Coming October 1, 2009

Do you find yourself praying,
“Lord, I just want to be happy”?

Maybe you can’t see how God could possibly get you to a place of peace and contentment. However, it’s not the new circumstances we often pray for that move us toward lasting happiness, but rather something entirely different.

Drawing on her own struggles and those of people she has counseled, and using scriptural insights in fresh ways, Leslie Vernick reveals practical and simple steps to help you

• recognize and change habits that, day by day, keep you from experiencing happiness
• make good choices and learn from mistakes without beating yourself up
• develop the skills that will enable you to let go of negative and painful emotions quicker
• transform difficult circumstances so you can live with gratitude, joy, and purpose

Application questions help you work godly thinking, as well as healthy skills and habits, into your life and heart. You’ll soon discover that, even if nothing changes in your circumstances, your inner chains can be broken and you can go free…into a new path of real contentment and happiness.

Drawing from a commitment to biblical truth and from rich familiarity with spiritual masters, Leslie Vernick offers practical, helpful direction to walk the road to spiritual maturity-which sometimes includes happiness now and always centers on hope for happiness forever, in knowing God.
Dr. Larry Crabb
Psychologist, Author and Founder of NewWay Ministries