365 Questions for a Woman's Soul
With Answers from God's Heart
Published on 12. June 2018
384 pages
978-1-4964-3777-8 (ISBN)
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Why do so many people have to suffer? Why doesn't my spouse love me? Why can't I get a job? Why can't we all just get along? Why doesn't God seem to care what happens to me? It is human nature to have a multitude of questions swirling around in your mind. Sometimes you wonder if asking these questions about God, the Bible, and our world show signs of unbelief or doubt. Or maybe you wonder if there is any point in asking questions of God at all.
365 Questions for a Woman's Soul asks the deep questions for which our souls long for answers. Some of these questions can be clearly answered from the pages of Scripture. Other questions do not have tidy answers, but by wrestling with them in relationship with God's Word, we can gain perspective, wisdom, and a better understanding of who God is and why he allows events to unfold as they do.
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Ronald A. Beers has been with Tyndale since 1987 and currently serves as chief publishing officer. Since 1988 Ron has been a member of the central Bible translation committee for the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Ron was also the creator and general editor of The Life Application Study Bible. In addition, he developed the TouchPoints books, which have sold more than 2.75 million copies since 1996.
Amy E. Mason is a wife and a stay-at-home mom to her two boys, one with special needs. She is the author of several books, including The NLT Bible Promise Book, 365 Pocket Prayers, and Bible Promises to Live By. Her books have sold over one million copies.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- abandonment: How can I trust that God will never abandon me?
- abilities: How can I make the most of my abilities?
- abundance: I see God pouring out his love and blessing on others. How can I be sure there is enough for me?
- acceptance: Can God really accept me, even after all I've done?
- accepting forgiveness: How can I get past regrets about things I've done and accept God's forgiveness?
- accusations: How can I protect myself against Satan's accusations?
- adaptability: How can I learn to adapt when life changes so quickly?
- admiration: How can I be a woman whom others admire?
- adoption: How is adoption a picture of my relationship with God?
- adventure: How can I view life as an adventure rather than a burden to bear?
- adversity: Is God listening when I cry to him in times of trouble?
- advice: Why is it so important to seek wise advice from others?
- affirmation: How do I know that God truly values my life? How does he affirm me?
- aging: How can I age gracefully?
- agreement: How can I find agreement with others without compromising my convictions?
- amazement: How can I recapture a sense of amazement about God?
- angels: Are angels real?
- anger: How can I better control my anger?
- answers: Does God always answer prayer?
- anxiety: What can I do when anxiety overwhelms me?
- appearance: What can I do when I feel disappointed by my appearance?
- appreciation: Why is it important to appreciate the little things in life?
- approval: How can I balance my desire for others' approval and God's approval?
- arguments: What is the best way to respond to arguments?
- assurance: Where can I find assurance amid the uncertainties of life?
- attitude: How can I have a positive attitude during hard times?
- balance: How do I balance caring for others and caring for myself?
- beauty: How can I develop a beautiful soul?
- behavior: If God cares most about what is on the inside, why does godly behavior matter?
- being teachable: Why is it important to be open to learning new things?
- belonging: What can I do when I feel like I don't belong anywhere?
- betrayal: What can I do when I feel the pain of betrayal?
- Bible: How can reading the Bible impact my heart?
- blame: How can I stop blaming myself or others when things go wrong?
- blessing others: What does it look like to bless another person?
- body: How does caring for my body also care for my soul?
- boredom: What can I do when I feel like being a Christian is boring?
- boundaries: I know I need to set some boundaries for myself, but how can I do that?
- brokenness: My heart is breaking. I'm overwhelmed, and my life is a mess. Is there any hope?
- busyness: How does God feel about my busy lifestyle?
- call of God: How do I know when God is calling me to do something?
- care: Why would God care about me? Sometimes I feel as if nobody cares.
- caring for ourselves: Is it selfish to take some time to care for myself?
- caution: How cautious should I be when I make decisions?
- celebration: Why is it important to celebrate?
- change: How can I experience real, lasting change in my life with God?
- chaos: The world seems to be in complete chaos. How can I find order and peace in my spirit?
- character: What is the key to becoming a woman with godly character?
- children: How do I raise children who grow to know and love God?
- choices: How can I be certain the choices I make are in line with God's ways?
- church: Is going to church really so important to my relationship with God?
- circumstances: How can I experience God in the midst of troubling circumstances?
- comfort: How can I experience God's comfort in difficult times?
- commitment: How can I know if I am truly committed to God?
- communication: Does God really talk to people? How can I know if he's speaking to me?
- community: How can I have a good impact on my community?
- comparison: How do I resist the temptation to compare myself to others?
- compassion: How should my faith affect my compassion for others?
- complacency: How can I overcome my complacency?
- complaining: Why is it important that I break my habit of complaining?
- compliment: Why is it important to know the difference between a true compliment and flattery?
- condemnation: What can I do when others look down on me because of my faith?
- confession: Does confession strengthen my relationship with God?
- confidence: How can I become a confident woman?
- confrontation: How do I know when to confront someone and when to let an offense go?
- confusion: How should I respond when I'm confused about what God wants me to do?
- conscience: How does my conscience work?
- contentment: What is the key to contentment in life?
- control: Is God really in control, or do a lot of things just happen by chance?
- conversation: How can I live in conversation with God?
- coping: How can I cope when pain becomes overwhelming?
- courage: Where can I find courage to face the things I am afraid of?
- creation: How should my faith affect the way I care for creation?
- creativity: Does God value my creativity?
- crisis: If I'm obeying God, why am I facing a crisis?
- criticism: What is a wise way to approach criticism-both giving and receiving it?
- culture: How can I be a part of today's culture and still avoid its negative impact?
- danger: What is the greatest danger to my faith?
- death: Is fearing or thinking about death a bad thing?
- decisions: Does each little decision I make really matter all that much?
- defeat: What can I learn from defeat?
- dependence: What does it mean to depend on God?
- depression: Where is God in my times of depression?
- desirability: How can I know God really desires a close relationship with me?
- desires: How can I know if my own desires match what God wants for me?
- dignity: How can I become a woman of dignity?
- disappointment: How can I handle life's disappointments?
- disapproval: How can I care about my friends even when I don't approve of the way they live?
- disaster: Why does God allow disasters to happen? Why doesn't he prevent them?
- discernment: What is discernment, and why is it important?
- discouragement: Is discouragement ever from God?
- distractions: What can I do when I get distracted during prayer?
- doubting God: Is it a sin to doubt God?
- dreams: Does God still speak through dreams today?
- drifting: How can I avoid drifting away from God?
- ease: Jesus talked a lot about suffering. Is it okay to live a comfortable, easy life?
- effectiveness: I feel like I'm not doing enough for God where I am. Should I move on?
- emotions: How can I best handle my emotions?
- empathy: How can I be more empathetic with others?
- emptiness: Why does life seem so empty?
- encouragement: How can I be encouraged during a difficult season?
- endurance: How can I be effective in serving Christ over the long haul?
- enemies: How can I love my enemies?
- energy: How can I find the energy to live each day to the fullest?
- envy: How should I respond when I am envious of others?
- equality: Does God value all people equally?
- escape: Sometimes I long to detach from reality. Is this a bad thing?
- eternity: How does keeping an eternal perspective impact my soul?
- evangelism: How can I share the gospel when people aren't interested in hearing about Christ?
- evil: If God is good, why does he let people do evil things?
- examination: Why is it important to examine my heart? How can I do this?
- exhaustion: How can I function when I'm so exhausted?
- expectations: Is it wrong to expect things from God?
- experiencing God: I haven't experienced God in a long time. How can I feel his presence more?
- failure: What can I do when I feel like a failure?
- fairness: How should I respond when life doesn't seem fair?
- faith: How does God strengthen my faith, even when I can't see him?
- faithfulness: How does my faithfulness to God impact others?
- family: How can I raise a family that actually makes a difference in this world?
- farewells: What will help me say good-bye in a healthy and positive way?
- fear: How can I overcome my battle with fear?
- fear of God: What does it mean to fear God?
- fellowship: Why do I need fellowship with other believers?
- finding God: How can I find God in my everyday life?
- finishing: Where can I find encouragement to finish well?
- flexibility: How does being flexible make me available for divine moments with God?
- following: I'm afraid that if I follow God, he will take me someplace I don't want to go. What can I do about this fear?
- foolishness: How can I keep from making a foolish decision?
- forgiveness: Will God forgive me for the things I've done wrong? Why would he even want to forgive me?
- forgiving others: Is there something wrong if I am having a hard time forgiving someone who has wronged me?
- freedom: What does "freedom in Christ" mean? How can I be free if I'm supposed to follow God's commands?
- friendship: How can I be a good friend?
- friendship with God: Does God really enjoy spending time with me, even if I have done something wrong?
- fruit of the Spirit: What is the fruit of the Spirit?
- frustration: What can I do when I am so easily frustrated?
- fun: Can I follow God and still have fun?
- future: How can I be confident in my future instead of being afraid of it?
- generosity: How can I learn to be more generous?
- gentleness: What does gentleness accomplish? Won't everyone walk all over me if I am gentle?
- giving up: How can I keep going when I'm tempted to give up?
- glory: How can I possibly glorify God in my pain?
- goals: What kinds of goals should I set in order to grow closer to God?
- God's blessings: What kinds of blessings can I expect from God?
- God's discipline: What is the purpose of God's discipline?
- God's hand: How can I notice the hand of God working in my life?
- God's timing: How can I patiently wait for God's timing?
- good out of bad: How is God able to bring good out of bad situations?
- gossip: Is gossip really that bad?
- government: How should I pray for my country?
- grace: How does grace affect the way I live?
- grief: Is there something wrong with me if I'm still feeling sad long after a great loss?
- growth: How can I know if I am growing spiritually?
- guidance: How can I know that God will guide my life?
- guilt: Why do I still feel guilty even though I have accepted God's gift of salvation?
- habits: How can I establish good habits that will result in lasting change?
- happiness: How can I live a happier life?
- hard-heartedness: How can I know if my heart has become hard?
- healing: Will God heal the hurts in my life?
- health: Does God care about my physical health? Isn't spiritual health more important to him?
- hearing: How can I know that God hears my prayers?
- heart: How do I protect my heart?
- heaven: What will heaven be like?
- help: I find it hard to ask for help. How can I move past this?
- helping others: How can I best help others with their problems?
- hiding: What can I do when it feels like God is hiding himself and his plans from me?
- holiness: Holiness feels like an impossible standard. Is it even possible to be holy?
- Holy Spirit: How does the Holy Spirit help me?
- honesty: How honest does God want me to be? How does he feel about little white lies?
- hope in God: What does it mean to be a woman who hopes in God?
- hopelessness: What can I do when things seem hopeless?
- hospitality: How can I practice hospitality when I don't have much to share with others?
- humility: What is the difference between humility and low self-esteem?
- hurry: Why is it important to resist hurry in my life?
- hurts: How can I heal from the hurts in my relationships?
- identity: How can I become a woman who identifies herself with Christ above all else?
- idolatry: How do I know if I have created idols in my life?
- imagination: How can I use my imagination to grow closer to God?
- impossibilities: How can I believe that God can do what sometimes seems impossible?
- inadequacy: I feel so inadequate. How can I be sure God can use me?
- inexperience: How can God use my limited experience?
- injustice: What will God do about injustice?
- inspiration: How can I inspire others to know God?
- integrity: What does it mean to be a woman of integrity?
- intercession: Does it really make a difference when others pray for me or I pray for others?
- internal conflict: I want to please God, but I know that often I don't. How can I resolve this internal conflict?
- intimacy: What does intimacy with God look like?
- invitation: What does it mean to invite Jesus into my day?
- involvement: How can I know where God wants me to serve or be involved?
- jealousy: What is the danger of jealousy?
- joy: How can I choose to be joyful when I don't feel like it?
- judgment: What should I do when I find myself judging others?
- justice: How does God call me to be a woman of justice?
- kindness: Am I always supposed to be kind-even to difficult people?
- knowing God: How does knowing more about God deepen my relationship with him?
- laziness: Is laziness a sin? What is the difference between rest and laziness?
- leadership: How can I develop my leadership potential for God's Kingdom?
- legacy: How can I make lasting memories of God's work in my life?
- letting go: How can I do better at letting go of certain things and trusting God with them?
- limitations: What does God think when he looks at me with all my faults and limitations?
- listening to others: How do I become a good listener?
- loneliness: If God is always with me, why do I feel so alone?
- loss: How can I deal with loss in my life?
- love of God: How can I be sure God loves me?
- loving others: What are some practical ways God calls me to love others?
- lust: Is lust really that bad if I'm not acting on it?
- marriage: How can I have a strong and happy marriage?
- mediocrity: I often feel average and ordinary. What can I do to live an extraordinary life?
- meditation: Does meditation have a place in my relationship with God?
- memorization: With so much access to the Internet, is it still necessary to memorize Scripture?
- mentoring: How could God use me to encourage godliness in younger generations?
- mercy: How does God's mercy affect my daily life?
- miracles: Does God still perform miracles today? How can I see more miracles in my life?
- mistakes: Can God still use me even though I make so many mistakes?
- money: Why can't money buy happiness? Sometimes I feel like I would be happier if I didn't need to worry about money.
- motivation: How can I stay motivated when I am discouraged?
- motives: As long as I do the right thing, what difference do my motives make?
- mystery: Why is it important that there are mysteries about God we'll never fully understand?
- nature: What does nature's beauty tell me about God?
- neediness: How is being needy actually a good thing for my relationship with God?
- needs: How can I keep a clear distinction between my needs and my wants?
- negativity: How can I protect myself from a negative attitude?
- neglect: How can I keep from neglecting God?
- neighbors: I know God calls me to love my neighbor, but what does this look like in a practical sense?
- obedience: How can I be encouraged to obey when following God feels hard?
- obligation: Is it wrong to serve out of obligation?
- opportunity: When an opportunity arises, how do I know if God wants me to walk through that open door?
- outsider: What can I do when my faith makes me feel like an outsider?
- overcoming: How can God help me overcome the impossible obstacles in my life?
- overwhelmed: How can I cope when I feel overwhelmed with the tasks of my day?
- pain: What hope do I have for living through painful circumstances?
- panic: How can I keep from panicking when life seems to be falling apart?
- passion: Why can't I always be on fire for God?
- past: Can I live a healthy, godly life despite my past?
- patience: How can I learn patience?
- peace: How can I have peace in a world that is anything but peaceful?
- perfectionism: How can I embrace my imperfections?
- persecution: I fear being persecuted because of my faith. How can I face the future with courage?
- perseverance: How can I persevere through difficult seasons in a way that pleases God?
- place: Why do certain places help me feel closer to God?
- planning: Why should I plan for the future if God is ultimately in control of it?
- pleasure: Does it please God when we enjoy the things he's given us?
- possessions: How do I keep from being overly attached to my possessions?
- power of God: How can I experience God's power working through me?
- praise: How can praise become a natural response to the presence of God in my life?
- prayer: How do I talk to God?
- presence of God: How can I remember God's presence with me throughout the day?
- pressure: How can I best deal with the pressures of life?
- pretending: I'm tired of pretending I have it all together. How can I bring authenticity to my relationships?
- pride: What is pride, and why is it so dangerous?
- priorities: How can I set the right priorities?
- problems: What can I do when problems overwhelm me?
- productivity: How can I let go of my desire to always "do" and instead just "be"?
- promises of God: How does knowing God help me believe his promises?
- protection: Why does God protect some people but not others? How can I trust he will protect me?
- purity: Sexual purity seems old-fashioned. Is purity really so important to God?
- purpose: How can I lead a purposeful life?
- pursuit: How does God pursue me?
- questions: Is it wrong to question God's plans and actions in my life?
- quietness: Why are times of quietness important?
- quitting: How do I know when to keep going and when it's time to quit?
- reassurance: I have prayed and accepted Christ as my Savior, but how can I be sure I'm saved?
- reconciliation: Why it important to God that I'm at peace with others?
- redemption: How can God possibly redeem the bad choices I've made?
- rejection: Will God ever reject me?
- relationship: What does a relationship with God actually look like?
- relevance: Are God's promises still relevant to my life today?
- religion: Why does religion sometimes feel burdensome?
- remembering: What can help me remember God's work in my past?
- renewal: My life is a mess, and I wish I could start over again. How can I experience renewal?
- repentance: What is repentance and why is it so important?
- reputation: Is it biblical to care what others think about me?
- rescue: What can I do when I long to be rescued from something in my life?
- resentment: How can I keep my heart from resentment and bitterness?
- respect: How can I become a woman others respect?
- responsibility: How much responsibility do I bear for my actions? Sometimes I feel like I can't help doing certain things.
- rest: Why is rest so important for me?
- restoration: How does God restore me to himself after I have sinned?
- risks: How do I decide when to take a risk and when to play it safe?
- romance: How can I keep romance alive in my marriage?
- Sabbath: Why is it so important to God that I take a day off work?
- sacredness: When is something sacred? What does it mean to be sacred?
- sacrifice: How can I become more willing to sacrifice for others?
- safety: I often feel afraid that something will happen to my loved ones. Is it wrong to worry about their safety?
- salvation: If I am saved, does that mean I am free to do what I want?
- satisfaction: Why can't I ever feel satisfied with my life?
- secrets: Is it always a bad thing to keep secrets?
- security: How can knowing God help me feel more secure?
- self-control: I'm not a disciplined woman. How can I possibly learn self-control?
- self-doubt: Can God use me, even when I doubt myself?
- self-esteem: How can I become a more secure, confident person?
- selfishness: How do I care more about what God cares for and less about myself?
- self-worth: How can I develop a healthier sense of self-worth?
- senses: How can I use my five senses to be more aware of God?
- sensitivity: How can I become more sensitive to others' needs?
- serving others: Why should I serve others when no one seems to appreciate what I do?
- setbacks: How do I keep going when life constantly seems to knock me down?
- sex: My sexual history is full of pain. How can I view sex the way God intended?
- shame: How is shame different from guilt? Why is it important to know the difference?
- sharing: How can I develop a more generous spirit?
- silence: Sometimes I feel as if God is being silent. Why doesn't he respond?
- simplicity: Do I need to simplify my life?
- sin: What is really so bad about sin?
- soul: What does it mean to have a soul? How do I care for it?
- sovereignty: If God is sovereign, why do my prayers matter?
- specialness: If God loves everyone, how could I be special to him?
- speechlessness: What can I do when I feel like I don't have any words to pray?
- spiritual disciplines: Why is it important to practice spiritual virtues and disciplines?
- spiritual friendships: How can I develop deep spiritual friendships?
- spiritual gifts: How can I discover my spiritual gifts?
- spiritual warfare: Are there really spiritual enemies-powers of darkness-trying to harm me?
- starting over: Is it ever too late to start over?
- steadfastness: How can I remain steadfast for God through seasons of unanswered prayers?
- stillness: How can I know when God wants me to take action and when I should be still?
- strength: Where do I find the strength to deal with all my problems?
- stress: How can I best handle the daily pressures of life?
- struggle: Why is my relationship with God full of struggle whereas everyone else's seems so easy?
- success: Is it okay to try to be successful in this life?
- suffering: How can I best help someone who is experiencing suffering?
- surprise: How is God surprising?
- surrender: What is the paradox of surrender? Why must I give something up?
- survival: How can I thrive in life instead of simply trying to survive?
- sympathy: Does God really sympathize with me in my time of need?
- tears: Is God with me when I feel so alone in my sadness? Does he see my tears?
- temptation: How does awareness of my weaknesses make me better able to resist temptation?
- tenderness: How can I develop a tender heart toward someone who has caused me pain?
- testing: Does God test the quality of my faith? How?
- thankfulness: How do I develop a more thankful heart?
- thoughtfulness: I have trouble just keeping up with my own life. How can I become more thoughtful of others?
- thoughts: How do my thoughts affect my actions?
- time: I want to spend more time with God, but I'm too busy. How can I better manage my time?
- tiredness: What can I do when I'm tired but I have to keep going?
- tithing: I know I should tithe, but I have so many other expenses. How important is tithing to God?
- traditions: How do spiritual traditions energize my faith?
- tragedy: How does God help me in times of tragedy?
- transitions: How can I find security and peace during a major life transition?
- trials: How can I allow trials to strengthen my faith instead of damaging it?
- trouble: After I've prayed about the trouble I'm facing, then what?
- trusting God: I know I can trust God for my eternal future, but why is it so hard for me to trust him with today and tomorrow?
- trustworthiness: How can I become more trustworthy?
- turning to God: What can I do when I feel helpless?
- uncomfortable situations: Why is it good to put myself in uncomfortable situations?
- unforgivable sin: Is there any sin God will not forgive?
- unhappiness: Why am I often discontent when I have so much?
- unity: How can I find unity with others who are so different from me?
- unplugging: What is the spiritual danger of constantly being connected to technology?
- values: How can I maintain godly values in today's world?
- vanity: How can I recognize vanity in my own life?
- victory: What are some victories I can achieve day by day?
- vision: How can I align my vision with God's plan for me? Why is it important for me to seek God's vision for the future?
- voice of God: How can I know if I am really hearing God's voice?
- vulnerability: How can being vulnerable help me experience God?
- waiting: What does waiting well look like?
- weakness: Why is God allowing me to go through a season of weakness?
- wealth: Is it okay to be a wealthy Christian?
- welcoming: How can I welcome others into my home and make it a place where they want to be?
- wickedness: How should I respond when I see wicked people prospering?
- will of God: How can I discover God's will for my life?
- wisdom: How can I learn to be wise?
- witnessing: How do I witness to others when I don't have a very exciting testimony?
- women: What can I learn about Jesus from the way he interacted with women?
- words: How powerful are the words I speak?
- work: How can I glorify God in a job that feels unfulfilling?
- worry: What can help when worry overwhelms me?
- worship: Why is worshiping God important?
- worthiness: How am I worthy to be a follower of God?
