Charisma Magazine

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1. What to Do When Ministry Has Worn You Down

... s of worship out loud; I sing choruses and hymns of the faith and I belt out every praise song that I can remember. Secondly, I declare the promises of God out loud. I out-declare and out-shout discourag ...

Created on 07 September 2017

2. Lessons on Overcoming Disappointing Setbacks From a Super Bowl Champion

Imagine: You are inches away from becoming back-to-back world champions. With the eyes of the world on you, you fight to stay fixed in the present moment. The smell of the grass. The electricity in the ...

Created on 30 August 2017

3. How to Keep Deep Disappointment From Knocking at Your Door

We don't need statistics to know that millions of people live aimlessly without fulfillment, purpose or meaning. But there is an answer—simple and doable. My brother and my sister-in-law, Lois, visited ...

Created on 11 August 2017

4. This Common American Ideal Only Steals Your Joy

Most of us long for life to slow down. Maybe that's why so many of us want a home that looks like a farmhouse. We idealize a lifestyle led by a simple faith and daily routines, prompted by the rising and ...

Created on 14 July 2017

5. Psalm 42's Strategies for Dealing With Depression

How do you feel when things don't go your way, when life seems to crash around you or in you? Have you been there? Are you there today? This is the picture we see in Psalm 42 when the psalmist, one of ...

Created on 13 July 2017

6. The Healing Power of Adoring Jesus

If we sit sideways in the oversized leather chair—the one that was already faded and cracked before we got it—two of us can fit. Caleb's little body, tucked into last season's mismatched pajamas, presses ...

Created on 12 July 2017

7. Press Into This Comforting Truth When You Feel Lonely

Confession: My 30-year high school reunion was this week, and I did not go. Horrible person? Vote in. I saw the names of classmates come up on the reunion Facebook page, but I just kept thinking that after ...

Created on 07 July 2017

8. Trusting God With All Your Heart—Even When You're Discouraged

... sh upon my worst enemy the depths of despair and discouragement I often feel for weeks or months at a time. Billy Graham, who is probably the most respected evangelist of our time, who has seen millions  ...

Created on 05 June 2017

9. Why You Might Be Discouraging Your Child Without Realizing It

Most parents want to do well when it comes to encouraging children and motivating them to be the best they can be. But, in attempting to do so, well-intentioned parents sometimes end up discouraging their ...

Created on 08 May 2017

10. Don't Throw in the Towel!

...  Christians throw in the towel: 1. Depression or discouragement. When we face stress, tragedy, disappointment, failure or prolonged delay, we will lose hope if we don't stay close to God and cling to H ...

Created on 18 April 2017

11. God's Key Redemption in Your Season of Barrenness

As a pastor, I listen to the hearts of the saints. I hear their hurts, aches, pains, disappointments and fears—and I feel them as my own. These days, from too many people, I hear and feel erosion of hope, ...

Created on 04 April 2017

12. Beware of These 2 Unhelpful Extremes When Processing Intense Grief

I think one of the most difficult emotions we process is grief. Grief can happen for many reasons, not just the passing away of a loved one. We grieve for lost opportunities, loss of a friendship or relationship ...

Created on 03 April 2017

13. Breaking the Stronghold of Worldly Negativity

... f joy, peace or contentment? Do you sometimes feel like your thoughts are bossing you around, causing you to feel stuck in unhealthy emotions and discouragement? Sweet friend, if you want to start thinki ...

Created on 27 March 2017

14. A Psalm 35 Approach to Handling Fierce Opposition

... om our self-destructive and self-deceived thoughts and choices. He delivers us from the "lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the deceitful pride of life" (1 John 2:16). He lifts us from discourage ...

Created on 27 March 2017

15. Stand Firmly on These 3 Biblical Truths When You're Struggling

As my 7-year-old daughter curled up on the couch with stomach pain, she looked up at me with sadness and confusion in her eyes and said, "Mommy, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I kind of wish you ...

Created on 24 March 2017

16. Stepping Into Alignment With God's Extravagant Breakthrough

Breakthrough. It may look different to different women. But the fervent expressing of our desire often looks the same. We pray about it. Long for it. We weep and even travail. As we wait, we feel weariness ...

Created on 23 March 2017

17. Helpful Methods to Spot Suicidal Tendencies in Your Teen

Teen suicides have been on my mind again. They're far too prevalent. Young people choose, for a variety of reasons, to end their lives. It's a permanent decision they think is a solution. If they're thinking ...

Created on 21 March 2017

18. When the Devil Rages to Rattle Your Faith—and God Feels Far Away

This week, a good friend of mine suddenly, and without any discernible medical reason, died. He was in the passenger seat of his car while his newly permitted son was driving ,and his body just turned ...

Created on 02 March 2017

19. Finding a Renewed Surge of Purpose When Everything Is Caving in Around You

If you know the answers to the following questions, you will feel a surge of meaning, purpose and direction. Even if your circumstances are out of whack and you're under a lot of pressure.  Who am I? ...

Created on 01 March 2017

20. Finding Courage When All You Want to Do Is Quit

Sometimes, I feel tired. Sometimes, I feel I'm spinning my wheels and not getting anywhere, and that I'm failing to meet the expectations of others. Sometimes I feel bogged down in things that need doing, ...

Created on 27 February 2017