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The Source of My Strength
Are you lonely? Do you feel restless and frustrated? Is anxiety eating away your joy or insecurity threatening your peace of mind? These problems may be symptoms of emotional wounds that need the healing touch of Jesus.
The Source of My Strength is a moving and personal look at the power of Christ to comfort those who hurt and to free those who are oppressed. Sharing his own journey through emotional pain, Dr. Charles Stanley offers biblical principles that help you:
*overcome pain, insecurity, frustration, loneliness, and alienation
*understand how emotional burdens constrict and confine your choices in life
*confront painful memories of the past
*find healing and hope in the promises of God
If you long to live fully and freely every day, this practical guide can help you discover your liberty in Christ.
The Source of My Strength is a moving and personal look at the power of Christ to comfort those who hurt and to free those who are oppressed. Sharing his own journey through emotional pain, Dr. Charles Stanley offers biblical principles that help you:
*overcome pain, insecurity, frustration, loneliness, and alienation
*understand how emotional burdens constrict and confine your choices in life
*confront painful memories of the past
*find healing and hope in the promises of God
If you long to live fully and freely every day, this practical guide can help you discover your liberty in Christ.
231 pages, Paperback
First published August 14, 1994
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About the author
Charles F. Stanley
555 books685 followersDr. Charles F. Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta, founder of In Touch Ministries, and a New York Times best-selling author who has written more than fifty books, and has sold more than nine million copies. He demonstrates a keen awareness of people's needs and provides Christ-centered, biblically-based principles for everyday life.
Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.
Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.
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January 8, 2018
Another good, practical book by Stanley. Each chapter focused on a different aspect of struggle: lonely, fearful, abused, inferior, guilty, frustrated, burned out, and persecuted. Pastor Stanley reflects on events of his past life and how God has helped him overcome in each of these areas. In this way, it seemed more like a biography than a devotional book, but it still boiled down to applying Scriptural principles, no matter what the circumstance. He used a lot of Biblical principles without directly quoting the Bible, but he also used a lot of verses. I couldn’t identify with all of the points he shared, yet some hit me right between the eyes.
Some quotes:
‘If you are seeking to be perfect not only are you seeking to do
Something that is impossible, but you are saying to yourself and to
God, “I’m not satisfied with the way I’m made. I’m made with the
capacity and the ability to fail. I have flaws. I have weaknesses. I’m not perfect. And I don’t like it." (Pg 94)
“It’s in our times of failure that we have the capacity to grow the most.” (Pg 94)
“God speaks to us about what He wants us to do *in the present tense* of our lives.” (Pg 97)
“Jesus never said, ‘Do your best.’ He said, ‘Follow Me.’” (Pg 103)
“Entrust your mistakes to God. He can fix them far better than you can.” (Pg 120)
“I believe that you can misread, misjudge, and make a mistake, but if the desire of your heart is to do God’s will, God will find a way to turn your mistake around and lead you into the right path.” (Pg 122)
“Just as the Lord has a right thing for you to do, a right path in which you are to walk, and a right growth pattern for your faith, so, too, He has a right timing for each step He leads you to take.” (Pg. 167)
“The person who attempts to control everything is really saying in the heart, ‘God, I don’t think You can control this situation.’” (Pg 188)
“If I consider it to be my work, it becomes my responsibility. And I can’t handle the responsibility.” (Pg 189)
“Choose to turn to His Word. No matter what I’m feeling—good or bad, discourages or encouraged—I turn to the Word of God for advice about why I’m feeling that way.” (Pg 227)
Some quotes:
‘If you are seeking to be perfect not only are you seeking to do
Something that is impossible, but you are saying to yourself and to
God, “I’m not satisfied with the way I’m made. I’m made with the
capacity and the ability to fail. I have flaws. I have weaknesses. I’m not perfect. And I don’t like it." (Pg 94)
“It’s in our times of failure that we have the capacity to grow the most.” (Pg 94)
“God speaks to us about what He wants us to do *in the present tense* of our lives.” (Pg 97)
“Jesus never said, ‘Do your best.’ He said, ‘Follow Me.’” (Pg 103)
“Entrust your mistakes to God. He can fix them far better than you can.” (Pg 120)
“I believe that you can misread, misjudge, and make a mistake, but if the desire of your heart is to do God’s will, God will find a way to turn your mistake around and lead you into the right path.” (Pg 122)
“Just as the Lord has a right thing for you to do, a right path in which you are to walk, and a right growth pattern for your faith, so, too, He has a right timing for each step He leads you to take.” (Pg. 167)
“The person who attempts to control everything is really saying in the heart, ‘God, I don’t think You can control this situation.’” (Pg 188)
“If I consider it to be my work, it becomes my responsibility. And I can’t handle the responsibility.” (Pg 189)
“Choose to turn to His Word. No matter what I’m feeling—good or bad, discourages or encouraged—I turn to the Word of God for advice about why I’m feeling that way.” (Pg 227)
March 6, 2023
This book raised some great points on building a relationship with God, but it didn't talk much about being baptized in order to be saved. I feel like it mentioned it briefly in passing, but otherwise didn't talk about it. However, putting God first in our lives is the main message and I will think long about.
October 10, 2022
Some questionable statements here and there, but mostly Biblically sound.
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