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    Developing Inner Strength
    Developing Inner Strength
    Developing Inner Strength
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    Developing Inner Strength

    By Charles F. Stanley

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    Revised and updated, Dr. Charles Stanley's well-loved Life Principles study guide series has taken on new life through refreshed content. Small groups and individuals who want a Bible study that's spiritually sound and practical will find a wealth of ideas to help them understand and apply the Scriptures to the real world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateFeb 19, 2008
    ISBN9780529124401
    Developing Inner Strength
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    Charles F. Stanley

    El Dr. Charles Stanley fundó In Touch Ministries y sirvió durante más de cincuenta años en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Atlanta, Georgia. Es autor de más de setenta libros, entre ellos Cada día en su presencia. «En contactos con Dr. Charles Stanley» se transmite en más de 3.600 emisoras de televisión, radio y satélite en todo el mundo en más de setenta idiomas. La galardonada revista devocional In Touch se imprime en cuatro idiomas y se envía a más de un millón de suscriptores. El legado del Dr. Stanley está mejor representado por Hechos 20:24 (NTV): «La vida no vale nada a menos que la use para hacer el trabajo que me asignó el Señor Jesús: el trabajo de contar a otros las Buenas Nuevas acerca de la poderosa bondad y el amor de Dios» (NTV). Porque, como él dijo: «Es la Palabra de Dios y la obra de Dios que cambian la vida de las personas».

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      Book preview

      Developing Inner Strength - Charles F. Stanley

      9781418528157_INT_0001_001

      DEVELOPING

      INNER STRENGTH

      9781418528157_INT_0001_002

      BY

      CHARLES F. STANLEY

      9781418528157_INT_0001_003

      DEVELOPING INNER STRENGTH

      Charles F. Stanley

      Copyright © 1998, 2008 by Charles F. Stanley

      All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

      Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Scripture references are from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

      a1

      Editing, layout, and design by Gregory C. Benoit Publishing, Old Mystic, CT

      ISBN 1-4185-2815-3

      Printed in the United States of America

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      Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      The Hope of Greater Strength

      LESSON 1

      Receiving God’s Gift of Inner Strength

      LESSON 2

      Strength in Times of Loneliness

      LESSON 3

      Strength in Times of Fear

      LESSON 4

      Strength in Times of Abuse

      LESSON 5

      Strength in Times of Criticism

      LESSON 6

      Strength in Times of Guilt

      LESSON 7

      Strength in Times of Frustration

      LESSON 8

      Strength in Times of Burnout

      LESSON 9

      Strength in Times of Persecution

      LESSON 10

      Strength in Times of Brokenness

      INTRODUCTION

      The Hope of Greater Strength

      A great deal has been written in recent years about inner healing, emotional wounds, and reversing low self-esteem. Bookstores are lined with self-help books. What so many people in our world do not realize is that the Bible has been the authoritative book on the healing and strengthening of the human soul (mind, emotions, will) for thousands of years. The Bible is not a self-help book but a God-will-help book. The Bible holds out the hope and promise of God’s eternal help for the person who humbly turns to Him.

      When times of emotional pain or weakness come, we eventually reach the end of ourselves. There are those who teach that turning to God is a sign of emotional weakness, but the exact opposite is true. No person can fully heal his own spirit, soul, or body. Certain problems and conditions lie beyond a person’s capacity to self-heal.

      The good news for the Christian is that the end of self is often the beginning for God! The help that God offers us in His Word is both eternal and timely. It is highly effective and freely available to all. I encourage you to keep your Bible close at hand as we move through this ten-part study. Make notes in the margins as you look up various Scriptures and study them. It is far more important that you write God’s insights into the Bible than to write in this book, although places are provided here for you to make notes.

      This book can be used by you alone or by several people in a small-group study. At various times, you will be asked to relate to the material in one of these four ways:

      1. What new insights have you gained? Make notes about the insights that you have. You may want to record them in your Bible or in a separate journal. As you reflect back over your insights, you are likely to see how God has moved in your life.

      2. Have you ever had a similar experience? Each of us approaches the Bible from a unique background—our own particular set of relationships and experiences. Our experiences do not make the Bible true—the Word of God is truth regardless of our opinion about it. It is important, however, to share our experiences in order to see how God’s truth can be applied to human lives.

      3. How do you feel about the material presented? Emotional responses do not give validity to the Scriptures, nor should we trust our emotions as a gauge for our faith. In small-group Bible study, however, it is good for participants to express their emotions. The Holy Spirit often communicates with us through this unspoken language.

      4. In what way do you feel challenged to respond or to act? God’s Word may cause you to feel inspired or challenged to change something in your life. Take the challenge seriously and find ways of acting upon it. If God reveals to you a particular need that He wants you to address, take that as marching orders from God. God is expecting you to do something with the challenge that He has just given you.

      Start and conclude your Bible study sessions in prayer. Ask God to give you spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear. As you conclude your study, ask the Lord to seal what you have learned so that you will never forget it. Ask Him to help you grow into the fullness of the stature of Christ Jesus.

      Again, I caution you to keep the Bible at the center of your study. A genuine Bible study stays focused on God’s Word and promotes a growing faith and a closer walk with the Holy Spirit in each person who participates.

      LESSON 1

      Receiving God’s Gift of Inner Strength

      In This Lesson

      LEARNING: HOW CAN I GET RID OF MY EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE?

      GROWING: WHAT PART DOES GOD PLAY IN THIS, AND WHAT PART DO I PLAY?

      Jesus said in Luke 4:18:

      The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

      Because He has anointed Me

      To preach the gospel to the poor;

      He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

      To proclaim liberty to the captives

      And recovery of sight to the blind,

      To set at liberty those who are oppressed.

      Jesus came to this earth to take care of our sin problem and to make it possible for us to experience forgiveness and eternal life. He also came to make us whole from the inside out. With wholeness comes emotional, mental, and spiritual strength.

      The Holy Spirit is God’s gift to us, that we might become more and more like Jesus and experience what He purchased for us on the cross in an ever deepening, ever more potent way. No matter who we are today, we are poor in some way. We each lack something or are a little weaker in one area of our emotional makeup than in other areas. No person is 100 percent strong in all areas of his life at all times. Just as we are healthier physically on some days than on others, so we go through periods when we experience a weakness in our emotions.

      When those times of emotional weakness come, we generally experience emotional pain. If we deal with our emotional pain as soon as it arises, receiving God’s help and healing for the injury that we have suffered, this pain is generally temporary. At other times, however, the emotional pain lingers. We may not deal with it, hoping that it will go away or heal itself. We may not know how to deal with the pain, and continue to struggle on without relief. We may not believe that we should deal with the pain, thinking perhaps that pain is inevitable and a normal part of every person’s life.

      If you are experiencing emotional pain today, I have three thoughts:

      1. Time will not heal your pain, but Jesus Christ can and will heal you in your emotions if you turn to Him and receive the strength that He offers to you.

      2. The Bible presents God’s ways for

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