"Do your thoughts and your life feel out of your control? Have you found yourself in a spiral of unhealthy thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind!
As teens, it can feel difficult to find a way out of our bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, too often feeling like our thoughts are running out of control and finding ourselves off-track from where we want to be. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel deeply understands this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this book adapted from his bestselling Winning the War in Your Mind, Groeschel explains how you too can challenge your thinking and change the course of your life for the better, revealing the strategies he's found that help.
Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. With all-new stories, science that explores the unique realities of how the teenage brain is wired, and short sections that appeal to teenage readers, Winning the War in Your Mind for Teens will help you:
- Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it
- Identify the lies the enemy wants you to believe
- Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for negative thinking
- See how prayer and praise will transform your mind
- Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts
God has something better for your life. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.
Exercises and the appendix are included in the audiobook companion PDF download."
"How Jesus recovers our sense of contentment, restores our intimacy with others, and helps us reclaim our integrity in a distracted digital world.
Can you relate to any of the following?
- I'm connected to more people than ever, but I feel more alone than I can describe.
- I'm constantly tempted to look at things that pollute the purity that God desires in my life.
- Every time I look at a screen, I feel discouraged and increasingly anxious by what I see.
- I used to be a compassionate person, but now I just feel desensitized to all the suffering around me.
If any of these statements ring true for you, it's time to rediscover what it means to be 'like Jesus' and find true authenticity, a healthy self-image, and compassion for others in an age when we relate to each other and the world around us differently than ever before.
In Liking Jesus, bestselling author and pastor of Life.Church Craig Groeschel taps into some of the most leading-edge studies on the effects of social media on our emotions and friendships. He offers real-life examples of how we struggle with screens and 'likes,' how these things mask our struggles with who we really are, and how we can reclaim a Christ-centered life.
Packed with helpful topics like the '10 Commandments of Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Faith' and 'Creating Safeguards for Your Digital Devices,' you'll find Liking Jesus to be just the guide to help you put Christ first again and bring balance and real-world engagement to your everyday life."
"Pray Circles Around Your Greatest Dreams and Biggest Fears
Prayer can sometimes be a frightening thing-how do you approach the maker of the world, and what exactly can you pray for? In this student adaptation of The Circle Maker, Pastor Mark Batterson uses the true legend of Honi the circle maker, a first-century Jewish sage whose bold prayer saved a generation, to uncover the boldness God asks of us at times, and what powerful prayer can mean in your life. Drawing inspiration from his own experiences as a circle maker, as well as sharing stories of young people who have experienced God's blessings, Batterson explores how you can approach God in a new way by drawing prayer circles around your dreams, your problems, and, most importantly, God's promises. In the process, you'll discover this simple yet life-changing truth:
God honors bold prayers; bold prayers honor God. And you're never too young for God to use you for amazing things.
Updated with discussion questions that tie to the Circle Maker video curriculum."
"Halfway is no way to live.
Quit holding back. Quit holding out.
It’s time to go all in and all out for God.
The good news is this: If you don’t hold out on God, God won’t hold out on you. If you give everything you have to follow Jesus, you’ll receive amazing spiritual rewards. But this reality also comes with a deeper truth: Nothing belongs to you. Not even you.
In All In: Student Edition, Mark and Parker Batterson explore what going all in can mean for your life, sharing unique illustrations and unforgettable stories, as well as compelling accounts of biblical characters. Throughout, they demonstrate the amazing things that can happen when you surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Mark Batterson writes: “When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.”"
