Secret Longings of the Heart
Description
While the Lord knows your deepest longings and passions, you are not always aware of them yourself. Daringly honest, powerfully encouraging, and thoroughly biblical, Secret Longings of the Heart helps women explore their desire for victory over 10 areas of life. This Bible study examines which attitudes, lifestyles, and behaviors can lead to fulfillment in Christ. Includes discussion questions.
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Carol Kent is a bestselling author and an international public speaker-best known for being dynamic, humorous, encouraging, and biblical. She is a former radio show co-host and speaks internationally.
She is the president of Speak Up Speaker Services, and the founder and director of the Speak Up Conference.
She holds a master's degree in communication arts and a bachelor's degree in speech education. She has taught speech and drama, and directed women's ministries at a large mid-western church.
Carol and her husband, Gene, make their home in Lakeland, Florida.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE: PASSIONS-WHAT ARE THEY AND WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?
- 1. Hidden Longings of the Heart Recognizing the Passions That Drive Us
- 2. Secret Passions-Destructive, Honorable, or Holy? Recognizing the Sources of Passion
- PART TWO: THE PASSION FOR SIGNIFICANCE
- 3. I Want to Feel Special To Know Whose I Am
- 4. I Want to Do Something Worthwhile To Have Meaningful Work
- PART THREE: THE PASSION FOR SECURITY
- 5. Why Me? Why This? Why Now? To Accept Trials Gracefully
- 6. Lord, Make Me Flexible! To Adapt to Change Joyfully
- PART FOUR: THE PASSION FOR INTIMACY
- 7. Please Hear Me! To Experience Human Connection
- 8. Please Hold Me! To Be Sexually Fulfilled
- PART FIVE: THE PASSION FOR SUCCESS
- 9. I Blew It Again! To Transcend Failure
- 10. Self-Actualization? To Be All I Can Be
- PART SIX: THE PASSION FOR SPIRITUALITY
- 11. Whatever the Abundant Life Is, I Want It! To Be a Confident, Growing Christian
- 12. Me-God's Woman? To Live Out My Reason for Being
- Twelve-Week Bible Study
- Notes
- Author
