Lord, I want to be whole : the power of prayer and scripture in emotional healing

The author presents a comprehensive guide to biblical wholeness, and offers seven steps to building a positive relationship with God When Stormie Omartian was a child, her mother would lock her in a closet and say, "You are worthless, and you'll never amount to anything." How did a young girl who grew up in an abusive home learn to overcome her past pain to find emotional wholeness as an adult? Lord, I Want to Be Whole offers seven steps that helped Stormie overcome clinical depression and live a more fulfilling life. She shows readers how prayer and the encouragement of Scripture can help them come to terms with their past. She also tells how to find deliverance from spiritual oppression and negative influences, learn to receive God's gifts and believe the good things God says about us, become aware of deceptions and misconceptions, and maintain emotional health by taking care of our bodies and being sensitive to what is happening inside us. Lord, I Want to Be Who helps those who are troubled by depression find emotional wholeness and become all God made them to be

when Stormie Omartian Was A Child, Her Mother Would Lock Her In A Closet And Say, You Are Worthless, And You'll Never Amount To Anything. How Did A Young Girl Who Grew Up In An Abusive Home Learn To Overcome Her Past Pain To Find Emotional Wholeness As An Adult? Lord, I Want To Be Whole Offers Seven Steps That Helped Stormie Overcome Clinical Depression And Live A More Fulfilling Life. She Shows Readers How Prayer And The Encouragement Of Scripture Can Help Them Come To Terms With Their Past. She Also Tells How To Find Deliverance From Spiritual Oppression And Negative Influences, Learn To Receive God's Gifts And Believe The Good Things God Says About Us, Become Aware Of Deceptions And Misconceptions, And Maintain Emotional Health By Taking Care Of Our Bodies And Being Sensitive To What Is Happening Inside Us. lord, I Want To Be Who Helps Those Who Are Troubled By Depression Find Emotional Wholeness And Become All God Made Them To Be

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this Memoir-cum-self-help Guide By Bestselling Author Omartian (the Power Of A Praying Wife And The Power Of A Praying Parent) Opens With An Arresting Scene: Young Stormie's Mother Locks Her In A Small Closet, Telling Her She'll Never Amount To Anything. Omartian Reveals That After Her Troubled Childhood, She Experimented With Drugs And Eastern Philosophy And Entered A Disastrous Marriage. Then She Discovered God And Began A Journey Toward Emotional Health. This Book Aims To Tell Readers How They Too Can Find Healing And Wholeness In Seven Easy Steps: Release The Past, Obey God, Obtain Deliverance From Whatever Separates Them From God, Find Restoration And Forgiveness, Receive The Gifts God Wants To Give Them, Avoid Or Get Free Of... Negative Traps, And Stand Strong. Omartian Encourages Depressed Christians To Seek Counseling And Urges Patients To Choose Their Counselors Carefully. She Cautions Against Blaming God For Personal Unhappiness. Interspersed Are Vignettes From Omartian's Life, Relevant Scripture Verses And Clear-cut, If Overly Simplistic, Checklists To Help Readers Know If They Need Deliverance. (if They've Hit A Spouse, Had Premarital Sex Or Dabbled In The Occult, They Do.) Little Is Original Here Except For Omartian's Own Story; More Memorable Approaches To Healing Can Be Found, For Example, In Books By Rita Bennett (you Can Be... Emotionally Free) And Leanne Payne (the Broken Image). (jan.) Forecast: Omartian's Self-revelatory Books Have Been Steady Fixtures On Evangelical Bestseller Lists As Well As Pw's Monthly Religion List. While The Crowded Nature Of The Recovery Book Market Makes It Unlikely That This Title Will Achieve The Same Following, It Will Still Be Welcomed By Her Fans. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION What is Emotional Health 7 Steps to Emotional Health What The Bible Says Emotional Health CHAPTER 1: RELEASE THE PAST Prayer What The Bible Says About Releasing The Past CHAPTER 2: LIVE IN OBEDIENCE Take Charge of Your Mind What The Bible Says Taking Charge Of Your Mind Renouncing The Occult What The Bible Says About Renouncing The Occult Say "NO" To Sexual Immorality What The Bible Says Sexual Immorality Clean Out Your House What The Bible Says About Cleaning Out Your House Take Care Of Your Body What The Bible Says Taking Care Of Your Body Watch What You Say What The Bible Says About Watching What You Say Fasting & Prayer 20 Reasons To Fast Prayer What The Bible Says About Obedience CHAPTER 3: FIND DELIVERANCE 7 Steps To Deliverance Prayer What The Bible Says About Deliverance CHAPTER 4: SEEK TOTAL RESTORATION Prayer What The Bible Says Total Restoration CHAPTER 5: RECEIVE GOD'S GIFTS Gift Of Love What The Bible Says God's Gift Of Love Gift Of Grace What The Bible Says About God's Gift Of Grace Gift of Power What The Bible Says God's Gift Of Power Gift of Rest Prayer What The Bible Says About God's Gifts CHAPTER 6: REJECT THE PITFALLS Pitfall of Anger What The Bible Says About Anger Pitfall Of Confusion What The Bible Says About Confusion Pitfall Of Criticism What The Bible Says About Criticism Pitfall of Denial What The Bible Says About Denial Pitfall of Depression What The Bible Says About Depression Pitfall of Envy What The Bible Says About Envy Pitfall of Fear What The Bible Says About Fear Pitfall Of Lust What The Bible Says About Lust Pitfall of Lying What The Bible Says About Lying Pitfall of Perfectionism What The Bible Says About Perfectionism Pitfall of Pride What The Bible Says About Pride Pitfall of Rebellion What The Bible Says About Rebellion Pitfall Of Rejection What The Bible Says About Rejection Pitfall of Self Pity What The Bible Says About Self Pity Pitfall of Suicide Prayer What The Bible Says About Rejecting The Pitfalls CHAPTER 7: STAND STRONG 4 Ways To Recognize Enemy Attack 7 Things I Know Are Truth About God 7 Things I Know Are Truth About The Devil 7 Reasons The Enemy Can Attack What The Bible Says Standing Strong During Enemy Attack 7 Signs Of Satanic Attack What To Do When The Enemy Attacks What the Bible Says About Your Prayer Not Being Answered What the Bible Says About Standing Strong CHAPTER 8: BECOMING ALL GOD MADE YOU TO BE Prayer 7 Things God Says About Me What The Bible Says About Becoming All God Made You To Be ABOUT THE AUTHOR