Counseling & Inspirational Audiobooks | Religion & Spirituality

Do It Anyway: Don't Give Up Before It Gets Good

In her revelatory debut book, Tasha Cobbs Leonard-Grammy Award winner and Billboard's Gospel Artist of the Decade-shares the transformative power of showing up to hard things with resilient faith and perseverance. In this deeply personal account of Tasha's greatest trials and victories, she proves that the moments when we've got nothing more to give are precisely the moments to press on and do the hard thing anyway. Because waiting on the other side of that decision is our breakthrough and transformation. From Googling how to upload an album to iTunes to later releasing a Billboard Top 10 album, from suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage to bringing home her baby boy, from depression so heavy it held her in bed to mentoring others in finding purpose and joy, Tasha has seen God meet her after every resilient step of faith. Tasha has shared pieces of her journey but never with as much depth and vulnerability as now. With sidebar Do-It-Anyway prompts to the reader, Tasha shares never-before-told stories about - Identifying what risks are worthy of pursuit - Not giving up before it gets good - Being courageous in risk and patient in discomfort - Putting hope into action again With true testimony and conviction, Tasha inspires us toward a bolder way of life with the promise that it will always be worth it on the other side.

Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Author), TBD, Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Narrator)

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Finding God's Will for Your Life: Discovering the Plans God Has for You

Each of us was created to live a life that has distinct purpose and that leaves a unique imprint on the world. #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer helps us learn how to hear and follow God's voice when He calls us. Did you ever dream about what you would be when you grew up? We think naturally about our purpose because God tells us that He created us to do great things. But how do we know when we have truly found God's calling for our lives? Many people live most of their lives striving to find and follow God's will but still wondering whether they've gotten it right. The many pressures, expectations, and distractions we experience can create confusion and anxiety and cause us to doubt whether we are following God's will or if He even has a plan for us at all. Beloved Bible teacher Joyce Meyer invites us on a journey to confidence, freedom, and peace through exploring the wisdom of what the Bible tells us about God's character and about His love and purpose for us. She also offers practical steps to discovering how to build your trust in God, seek His guidance, and overcome the fear of missing out on His best for you. If you're struggling to have confidence that you can hear God's voice and know what He's created you to be and do, Finding God's Will for Your Life will leave you with more peace and more confidence to live joyfully in God's love and walk the path He has for you.

Joyce Meyer (Author), Jodi Carlisle, TBD (Narrator)

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But God Can: How to Stop Striving and Live Purposefully and Abundantly

Tired of trying to be enough? The truth is you were never meant to be, no matter what culture might tell you. Christian women today are bombarded with confusing messaging-they are supposed to do and be it all but also die to themselves. They are supposed to believe that women can do anything and also surrender everything to God. Adding to that pressure, many women feel stuck in their current reality-spinning on the hamster wheel of life. They scroll past images that tell them everyone else has it together and is experiencing a purpose-filled, adventurous, fun, loving, and God-honoring life. Overwhelmed and at a loss, most women go one of two places: defeat or self-help empowerment, even Christian self-help. In Becky Kiser's But God Can, women realize this truth: on their own, she was never meant to be enough-that is the gospel message, that is why Jesus came. But God Can get her unstuck and find a purpose she has never known! She will identify the lies she's internalized, replace those with new truths, and find freedom through realistic, practical, and life-changing strategies. Becky Kiser will use her foundation as a Bible teacher and unique skills as a life coach to take women on a journey to - find freedom from lies as she changes how she thinks, - identify what God says is actually true, - remember that God is more than capable of doing anything, - discover how He has uniquely created her, and - propel her into the abundant life of deep purpose. But God Can will show you that you don't have to be enough because God is more than enough! On your own, you can't, but God totally can!

Becky Kiser (Author), Becky Kiser (Narrator)

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Are You Praying for the Wrong Thing?: Learning to Ask What God Wants for You, Not Just What You Want

The Bible tells us to pray continually and without ceasing, but what happens when we're waiting for God but discover He's waiting for us? In his first book, pastor and recording artist Travis Greene guides the reader to apply Biblical truths for a fulfilled life. Praying and waiting for God to answer can be confusing. When something--or everything--feels stuck because God doesn't seem to be answering our prayers, what next? Pastor and Grammy-nominated recording artist Travis Greene issues a challenge and asks us to examine our prayers--Are we praying for the right thing? Are we planning and preparing for what we've asked for? Are we praying for our will to grow closer to His? Or do we sometimes treat him like a genie in a bottle? Using Biblical examples, Travis invites readers to reconsider our prayers and - navigate beyond feeling trapped to thriving in God's purposes; - learn to use what's left instead of focusing on what was lost; - be willing to forgive, wait, and work as God allows; and - believe in God's miracles while being a faithful steward of what He has already provided. Sometimes what happens next depends on the choices made right now. And sometimes God has something else in mind for us--something we might never have imagined, or in a way we might not have imagined it! It's possible to press forward into a life filled with joy and expectation for the future! Like the widow who used the oil she had at hand, by using what God has already supplied, Travis encourages the readers that they may be closer to enjoying God's promises than they realize. Management can be a magnet for miracles.

Travis Greene (Author), Travis Greene (Narrator)

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I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave

Dr. Alison Cook uncovers the conflicting thoughts and emotions that keep us stuck and teaches us how to name, tame, and transform them into clear solutions that help us move forward in confidence. We all want to live godly lives and navigate through the issues that arise with confidence, but so often we find ourselves wrestling with conflicting thoughts and feelings. I want to be a good daughter, but I can't trust my parent. I should pray more, but I'm frustrated with God. Instead of naming these thoughts and working through them, we try to force ourselves to act based on what we've been told. But this inevitably ends with us feeling stuck, trapped between the people we think we should be and the way we really feel. What if this sidelining of our own thoughts and feelings is what's keeping us stuck? Building on psychological and spiritual insight, Dr. Alison Cook guides us through a practical strategy for acknowledging the tension and seeing the fuller truth. She shows us how to . . . - uncover the mixed emotions that keep us confused; - distinguish fact from fiction in our relationships; - make decisions that account for the entirety of a situation; and - start getting honest with ourselves, God, and other people. As we learn to take a step back from our mixed emotions and see the fuller picture of the challenges we face, we stop feeling paralyzed and start seeing our way through the haze, moving forward with clarity and confidence.

Alison Cook, Phd (Author), Alison Cook (Narrator)

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The Joy Challenge: Discover the Ancient Secret to Experiencing Worry-Defeating, Circumstance-Defying

What if you could close the 'joy gap,' that distance between how you feel now and the way you wish you felt? In The Joy Challenge, pastor and bestselling author Randy Frazee shares the secret to experiencing real, lasting joy--and stepping into a life of contentment and purpose. If this sounds familiar, Frazee has good news for you. In The Joy Challenge, he shares the secret to experiencing genuine joyfulness, the kind of resilient happiness that doesn't evaporate in the face of challenges and setbacks. Bringing together research about the science of happiness with the apostle Paul's masterclass on joy in the book of Philippians, The Joy Challenge will help you - discover the vital link between increasing your joy and winning the battle against worry and anxiety; - develop patterns and mindsets of gratefulness and forgiveness that clear obstacles to happiness; and - access the kind of circumstance-defying contentment that opens the door to a truly fulfilled life--even when there's a gap between the life you have now and the life you hope for. As you encounter these easy-to-understand principles, thought patterns, and habits, you'll begin to experience more joy and happiness, transforming your relationships and your outlook for the better. It's time to discover the freedom of a deeply joyful life.

Randy Frazee (Author), Mark Smeby (Narrator)

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The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God

Untangling our deepest beliefs about ourselves from our most precious beliefs about God Christians experience significant gaps between what we believe about God and what we encounter from God. We believe God loves us, but we struggle to experience it. We believe God is with us, but we struggle to see it. We thought we'd be further along in our faith by now. Often our best efforts keep us stuck in those gaps. In The Expectation Gap, pastor and systems theorist Steve Cuss shows us how to notice stuck patterns that keep us trapped and how we can break free to engage God at a deeper and more fulfilling level. We will always have to mind the gaps, but we can learn to notice the recurring, predictable patterns that keep us stuck and spinning. Cuss offers tangible tools to quiet the inner critic, wrangle chronic anxiety, and relax into God's presence, engaging him in a deeper and more visceral way. Our regular experience of God can become more congruent with our belief about God.

Steve Cuss (Author), Steve Cuss (Narrator)

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The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life

For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another for months as he attempted to solve the case. Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries. Wallace also investigated the most notable death in human history--the death of Jesus Christ--and it transformed him from an atheist into a follower of Jesus. Investigating death, surprisingly, taught him a great deal about life and the nature of people. In The Truth in True Crime, Wallace explores the clues lying behind our human nature as he uncovers fifteen life-truths gleaned from both contemporary murder investigations and ancient Biblical wisdom. Every chapter introduces you to an investigation of a death as Wallace and his partner Rick chase down leads and along the way learn guiding principles to help us to thrive and flourish as human beings created in the image of God. These fifteen attributes of human beings have been confirmed by modern sociological studies, but were first described on the pages of Scripture. Even if you don't believe in God, these are valuable insights into our human condition, helping you better understand your own identity and the identity of your Creator.

J. Warner Wallace (Author), Alisa Childers, J. Wallace, TBD (Narrator)

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In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. “It’s okay,” his father said. “There’s nothing to be scared of. I’ll take care of you.” That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when forced to reckon with such existential questions? In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery.

Sebastian Junger (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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12 Daring Women of the Bible: Audio Bible Studies: Real Women. Real Trials. Real Triumphs.

In this twelve-session video Bible study, some of today's best-loved Christian authors and speakers look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve daring women in the Bible and what they mean for you today. As you look at each of these women's lives, you will discover how to: - Apply biblical lessons to your own modern-day struggles. - Live through your failures as well as your successes. - Draw near to God in a world filled with trials. - Find lasting contentment in every situation. - Overcome rejection and insecurity . . . and much more. You'll study the lives of . . . - Shulamite Woman: We Had God at Hello (Lisa Harper) - Deborah: Fight Like a Girl (Bianca Juarez Olthoff) - Proverbs 31 Woman: How Not to Do It All (Karen Ehman) - Ruth: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions (Chrystal Evans Hurst) - Puah and Shiphrah: How to Fight Your Fears (Margaret Feinberg) - Esther: Letting God Be in Control (Courtney Joseph) - Priscilla: Living a Life of Blessed Ordinary (Karen Ehman) - Mary and Martha: Finding Life in Death (Bianca Juarez Olthoff) - Bent Woman: We've Got God's Complete Attention (Lisa Harper) - Woman with the Issue of Blood: When Persistence Pays Off (Chrystal Evans Hurst) - Elizabeth: How to Win the Waiting Game (Margaret Feinberg) - Anna: How to Live a Life Devoted to God (Courtney Joseph) The Audio Bible Studies series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, this audio Bible study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover important Bible-based topics. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. While not required for the audio experience, these studies are designed to partner with the coordinating study guide, sold separately.

Bianca Juarez Olthoff, Chrystal Evans Hurst, Courtney Joseph, Courtney Joseph Fallick, Karen Ehman, Lisa Harper, Margaret Feinberg (Author), Bianca Olthoff, Chrystal Hurst, Courtney Joseph, Courtney Joseph Fallick, Karen Ehman, Lisa Harper, Margaret Feinberg, Sherry Harney (Narrator)

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A Few of the World’s Great Religions

Joseph Mccabe (Author), Oberon Michaels (Narrator)

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The Overcomers: God's Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety and Outrage

Are you ready to live fully prepared and fully equipped to handle anything life throws at you? As Christians, we can be courageous and confident, knowing that God has placed us in human history for His purposes, and He will empower us regardless of our circumstances. Drawing on the book of Revelation and historical examples, The Overcomers will put steel in the spines of believers and remind them of the fierce, conquering, commanding authority of God over all the earth. You were made for this exact moment in human history. Things may look gloomy, and you may feel discouraged, but because of the promise and hope found in Scripture, you can be brave, confident, and victorious today! In The Overcomers, Matt Chandler reminds readers that they don't have to be anxious or afraid of anything in the present or in the future because both have already been won. We are not victims but overcomers-and we are a key part of what God is working out in our day. God is at work in the mess, just as He has always been, and He continues to accomplish His purpose of seeking and saving the lost. In this book, believers will: - Find courage and confidence from fellow believers who have gone before us. - Feel empowered as God reminds them of His promises fulfilled and yet to come. - Understand the strategies, tactics, and deceptions Satan uses to try to keep us paralyzed with anxiety and fear. - Learn to live a victorious Christian life marked by the power and presence of God. The apostle John wrote his letter to a certain group of people in a particular place at a specific time. Although it was written to them, it was also written for us. The Overcomers takes a chapter-by-chapter view of Revelation rather than a line-by-line deep dive, helping readers practically understand what God wants to say to us today through this extraordinary book written thousands of years ago. Believers will be reminded that they are uniquely wired and uniquely placed in this moment in history as part of God's big plan to push back darkness and to establish light. Christ has overcome, and in Him we, too, are the overcomers!

Matt Chandler (Author), Matt Chandler (Narrator)

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