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    Change My Heart O Lord: A Personal Self-Counseling Journal for Every Christian
    Change My Heart O Lord: A Personal Self-Counseling Journal for Every Christian
    Change My Heart O Lord: A Personal Self-Counseling Journal for Every Christian
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    Change My Heart O Lord: A Personal Self-Counseling Journal for Every Christian

    By Dr. Jenny P Deva MD

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    Changing our hearts through prayer changes things and truly moves the hand of God. We often hear other believers sharing about this. Gods timing is not ours to command. If we do not start the fire with the first strike of our match, we must try again. God does hear our prayer, but He may not answer it at the precise time we have appointed in our minds. He will reveal Himself to our seeking hearts, though not necessarily when and where we may expect.

    The offence causing me to turn away may be spiritual. I had imagined that once within His fold, I would never again suffer from the stinging winds of temptation. Yet it is best for me the way it is, for when I endure temptation His grace is magnified, my own character matures, and heaven seems sweeter at the end of the day.

    There is one thing you can do that can accelerate your spiritual growth more than almost any other thing: Learn to take correction from the Spirit of God and from His people. Remember that next time someone corrects you. Love that person and thank him or her, for being concerned for you, and helping to speed up your spiritual progress. If youll do that youll come out ahead every time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing Singapore
    Release dateDec 17, 2014
    ISBN9781482829259
    Change My Heart O Lord: A Personal Self-Counseling Journal for Every Christian
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    Dr. Jenny P Deva MD

    Dr Jenny P Deva was born Jenny Ng Gek Pheng. She is a medical doctor. She holds a Doctorate in Ophthalmology (University of Malaya), Master in Ministry (Malaysia Bible Seminary) and a Master in Counseling Psychology (De La Salle, Philippines). She is presently appointed Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). She is married to Professor Dr M Parameshvara Deva, Professor of Psychiatry (UTAR). She is also President of Persatuan Harapan Pemuda Malaysia, an NGO to help emotionally stressed youth. The Persatuans Daycare Centre based in Klang holds training and awareness seminars on Youth, Marriage and Family Life from time to time. The centre also gives personal and group counselling sessions.

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      Change My Heart O Lord - Dr. Jenny P Deva MD

      Copyright © 2014 DR. JENNY P DEVA MD . All rights reserved.

      ISBN

      978-1-4828-2924-2 (sc)

      978-1-4828-2925-9 (e)

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      www.partridgepublishing.com/singapore

      12/16/2014

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      CHANGE MY

      Heart

      o LORD

      CONTENTS

      [Bible Quotations And References Are From The New International Version (Niv), King James Version (Kjv) Or The Daily Walk Bible, New Living Translation ( Nlt)]

      DEDICATION

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      PREFACE

      SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

      1.1 Just Have Faith And Trust

      1.2 Just Hope Through Change Of Heart

      1.3 Returning To Our First Love

      1.4 Asking Of God _ The Impossible

      1.5 God’s Time Is Never Too Late

      1.6 Being Discontented And Feeling Offended In The Lord

      1.7 Gaining Wisdom _ Taking Correction.

      1.8 Just Rest And Abide In Him

      1.9 Reconciliation

      SECTION 2 SEEING TRUTHS IN OUR LIVES

      2.1 True Fasting/ A Time Alone With The Lord

      2.2 True Love

      2.3 True Joy

      2.4 True Peace:

      2.5 True Goodness......A Man’s Integrity Speaks

      2.6 True Faithfulness .Psalm 36:5-6

      2.7 True Self-Control James 3:2 – 12

      2.8 True Courage Joshua 1: 6- 9

      2.9 True Endurance

      2.10 True Wisdom....Parental Guidance

      2.11 Triumph Over Trials And Tribulations. Job 38: 22 – 23

      2.12 Truly One With The Lord_and Truly True To Oneself

      SECTIN 3 THE GRIEF CYCLE

      3.1 Loss Of A Love...One’s Loved One, A Pet Or An Object

      3.2 Shock And Denial/Disbelief, Confusion And Fear

      3.3 Anger / Pain/Frustration Feelings Against God Or Another

      3.4 Depression And Sadness Feelings

      3.5 Bargaining And Dialogue

      3.6 Acceptance And Forgiveness

      3.7 Resolution And Reconciliation

      3.8 The Christian’s Twelve Steps Of Recovery From Grief - The Healing Process (Jp Deva)

      SECTION 4 THE LORD’S 8 BEATITUDES. HOW TO BECOME MORE BLESSED? (MATTHEW 5: 3-12)

      4.1 Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

      4.2 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

      4.3 Blessed Are The Meek

      4.4 Blessed Are They Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness

      4.5 Blessed Are The Merciful

      4.6 Blessed Are The Pure In Heart

      4.7 Blessed Are The Peacemakers

      4.8 Blessed Are They Who Are Persecuted For Righteousness Sake

      SECTION 5 COUNSELING - HOW CAN I LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS COUNSELLING CASES TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES

      5.1 Reflections By Counselees

      5.2 Discussion And Consultation: Case Studies For Counseling

      SECTION 6 PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW

      REFERENCES

      DEDICATION

      •  This book is firstly and totally dedicated to the Almighty God who first called us to help others in counselling.

      •  Secondly, this personal counselling journal is dedicated to those who are unable to come forward for one to one counselling, but find it easier to meet with the Lord Jesus Christ in person. At His feet, precious lessons for personal change and growth can be learnt through journally.

      •  Remember, today is the first day of the rest of your life.

      •  May you change it for the better by God’s grace.

      •  Thirdly I wish to dedicate this to the memory of two great teachers of Christian Counseling, Rev Selwynn Hughes( Waverly, UK) and Rev Anthony Yeo (Singapore).

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      PSALM 121:1-2

      :1 " I lift my eyes to the hills __

      where does my help come from?

      :2 My help comes from the Lord,

      The maker of heaven and earth."

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

      I THANK MY HUSBAND, DEVA, FOR HIS CONTINUAL HELP, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN OUR MINISTRY TO HELP THOSE IN PAIN.

      PREFACE

      When I first read The Imitation Of Christ by Thomas A Kempis, I was a youthful teenager, studying in the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus School in Johor Bahru. The Irish Catholic Nuns were Sisters of the order of the Holy Infant Jesus. They were the only mentors we had teaching us the Way of Christ, with their sacrificial living, away from home, thousands of miles across the sea in Ireland. Their Christian love was expressed in Service before Self. Their love, care and concern for us the students were genuine, and they were indeed the best images of Christ as they lived in imitation of Christ!

      Their sacrificial hearts expressed in daily obedient living touched my young heart deeply.

      I told myself though my ambition and passion in life , was to be a doctor to help sick people, I would become a nun after that, if it was God’s will for me.

      I became a Christian in my University days. I was a very worried and troubled student, as my Father had no means to support me through University, as he had retired and we were 11 siblings.

      I asked God to let me have that peace I saw in the faces of my fellow students in an IVF meeting. Christ touched my life so deeply, I submitted to His will. Miraculously I was awarded a scholarship to study medicine in India. India was the Lord’s way of discipleship and strengthing for my inner spirit.

      I accepted Him into my life, and was baptised.

      One big tragedy struck when I lost my younger sister, Rosy, who died when she was 24years old. I was two years older and had just become a doctor. In my grief for her, I could not be consoled. I was angry with God, and told Him about His cruelty in allowing my sister to die. Unknowingly to myself, my anger was part of my grief cycle! I was in grief for years, without realising it, until I learnt in a seminar by Rev Anthony Yeoh that one has to say Good-Bye in a very special way, then one’s grieving at last can really stop. At last I was reconciled with the Lord again, and I prayed to Him to never ever let me go away again, and to cling to me even in the times when I let go.

      The Lord has kept His promises all these years no matter what my trials or persecutions on earth are. His Grace has always been sufficient for me. He

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