HEALING LIFE’S HURTS
- Understand anger from a biblical perspective
- Discover ways to handle anger constructively
- Learn how to forgive
- Grasp how forgiveness can release us from a lifetime of unresolved hurt
We all get angry. Often our anger is out of proportion to the perceived offence. Yet anger is a valuable sign of something inside, something to be resolved. “Every hurt generates anger”, explains Graham Bretherick. “When anger is understood in its original purpose, we grasp how it may work for our benefit … anger prepares you to deal with danger.”
“Graham gas been used mightily to train leaders and counsellors in our church in Nairobi, Kenya. Their understanding and skills have been sharpened as they have used the principles in this book. I highly recommend it.”
Bishop Dr John B. Masinde
Kenya
“Graham’s teachings and techniques open people’s eyes very quickly. I have observed the sense of relief … he provides a critical path to recovery from life’s hurts.”
Dr Randy Johnson
Executive Director, Master’s Counselling Services, Calgary, Alberta
The Fear Shift
- Understand fear from a Biblical perspective
- Understand the value of positive fear
- Learn to overcome negative fear
- Use fear as a tool to build faith in your life
Fear is primarily given to us by God to warn us of danger but it has been distorted by Satan so that we are now afraid of “fear”. Because most people view fear as negative, they repress (bury) much of their fear over their lifetime, which then turns into anxiety and ultimately, anxiety attacks. Repressed negative fear is as destructive to the soul as cancer is to the body and it becomes a destructive force in people’s lives. According to the Bible, the only truly effective way to turn negative fear into positive fear is through love and faith. Being unconditionally loved enables a person to confront fear from a place of security and safety. Faith enables a person to see the “fearful thing” from a divine perspective and not be captivated by the “fear”.
“Graham has written a thoroughly Biblical account, interspersed with numerous illustrations from his years of pastoral and counselling experience, and from his own life and family. In spite of the profound truths it expresses, this book is concise and easy to understand.”
David Campbell
Pastor, Owen Sound, Ontario, Newfrontiers Team Leader
“Graham teaches that not only did God create fear, He also taught us how to deal with fear. Knowing how you experience fear and how you can overcome the negative effects of fear is something you will learn as you read this book.”
Dr. Randy Johnson
Registered Psychologist, Master’s Counselling Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Free To Be Me
Turning Shame into Freedom
All of us are aware of things in our lives that rob us of our freedom to be the complete person God made us to be. These issues in our lives are often buried in our past but still work powerfully to keep us imprisoned and immobilized in the present. Many unresolved concerns from the past are buried in shame and are very difficult for us to examine. Shame is one of the most powerful emotions in our lives and yet its influence is seldom recognized or talked about. The Bible has a great deal to say about shame, including how God wants to turn our negative experiences with shame into something positive. Wherever we live with an area of unhealed shame, we are unable to function in the grace of God in that area. ‘Negative’ shame robs us of God’s power in our lives and the capacity to fulfill our destiny. Therefore, it is imperative that as Christians we understand how to turn shame into a positive healing experience that will prepare us to be used in the Kingdom of God. This book is designed to bring healing to a very needy area of emotional development and will be taught with sensitivity and care.
