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Julie Clinton, author, speaker, and president of Extraordinary Women, has met thousands of women across the nation and heard them share the deep cry of their hearts. Women are desperate to break free of the emotional bondage of the past--the guilt, the anger, the jealousy, and the sadness. Julie offers women real hope and the chance to be free, filled with joy, and able to be used by God.With gripping real-life stories as well as stories from women of the Bible, Julie shares specific help for each debilitating emotion. She also provides a Bible study for an in-depth look at God's word and His provisions of grace and forgiveness. Readers will discover the perfect book for an individual seeking healing or for a small group Bible study. God can heal your damaged emotions.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 juin 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736939911
Langue	English

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A Woman s Path to Emotional Freedom
Julie Clinton
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Verses marked ESV are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked MSG are taken from The Message. Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Cover by Koechel Peterson Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
This book includes stories in which the author has changed people s names and some details of their situations to protect their privacy.
A WOMAN S PATH TO EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Copyright 2010 by Julie Clinton Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clinton, Julie A woman s path to emotional freedom / Julie Clinton. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-7369-2996-7 (pbk.) 1. Christian women-Religious life. 2. Emotions-Religious aspects-Christianity. I. Title. BV4527.C573 2010 248.8 43-dc22 2009052332
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
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My heart goes out to you, and I long to see you all coming constantly to God for a fresh supply of love. D.L. MOODY
This book is dedicated to the special women in my life- my mother, Marylin Rothmann, my sister, Jana Queen, and my beautiful daughter, Megan Ann-along with all of the precious women of our Extraordinary Women staff, members of the Extraordinary Women Association, and conference attendees. May you always be able to transcend your pain and overcome obstacles for the glory of God!
Acknowledgments
The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are. C.S. LEWIS
I am blessed and thankful to my heavenly Father for giving me an enormous circle of dear colleagues and cherished friends who are faithful every day to seek his wisdom and direction for their lives. I wish to acknowledge and thank them for the love and support they have shown to me in the completion of this manuscript.
A special thank you to Pat Springle for his help in writing this book. Pat, you have always been willing to share godly wisdom and your gift of writing with me, and I am truly appreciative of the hard work you have put into making this book special.
Extending a heartfelt and sincere thank-you to Harvest House Publishers doesn t seem enough for the support and encouragement they have given to me over the years, but here goes-thank you, Carolyn McCready, Gene Skinner, and the entire Harvest House staff, for giving me this opportunity to share my heart and help women across the world find freedom from emotional pain.
Once again, my sincerest thanks goes to Dr. Joshua Straub, Amy Feigel, and Laura Faidley for the editing expertise, research, and insight they provided throughout the entire book. You guys are great!
And of course, to the E-Team -thank you for dedicating long hours during the week and on the weekends to faithfully serve Christ and women across this nation. I am grateful and feel extremely blessed to serve with you!
Tim, Megan, and Zach-I thank God every day for the blessing you are in my life. You mean more to me than anything in this world. God has taught me so much about emotional stability through each of you. Thank you for your patience when my emotions occasionally get the best of me!
Contents
Introduction: Windows into a Woman s Heart
1. Anxious and Afraid
2. Hurt: How Pain Steals Our Joy
3. The Flame of Anger
4. Depression
5. Lust: Never Enough Love
6. Envy and Jealousy
7. Need for Control
8. Stressed and Exhausted
9. Deep Pain
10. Blind Spots: Eyes Wide Shut
11. Pursuing Perception: A Clear-Eyed Faith
12. God s Delight
13. A New Day-a New You
Notes
Introduction Windows into a Woman s Heart
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful 1 PETER 3:3-5
Y ou may be naturally beautiful. I m not. It takes a little work to get this girl up, dressed, and out the door.
Some mornings I love getting ready. Other mornings, I loathe it. You know what I m talking about-the princess in you loves dolling herself up before the ball, but the cranky I don t want to be up this early part of you wishes you could stay in bed a little longer (like your husband does).
On the good mornings, I especially love doing my eyes. My husband, Tim (who happens to be a counselor), thinks it must have started when I was little. Maybe someone made fun of my eyes sometime when I was younger. I can t remember, but for some reason I have always been intrigued with dressing them with just the right amount of mascara, liner, and color.
I m also intrigued by the makeup ladies in the department stores. They enjoy helping women find just the right shades. When a store isn t busy, I have seen them experimenting on each other and trying new products on themselves. Tim, however, isn t quite as fascinated with cosmetics as I am. He doesn t even stop. When I slow down, he walks right past me with a quick smile and grunts, I ll be in the men s department.
A few minutes with the girls in the cosmetics section is like caffeine to me. I can shop all day!
Through the years I have grown to notice the eyes of other women as well. People s eyes fascinate me because they are among the most expressive parts of the body. We work to highlight the beauty God has given us, hide wrinkles, cover bags when we re tired, and mask blemishes. But regardless of how much makeup we use, our eyes express more than physical beauty. They also reveal what s going on inside us emotionally. No wonder our eyes are often called the windows into our souls.
With only a quick glance or perhaps a longing gaze, women communicate and sometimes scream powerful messages. For example, I have looked at women s eyes and seen
joy when they heard good news
peace and contentment when they trusted God s goodness, wisdom, and strength in the midst of turmoil
genuine kindness when they empathized with their friends joys and losses
passionate love when they saw their husbands or fianc s (and I trust Tim has seen this look in my eyes)
But I ve also looked at women s eyes and seen
seductive looks when they wanted forbidden men
anger and even uncontrolled rage when they felt terribly wronged
deep sorrow and sometimes hopelessness when they couldn t see any way forward
envy when they believed they deserved the blessings others enjoy
And far too often, I ve looked in the mirror after a particularly hectic day to see the eyes of someone who is simply exhausted.
Of course, the looks in our eyes are so subtle and expressive that we communicate a thousand variations of these not-so-hidden messages. Some of us are almost clairvoyant in our ability to read people s expressions. With only a glance into their eyes, we instantly know exactly what they re thinking and feeling. But to be candid, others of us are clueless. We look, but we don t see. The person in front of us is like a beautiful, inspiring, insightful book sitting on the table in arm s length, but we don t even open the first page.
My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected. ANONYMOUS

In a 1978 Gallup poll, people were asked if a series of qualities applied more to men or to women. Ninety percent of American adults said that women are more emotional than men. 1
Are women more emotional than men? The perception is common. Interestingly, as infants, boys and girls cry about the same amount. But once girls hit puberty, they begin crying a whole lot more than boys. So much more that by age 18, young women are crying four times more than young men. 2 Maybe men stuff their feelings, and we women just feel and express them more. And as part of this journey, we are sometimes emotional wrecks. When I am, Tim runs, and the dogs hide under the bed (not really). More often than not we take a while to understand what s behind our feelings. Sometimes we don t care; we just need time to do our thing. At other times, we are blind to what is going on inside of us, or we simply lie to ourselves. And far too often, we let our emotions run our lives. Would you agree?
Our Eyes Speak Volumes
In 1955, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham pulled their names together to label the Johari Window, a psychological tool that describes people s interpersonal communications and relationships. The person doing the exercise reads a list of fifty-five adjectives and chooses five or six that she believes describe her own personality. Then, friends and family choose five or six adjectives that describe that person. Once the adjectives are chosen, they are mapped