BOOKS ON TRUTH, EMOTIONS, AND IDENTITY IN CHRIST

Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal our Deepest Questions about God by Dan Allender & Tremper Longman

“All emotion―whether positive or negative―can give us a glimpse of the true nature of God. We want to control our negative emotions and dark desires. God wants us to recognize them as the cry of our soul to be made right with Him. Beginning with the Psalms, Cry of the Soul explores what Scripture says about our darker emotions and points us to ways of honoring God as we faithfully embrace the full range of our emotional life.”

Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life by Brian Borgman

“In Feelings and Faith Brian Borgman draws from his extensive biblical knowledge and his pastoral experience to help readers understand both divine and human emotions. After laying a biblical foundation he moves on to practical application, focusing on how Christians can put to death ungodly emotional displays and also cultivate godly emotions.”

You Can Change: God’s Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions by Tim Chester

“It’s about heart change, not behavior change. That’s the conviction of Tim Chester as he seeks to help everyday Christians ‘connect the truth about God with our Monday-morning struggles.’ This interactive book, laid out in workbook fashion, is for newer Christians struggling with sin and for more mature Christians who have plateaued in their faith as they seek to find victory over sin in their lives.”

Who Am I? Identity in Christ by Jerry Bridges

“Best-selling author Jerry Bridges asks perhaps the most fundamental question of existence: ‘Who am I?’ He then turns to Scripture to unpack for the Christian eight clear, interlocking, illuminating answers: I am a creature; I am in Christ; I am justified; I am an adopted son of God; I am a new creation; I am a saint; I am a servant of Jesus Christ; I am not yet perfect. Who Am I? demonstrates for believers in Christ that they can and should rightfully claim for themselves an unshakeable, lifelong, personal foundation of confidence in one thing and one thing alone: the gospel of a victorious, resurrected Savior.”

A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God’s Love by Milton Vincent

“God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. He offers it to us every day as a gift that keeps on giving us everything we need for life and godliness. Here is a valuable tool to preach the gospel to yourself daily to strengthen your faith and define what you believe and why.”

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RESOURCES FOR CHANGING LIVES BOOKLETS

(available here)

• A.D.D.: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies
• Anger: Escaping the Maze
• Angry at God? Bring Him Your Doubts & Questions
• Bad Memories: Getting Past Your Past
• Depression: The Way Up When You Are Down
• Domestic Abuse: How to Help
• Forgiveness: I Just Can’t Forgive Myself
• God’s Love: Better than Unconditional
• Guidance: Have I Missed God’s Best
• Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love
• ‘Just One More’: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer
• Marriage: Whose Dream?
• Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?
• OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive
• Pornography: Slaying the Dragon
• Pre-Engagement: 5 Questions to Ask Yourselves
• Priorities: Mastering Time Management
• Procrastination: First Steps to Change
• Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good
• Sexual Sin: Combatting the Drifting
• Stress: Peace amid Pressure
• Suicide: Understanding and Intervening
• Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference
• Teens & Sex: How Should we Teach Them?
• Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts
• “Why Me?” Comfort for the Victimized
• Worry: Pursuing a Better Path to Peace

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OTHER RESOURCES

• Feelings: Emotion and Devotion—This is a really great booklet from another church that walks you through engaging your emotions in the psalms! It is written for their CG leaders but could easily be used at the individual level.
• Sunday School series from Alasdair Groves on a “Theology of Emotions”
• CCEF National Conference on Emotions

Helpful Articles:

•  “What Do I do with My Feelings? Engaging Your Emotions”
• “Talk to God about Your Anxiety”
• “Does Trusting God Remove Anxiety”
• “Trust the Means of Grace: 8 Rules for Growing in Godliness“
• “What Is Shaping You?”