How to Find Selfless Joy in a Me-First World
1st Edition
Published on 25. May 2011
224 pages
978-0-307-79683-7 (ISBN)
Description
Do You Need Greater Self-Esteem-Or Something Else Entirely?
Western culture increasingly emphasizes the importance of self-love and self-esteem. Many of us believe we must "find” ourselves-and feel good about what we see-before we can experience significant spiritual growth. Focusing so much on ourselves, however, distracts us from pursuing the only source of true fulfillment. Do we, as God's people, really need to love ourselves more? Or is there a wiser, biblical path that can lead us to joy that is not self-centered and fleeting, but God-focused and lasting?
Challenging the current fascination with self esteem, Leslie Vernick answers these questions and others that trip up Christians today. Offering surprising insights and practical helps that can make a real difference in your life, she shows how you can experience greater personal, relational, and spiritual growth while humbly adoring and glorifying your God.
Western culture increasingly emphasizes the importance of self-love and self-esteem. Many of us believe we must "find” ourselves-and feel good about what we see-before we can experience significant spiritual growth. Focusing so much on ourselves, however, distracts us from pursuing the only source of true fulfillment. Do we, as God's people, really need to love ourselves more? Or is there a wiser, biblical path that can lead us to joy that is not self-centered and fleeting, but God-focused and lasting?
Challenging the current fascination with self esteem, Leslie Vernick answers these questions and others that trip up Christians today. Offering surprising insights and practical helps that can make a real difference in your life, she shows how you can experience greater personal, relational, and spiritual growth while humbly adoring and glorifying your God.
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How to Find Selfless Joy in a Me-First World
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09/2003
Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
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Person
Leslie Vernick, dcsw, acsw, lcsw, is a licensed clinical social worker who has her own private counseling practice and more than twenty years of experience counseling individuals and families from a biblical world view. She is a popular speaker for women's groups, couple's retreats, and professional seminars, and the author of How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong and How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong. Leslie and her husband live in Pennsylvania.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: How Happy We Should All Be
- 1. Our Perilous Pursuit of Self
- 2. The Happiness Paradox
- 3. Humility: What is It, and Why Do We Avoid It?
- 4. Humility's Impostors
- 5. Jesus: Our Example of Selflessness
- 6. The Fear of God Leads to Humility
- 7. Are You a Fan or a Friend?
- 8. Growing in Selflessness
- 9. The Secret to Great Relationships
- 10. The Joy of a Life Well Lived
- Study and Discussion Guide
- Notes
- About the Author
