Are you lonely or anxious? Do you feel burned out or broken-hearted, insecure or abused? Painful emotions, whatever their cause, have a myriad of effects. They can drain your enthusiasm, sap your creativity, impact your relationships, even affect your health—both physically and spiritually. God wants to comfort and heal you, no matter how deep you pain.
In this encouraging guide, Charles Stanley leads you on a biblical journey that reveals the Lord's powerful role in helping you overcome emotional burdens. Unlike so many self-help books, Developing Inner Strength points you to God's help—the only source of true, lasting healing and the strength that you need.
“The Bible is not a self-help book but, rather, a God-will-help book.” (Page 1)
“God also has a perfect timetable for accomplishing His will. 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 time for each step He leads you to take.” (Page 71)
“When times of anxiety and fear seem to overwhelm you, you must make a conscious, deliberate effort to take control over your own thoughts and to bring them into conformity with God’s Word.” (Page 27)
“‘And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me’ (John 16:32). Jesus knew what it was to be comforted even in the face of abandonment.” (Page 13)
“ God arranges the circumstances and chooses the tools that lead to our being broken.” (Page 101)