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Accepting Truth, Finding Hope!

Author : Ricky D. Sluder
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781662839276
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Accepting Truth, Finding Hope! written by Ricky D. Sluder and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2022-02-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are four needs that only God can meet in each of us. They are Acceptance, Identity, Security, and Purpose. Yet, we all strive to fulfill them on our own! In Accepting Truth, Finding Hope! Ricky D. Sluder invites you to join him in a deeply personal conversation where he shares lifelong struggles with answering these four questions for himself: Why are you striving for acceptance? Who are you? Why are you so insecure? What is your purpose for living? Ricky holds himself accountable along the way, admitting his mistakes and his intentional sins instead of providing excuses. In each chapter, he does a wonderful job of having a discussion with the reader instead of simply preaching to them. The use of rhetorical questions, hypotheticals, metaphors, and an overall reflection-based approach works phenomenally to engage the reader in conversation like no other book. Ricky's use of scripture to provide living examples from biblical history, followed by his raw analysis and real-world applications of the message, will aid readers in understanding God's true character and nature as it relates to these four needs. His transparency throughout the book is admirable, empowering readers to reflect on their own past, present, and future selves. Ricky serves as an inspiration for readers willing to take the step toward accepting Truth and finding Hope, just as he did. If this book has found its way to you, consider it a personal invitation to join Ricky in this riveting conversation. Ricky D. Sluder is a son and Outlaw Disciple of Jesus Christ. His identity is no longer defined by a badge on his chest, nor the scars on his heart from buying the countless lies of a painful past. Acceptance, Identity, Security, and Purpose are the four words God gave Ricky for ministry, and he plans to spend the rest of his life helping others accept Truth, that they might find Hope! He enjoys writing, public speaking, being a husband, a father, and a friend. A native Texan, he resides in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and children.

Finding Hope & Peace

Author : Robert E Kinser
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope & Peace written by Robert E Kinser and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I once heard a devout Christian make this comment, "I wonder if I would have followed Jesus Christ if I had lived in His day?" My thoughts took me back to the time of Christ when people followed the mainstream religion of the Mosaic Law which had gradually strayed from the truth since the days of Moses. Relatively few people accepted the prophet from Nazareth who taught a seemingly new doctrine that differed from the mainstream religion. Most people neither recognized nor acknowledged the church that He established on the earth, while exclaiming "Crucify Him". And so it is in our day, when true doctrine has greatly digressed from the perfect gospel of Christ since the dawn of Christianity, as confirmed by many argumentative denominations of Christianity throughout the world. After review of this Christian's question of following Jesus during the time of His ministry, I concluded that it was doubtful ... for the same reasons that this person does not recognize the Lord's true church today. However, I was impressed with the Christian's insightful question. It is the first step in discovering the perfect gospel of Jesus Christ from among all the sects of Christianity. This book can provide genuine hope and peace through a review of why and how the true doctrine of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth in fulfillment of 'One Lord, one faith, one baptism' in preparation for His return and reign on the earth.

Losing Love, Having Faith & Finding Hope

Author : Terryl Ebony
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1466947691
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Losing Love, Having Faith & Finding Hope written by Terryl Ebony and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing Love, Having Faith, and Finding Hope is a must read! This book is an empowering story for all parents. It is about three main characters: Love, the father; Faith, the mother; and Hope, their son. Their story will touch you, making you think about relationships and whether it would be healthier to walk away, even if children are involved. Losing Love, Having Faith, and Finding Hope gives parents an inside view of how their actions can have a negative impact on their child. The book shows how easily things can spiral out of control if the right type of communication is not present within the family. Parents will get some harsh realities about the consequences to their actions, along with very helpful personal and parenting tips. They will also learn the importance of working together for the benefit of their child. Children that relate to this story will be encouraged not to give up on themselves when they feel others have given up on them. Together, families can be restructured and functional despite all parties not living under the same roof; and children do not have to suffer the consequences of their parent's actions.

Too Good to Be True

Author : Michael Horton
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780310267454
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Too Good to Be True written by Michael Horton and published by Zondervan Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of hype, we may buy into the idea that through Jesus, we ll be healthier and wealthier as well as wiser. So what happens when we become ill, or depressed, or bankrupt? Did we do something wrong? Has God abandoned us? As a child, Michael Horton would run up the down escalator, trying to beat it to the top. As Christians, he notes, we sometimes seek God the same way, believing we can climb to him under our own steam. But we can t, which is why we are blessed that Jesus descends to us, especially during times of trial. In Too Good to Be True, Horton exposes the pop culture that sells Jesus like a product for health and happiness and reminds us that our lives often lead us on difficult routes we must follow by faith. This book offers a series of powerful readings that demonstrate how, through every type of earthly difficulty, our Father keeps his promises from Scripture and works all things together for our good."

Up from the Ashes, Finding Hope and Purpose

Author : Tiffany Modica, PsyD
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Up from the Ashes, Finding Hope and Purpose written by Tiffany Modica, PsyD and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all encounter waves of difficulties in our lives--some strong waves, some continuous waves, and some subtle waves. Altogether, these waves can add up, so what do we do when overwhelmed with life's challenges? Who do we turn to? How do we find hope and healing? Up from the Ashes, Finding Hope and Purpose: How to Rise Up and Embrace Your Resilience shares the story of author Dr. Tiffany Modica's journey through trauma, discovering her own resilience, finding hope and purpose through her faith in God, music, and overcoming diverse challenges such as human trafficking, foster care, abuse and neglect, and more. In it, she discusses her research on resilience and foster youth and attachment trauma and her work in supporting trauma survivors in trauma therapy. "You were created for a purpose," and you, too, can discover your own resilience and find hope as you join in the journey of this book. The Moments of Reflection embedded within the text provides opportunities for readers to reflect on their own journey and engage in contemplative growth moments to build upon. Dr. Modica's intention in writing this is to provide people with hope for the future, the knowledge that they are not alone, and opportunities for transformation, restoration, and recovery from trauma while emphasizing patience and kindness in the process of reclaiming your identity and purpose.

Finding Hope in This World of Turmoil

Author : Trevor Bartley
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 152451666X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope in This World of Turmoil written by Trevor Bartley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The resurrection message is the most important part of our belief system. Without the truth of the resurrection message, our faith is just another religion with no real substance. The Resurrection sets Christianity apart. This book is dedicated to establishing this truth. The extent of the work of Christs resurrection is staggering. However, if there is one topic that is the central message of the Bible, it is the sacrifice of Christ. The Old Testament looks forward to it, whereas the New Testament looks back at it. We must be extremely careful not to allow these two ordinances to become routine in our Christian life (communion and baptism) and thereby reduce the significance of what Jesus did for us at his sacrifice and resurrection. The greatest gift that anyone can be given is eternal life, and the one that made that possible is Jesus. In Christ, we have victory, provided we see ourselves dead to sin and raised together with him. Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11, AMP). I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me. [Therefore, I do not treat Gods gracious gift as something of minor importance and defeat its very purpose]; I do not set aside and invalidate and frustrate and nullify the grace (unmerited favor) of God. For if justification (righteousness, acquittal from guilt) comes through [observing the ritual of] the Law, then Christ (the Messiah) died groundlessly and to no purpose and in vain. [His death was then wholly superfluous.] (Galatians 2:2021, AMP). We need to remember that the story doesnt end with Jesuss death. He is currently in heaven, in his resurrected body, and one day, he will return. The resurrection of Jesus was an act of the supreme love of God. Remember, our identification is in who we are in Christ and his resurrection. The Bible tells us in John 14:12 that the things Christ has done we can do, and greater than these we will do because he goes to the Father. The resurrection demonstrated Jesuss victory over the power of death and confirms there is life beyond the grave. Jesus Christ offers us a resurrection power beyond ourselves that can make us alive; it empowers us to overcome the limitations of this realm with an infused ability as we focus on the Spirit of power working within us. I hope you receive much insight and revelation as you discover the wholeness of what Jesus achieved for you and me.

Just Tell the Truth

Author : Richard Lischer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467461660
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Just Tell the Truth written by Richard Lischer and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live the Christian life with conviction? Richard Lischer insists that Christians have a stake in the political and social conflicts that are dividing our culture. In whatever circumstance, Christians are obligated to tell the truth about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. In Just Tell the Truth, Lischer explores seasons of suffering, hope, and triumph in the light of the gospel. Drawing upon Scripture and the lives of both well-known and anonymous Christians, he helps his readers imagine what truthful living looks like. While remaining biblically and theologically rooted, the sermons eloquently engage the present moment, showing how Christian conviction has a place in the controversial realms of politics, racial justice, and the COVID-19 crisis. The nourishing meditations in Just Tell the Truth align the rhythm of the gospel with the curvature of human experience, empowering Christians to find the heart of God in what is too often a heartless world.

Saving Truth

Author : Abdu Murray
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310562058
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Saving Truth written by Abdu Murray and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed as heroes. Those who are confused about morality are progressive pioneers. Those who are confused about spirituality are praised as tolerant. Conversely, those who express certainty about any of these issues are seen as bigoted, oppressive, arrogant, or intolerant. This cultural phenomenon led the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary to name "post-truth" their word of the year in 2016. How can Christians offer truth and clarity to a world that shuns both? By accurately describing the Culture of Confusion and how it has affected our society, author Abdu Murray seeks to awaken Westerners to the plight we find ourselves in. He also challenges Christians to consider how they have played a part in fostering the Culture of Confusion through bad arguments, unwise labeling, and emotional attacks. Ultimately, Saving Truth provides arguments from a Christian perspective for the foundations of truth and how those foundations apply to sexuality, identity, morality, and spirituality. For those enmeshed in the culture of confusion, the book offers a way to untangle oneself and find hope in the clarity that Christ offers.

His Truth Is Marching On

Author : Jon Meacham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1984855034
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book His Truth Is Marching On written by Jon Meacham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND COSMOPOLITAN John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, was a visionary and a man of faith. Drawing on decades of wide-ranging interviews with Lewis, Jon Meacham writes of how this great-grandson of a slave and son of an Alabama tenant farmer was inspired by the Bible and his teachers in nonviolence, Reverend James Lawson and Martin Luther King, Jr., to put his life on the line in the service of what Abraham Lincoln called “the better angels of our nature.” From an early age, Lewis learned that nonviolence was not only a tactic but a philosophy, a biblical imperative, and a transforming reality. At the age of four, Lewis, ambitious to become a minister, practiced by preaching to his family’s chickens. When his mother cooked one of the chickens, the boy refused to eat it—his first act, he wryly recalled, of nonviolent protest. Integral to Lewis’s commitment to bettering the nation was his faith in humanity and in God—and an unshakable belief in the power of hope. Meacham calls Lewis “as important to the founding of a modern and multiethnic twentieth- and twenty-first-century America as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and Samuel Adams were to the initial creation of the Republic itself in the eighteenth century.” A believer in the injunction that one should love one's neighbor as oneself, Lewis was arguably a saint in our time, risking limb and life to bear witness for the powerless in the face of the powerful. In many ways he brought a still-evolving nation closer to realizing its ideals, and his story offers inspiration and illumination for Americans today who are working for social and political change.

Finding Hope

Author : Heidi Goehmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758669346
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope written by Heidi Goehmann and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brokenness is something we see all around us in our world, our communities, and our relationships. Yet we each have our own story of brokenness as well. What parts of brokenness have pressed in and pushed forward in your life? And where is hope when brokenness comes close? Designed to help you call that brokenness by name, Finding Hope: From Brokenness to Restoration will give you tools to identify your story of brokenness and see God's hope in the messes of life. Brokenness isn't where the story ends. God doesn't flee or leave us in the middle of the mess. Instead, when we call brokenness by name, we can more clearly see God's hope alive and well in our daily lives. Jesus Christ enters into our brokenness and brings restoration. Join author Heidi Goehmann on a journey to call out brokenness in your life and unveil it for God's healing. Book jacket.

Finding and Confirming Truth

Author : John S. Pletz
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761850597
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Finding and Confirming Truth written by John S. Pletz and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Pletz explains that truth is more than mere affirmation. It also is the conclusion reached when we have effectively confirmed that an assertion accurately depicts the facts that it describes. He also discusses the process used in identifying and verifying factual truth.

Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness

Author : Dr. Kathy Koch
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1575678209
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness written by Dr. Kathy Koch and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your mother always said that you would never amount to much. Or perhaps a teacher asked you to help her because you were just so good at (fill in the blank). Those early messages about our intelligence and worth affect our lives forever ... or do they? How do we find authentic hope and wholeness based on truth, reality, and God's view? Dr. Kathy Koch draws on decades of seminars and workshops geared to the educational community. She knows the right questions to ask. She also knows that intelligence and worth take different forms in each of us. Readers of all ages and stages will benefit from the life-changing wisdom contained in Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness.

Finding Hope in the Afterlife

Author : Joshua Louis
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982262575
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope in the Afterlife written by Joshua Louis and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having experienced a troubled past, author Joshua Louis was someone who struggled to understand the world around him and his purpose within it. In 2012, his intuitive nature drove him to seek the truth regarding paranormal occurrences and the existence of an afterlife. What he got was way more than he bargained for. Louis would come to understand his purpose in a profound way. As his intuitive abilities developed, he discovered he was able to communicate with souls on the other side. In Finding Hope in the Afterlife, he offers an inspirational look at the afterlife, sharing his experiences from his intriguing spiritual journey. He explores his own true psychic abilities while using basic equipment to effectively communicate with souls on the other side. Through more than twenty photographs and almost forty suggested videos containing supporting evidence, Finding Hope in the Afterlife captivates and challenges any skeptic.

Finding Hope: My Journey Out of Darkness

Author : Linda Keehn
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781632213204
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope: My Journey Out of Darkness written by Linda Keehn and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel lost and without hope? Are you asking if this is all life has to offer? Have your choices and behaviors hurt those you love? In Finding Hope: My Journey Out of Darkness, Linda Keehn tells how out-of-control her life was and what turned it around.A twice-divorced alcoholic, Linda tells how she went from addiction and despair, seeing herself as a "loser", to finding hope and joy in Christ. Through personal experience and the use of scripture she shows how God changes lives. In these pages you'll discover: How to pull out of a downward spiralHow to discern your real "enemy"How to recognize and reject the lies that control youWhat makes relationships so often failHow reliance on God, strength and trust grow during trialsYou can have hope in your life, but only if you have the key that opens that door. If you are a "loser" who longs to know joy, this book is for you. Linda Keehn earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Her career includes nursing, sales, and management of non-profit and state business. She is retired and lives on the Central Oregon Coast with her husband, Roger.Since accepting Jesus Christ her life has changed dramatically. Seeing others struggle with addictions and hopelessness, missing out on the abundant life God has for them moves her to write. The great power of Jesus Christ to change lives is news too good to not share!

An Unpromising Hope

Author : Thomas R. Gaulke
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725296934
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book An Unpromising Hope written by Thomas R. Gaulke and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a theopoetic key, this book challenges Christian reliance on the motif of promise, especially where promise is regarded as a prerequisite for the experience of hope. It pursues instead an unpromising hope available to the agnostic or belief-fluid members and leaders of faith communities. The book rejects any theological judgement about doubt and hopelessness being sinful. It also rejects any hope which is grounded in a sense of Christian supremacy. Chapter 1 focuses on Ernst Bloch’s antifascist concept of utopian surplus, putting Bloch in conversation with queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz and womanist theologian M. Shawn Copeland. Chapter 2 explores the saudadic and theopoetic hope of Rubem Alves. Chapter 3 turns to the womanist theologies of Delores Williams, Emilie Townes, and A. Elaine Brown Crawford. Finally, chapter 4 engages the post-colonial eschatology of Vítor Westhelle, framing hope as nearby in space, rather than nearby in time. Each chapter offers an unpromising hope that may be tapped into by those who wish to affirm belief-fluidity in their own communities, and by those who wish to speak of hope honestly, whether or not, at any given moment, they believe in God or in the promises of a god.

Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country

Author : Pam Houston
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393285499
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country written by Pam Houston and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us." On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants. Through her travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, she explores what ties her to the earth, the ranch most of all. Alongside her devoted Irish wolfhounds and a spirited troupe of horses, donkeys, and Icelandic sheep, the ranch becomes Houston’s sanctuary, a place where she discovers how the natural world has mothered and healed her after a childhood of horrific parental abuse and neglect. In essays as lucid and invigorating as mountain air, Deep Creek delivers Houston’s most profound meditations yet on how "to live simultaneously inside the wonder and the grief…to love the damaged world and do what I can to help it thrive."

Real Struggles, Real Hope

Author : Kimberly Gibson Johnson
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449789838
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Real Struggles, Real Hope written by Kimberly Gibson Johnson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-03-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my minds eye, a little girl crouches in a dark and cluttered hallway closet. Mountains of stuff fill this tiny room, where she remains hidden from everyone and everything. Besides the stuff of anger and doubt in this small space, the walls have writing on them that names the fears, insecurities, and reasons for shielding herself from the unfamiliar and the unknown. Many times, the little girl tries to exit her safe place. With a mask of self-prescribed extroversion, she determinedly leaves the four walls of her secret domain to be good at things and peoplea good student, wife, even a mother. Hesitantly, she tells herself that hope and joy are within reach. But after a short stay away from the security of the hallway closet, the little girl goes back inside and continues hiding from life. I was that young girl. I did not want to live this way any longer, so I cried out to Godwho had been with me all along. He knew my pain, insecurities, anger, and fear. Bigger than any wall of self-protection I built, God would bring down these walls if I let him. My crying out was the first step.