Overcoming: Discover How to Rise Above and Beyond Your Overwhelming Circumstances in Life!

by Steve Mays

Bad things can (and do) happen to good people. Sometimes difficult circumstances are the natural result of our own choices, but other times they stem from someone else’s bad behavior. Either way, God is calling Christians to move beyond adversity and live a victorious life that brings glory to His name.
Can we overcome our debilitating emotions? Can we rise above our overwhelming circumstances? Steve Mays insists that we can and must, with the power of the Holy Spirit. Mays helps readers deal with discouragement, fear, depression, hostility and worry and invites them to build character by overcoming distraction, selfishness and weakness. Finally, he shows readers how to grow by teaching them how to deal with criticism, jealousy, irresponsibility and suffering.

204 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2012

Reviews

[Rithun Regi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone of us goes through overwhelming circumstances in life. This book has helped me in discovering how to rise above and beyond the circumstances. It is a good book filled with insights into leading a practical life. Steve Mays, the author has undergone multiple surgeries and lives a life of constant pain. This makes him a credible author to speak on the overwhelming circumstances of life. Life is tough and it is good to read on how to overcome discouragement,suffering,depression,fear,distraction, selfishness,jealousy,weakness,deception,irresponsibility,anger and worry. It delves into a whole gamut of circumstances and feelings which weigh us down and how to deal with them in a godly way.

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers a great breakdown of how to handle stressful situations prayerfully and through the Word of God. Thank you Minister Hays for this gift

[W. Whalin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each day life deals challenges that some people call "problems." Pastor Steve Mays has been dealt more than his fair share yet managed to overcome and thrive in spite of it. In the pages of OVERCOMING, you will gain insights and ready-made encouragement from the Scriptures to handle whatever you are facing. This book tackles thirteen key areas which throw up life barriers and God's Word gives us the tools to overcome. Each chapter is filled with straight-forward insight and instruction. For example in the chapter on overcoming suffering, Mays writes, "The Bible promises us that we will be comforted in our suffering. It does not promise that we will always understand our suffering, nor does it promise that God will deliver us from pain, suffering or even death; but it does promise He will always be with us." (Page 34) Every chapter includes simple personal application questions for the reader called Points to Ponder.

The final pages of OVERCOMING asks, "What are you trying to overcome in your life today? Have you been trying to change but feel like you keep slamming your head against a wall? Do you keep failing? Have you tried every 12-step program, self-help book and positive thinking exercise there is, only to come up short? I want to encourage you to start with the right foundation--a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Only God, working in and through you, can give you the victory of overcoming." (Page 169)

I recommend you read this book with your yellow highlighter in hand--and apply the principles to your everyday life.