A Heart for God: Learning from David Through the Tough Choices of LifeDavid. Shepherd boy with slingshot, brave warrior, poet-musician, deceitful adulterer, repentant sinner, beloved king, "a man after God's own heart." David faced some desperate circumstances and some tough choices. So do you, day by day. In this book Rebecca Manley Pippert shows how you, like David, can choose the good, find hope and grow to be one who hase a heart for God. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
The Making of a Heart | 13 |
A Miserable Way to Live | 27 |
The Remedy for Fear | 43 |
A Sure Road to SelfDestruction | 59 |
The Remedy for Envy | 81 |
A Consuming Fire | 93 |
The Remedy for Hate | 115 |
When the Heart Turns Hard | 129 |
The Remedy for Rebellion | 145 |
A Force That Must Be Reckoned With | 163 |
The Remedy for Anger | 181 |
A Turning Point or the End of the Line? | 195 |
The Remedy for Despair | 209 |
Conclusion | 227 |
Common terms and phrases
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