Do not Lose Heart: Meditations of Encouragement and Comfort

by Dave Dravecky; Jan Dravecky; Steve Halliday

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2010

Overview

Do Not Lose Heart is a legacy of encouragement for men and women struggling with the adversities of life. Whether the circumstance is divorce, the death of a loved one, the loss of a career, or a terminal illness, these brief, hope-filled devotions by Dave and Jan Dravecky and visionary paintings by Thomas Kinkade will minister comfort, understanding, and encouragement. Based on 2 Corinthians 4:6-18. Do Not Lose Heart affirms the deep peace that comes from trusting in a wise and loving God.

Contents

Contents
From the Authors and the Artist
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Gaining an Eternal Perspective
I. Encouragement
“Therefore we do not lose heart”
1. The Key to Conquering Fear
2. A Sight That Gives Strength
3. Praying to the God Who Hears
4. Please, No Empty Rooms
II. The Pain
“Though outwardly we are wasting away”
5. What a Wretched Man I Am!
6. A God for Fragile Emotions
7. Tents Are Temporary
8. Heavenly Physiques
III. A Renewal
“yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day”
9. Colorado Winters and Evergreen Grass
10. As Good As Dead
11. Superwoman Boxer No More
12. Outside and Inside
IV. Trouble for Now
“For our light and momentary troubles”
13. When Time Stands Still
14. Gold in the Making
15. No One Will Take Away Your Joy
16. Buoyant to the End
V. What Good Is Our Suffering?
“are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all”
17. No Contradiction
18. After All, I’m an Heir
19. See You at the Ceremony
20. Minor League Thinking, Major League Benefits
VI. What’s Our Focus?
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen”
21. Keep Your Eye on the Boss, Not on the Ball
22. A Long Way from Nonsense
23. Seeing Is Not Always Believing
24. Just the Previews
VII. What Will Last for Eternity
“For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal”
25. I’m Going to Last Forever
26. Welcome Home
27. Our Father’s House
28. Life Is a Dream and Heaven’s Reality
Epilogue: The Final Steps Toward Home
About Dave Dravecky’s Outreach of Hope
About Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light

Product Details

• Title : Do not Lose Heart: Meditations of Encouragement and Comfort
• Authors:
  • Dravecky, Dave
  • Dravecky, Jan
  • Halliday, Steve W.
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN: 9780310872030