Divine discontent :
Youssef, Michael.
Divine discontent : pursuing the peace your soul longs for / Michael Youssef. - 1st ed. - Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, 2004. - x, 182 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: Why do we keep looking for more? : understanding the nature of our discontent -- The desire to flee -- The root of discontentment : learning the story that explains our restlessness -- Building a place to hide : the rootless attraction of the city -- Competing with God : why we'll never find contentment on our own -- Longing to find -- From desperation to hope : how our deepest needs lead us to God -- The pursuit of peace : at times, God calls us to enter foreign territory -- Discovering the place of rest -- Coming home to the God of grace : even in our rebellious wandering, God can find us -- Detours on the path of God -- Confronting our weaknesses : Satan's strategy for distracting those who follow God -- The lie of legalism : looking at the practice that blinds us to God's grace -- The pitfall of pride : why prayer is such a struggle -- Cheating ourselves out of blessing : how generosity delivers contentment -- The end of discontentment -- The divine end to discontent : God's promise of peace and rest today and forever -- Finding contentment in the God of grace -- A prayer to receive eternal security through Jesus Christ -- A prayer to renew your commitment to Jesus Christ.
1578565561
2003027717
Contentment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4647.C7 / Y68 2004
248.4
Divine discontent : pursuing the peace your soul longs for / Michael Youssef. - 1st ed. - Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, 2004. - x, 182 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: Why do we keep looking for more? : understanding the nature of our discontent -- The desire to flee -- The root of discontentment : learning the story that explains our restlessness -- Building a place to hide : the rootless attraction of the city -- Competing with God : why we'll never find contentment on our own -- Longing to find -- From desperation to hope : how our deepest needs lead us to God -- The pursuit of peace : at times, God calls us to enter foreign territory -- Discovering the place of rest -- Coming home to the God of grace : even in our rebellious wandering, God can find us -- Detours on the path of God -- Confronting our weaknesses : Satan's strategy for distracting those who follow God -- The lie of legalism : looking at the practice that blinds us to God's grace -- The pitfall of pride : why prayer is such a struggle -- Cheating ourselves out of blessing : how generosity delivers contentment -- The end of discontentment -- The divine end to discontent : God's promise of peace and rest today and forever -- Finding contentment in the God of grace -- A prayer to receive eternal security through Jesus Christ -- A prayer to renew your commitment to Jesus Christ.
1578565561
2003027717
Contentment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4647.C7 / Y68 2004
248.4
