on a “me” mentality, they want to capture a larger audience. So a lot of discernment is needed as to what books or help you are getting and where or who that help is from. It’s very important as to what we allow into our minds and hearts.
For me these two books that I am going to talk about were life changing. They were filled with Biblical principles that helped me to make the heart changes I needed to make. Only God can change your heart and attitude but you have to make the choice to make the changes.
Changes that Heal by Dr’s Henry Cloud and John Townsend, is a book that sat in our home library for at least 5 years. I honestly didn’t know it was there or where I even got it! But in the midst of the panic season I told myself I need to read a book and get my focus on something else. I went downstairs to our library shelves and found this book. It was a lot about exactly what I was going through. It spoke volumes and it was life changing.
Another one that was a great help, written by the same authors, is Boundaries. A lot of anxiety producing issues, most times starts with us, but sometimes it’s the people around us. We need to understand how to handle these people so that we can handle our emotions.
I was so desperate to feel normal again that I made the time to read these books. You might be saying well yay for you but I don’t enjoy reading, you can get these books on audio so you can listen on the go.
So along with God’s healing Words, Christian counselling, a wack load of prayer warriors and these life healing books I was on the road to recovery and you can be too!
Cilla💕
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