Authentic Happiness: Devotions for the Slumbering Believer

by Sarah Rowan

Overview

Could you be a slumbering believer in Christ and not even know it? Is it possible that you are physically awake but sleepwalking spiritually? Do you have the deep growing Christian life God intended, or are you sleeping through it? The Lord tells believers to wake up several times in the Scriptures. What makes believers go to sleep in the first place? Once awake, how can believers stay awake? Authentic Happiness is a collection of personal journals of one slumbering believer’s journey of awakening. While the answers to some of these questions were less than desirable to hear, the truth that was revealed changed a life forever. Every believer should ask these same questions and seek the answers for themselves. This devotional encourages all believers to look at their own Christian lives a little closer to see how awake they really are. It may surprise you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781942587408
Publisher:	Clovercroft Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2016
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sarah Rowan is the Director of HeartVision Ministries, Inc. She and her team bring encouragement, hope, and love to women who are in the jails and addictive rehab centers. Sarah is married with two sons. She loves reading, writing, and teaching youth girls in her local church. Authentic Happiness is her first publication in the Slumbering Believer series.

Table of Contents

Introduction 15

Slumbering Believers 19

Starting Point 21

Beagles 25

Contentment 26

Profound 26

I've Heard about You 27

Covered 28

Lake Louise 31

Dandelions 32

Emotional Truth 34

Spiritual Truth 37

Disgusting! 38

Hiding and Grieving 40

Choices 42

"Where are you?" 43

Feeling Saved? 44

All Lies 46

Aerial View 47

Trusting 48

Wickedness 48

Torn Paper 49

Get Your House in Order! 51

Now! Not Later 54

"Yes, Lord" 55

Let's Go for a Walk 56

Thought Life 58

Sitting in the Lord's Presence 59

The Five Senses 61

Run! 62

Fire Memories 63

Spiritual Gifts 65

Stop Talking 67

Two Natures 1 68

Two Natures 2 69

Two Natures 3 70

First Day 72

Holy Ground 73

Smoke and Mirrors 75

Priestly Shepherds 77

Freedom from Sin 78

Catching God's Attention 81

Oneness of Christ 83

No One Is Good 88

Integrity 89

My Offering 92

The Field 93

Hard Coverings 98

Beautiful One 100

Lost Blessings 103

Broken Hearts 105

Sign-in Sheet 107

Thinning and Cooling 110

God's Faithfulness 111

Surrounded 112

Crowns of Heaven 114

Remember Me 119

Time Management 122

Who Is in Control? 125

The Way 127

What Is Truth? 129

Strongholds 134

The Good Samaritan 135

Citizenship 137

Authentic Happiness 138

Secret Sins 141

Brevity of Life 143

Tangible Consequences 145

Waiting on the Lord 147

Field of Vision 150

Crossbeam 151

Human Frailty 152

Baggage Claim 154

Falling Rocks 156

Hidden Majesty 158

Disciple 160

Confirmation and Comparison 164

Puzzle Pieces 168

Awake in the Lord's Presence 170

Sin Unveiled 171

Learning to Be Quiet 172

Time Period 175

Expiration of Happiness 179

"Can You Hear Me Now?" 181

Selfless for Christ 183

Little Wooden Crosses 185

Spirit 186

"Self-Like" Mind 188

Jesus Paid It All 190

Twenty Ounces of Peace 191

It Is Well with My Soul 193

The Blood Covering 195

Awesome Work 197

High Priest 199

Arise, My Love 202

Alternate Realities 203

Center Line 206

Wedding Day 208

Image of God 213

The Books 216

World-Centered Thoughts 220

Lost And Found 222

Pass Me Not 225

Duct Taped 227

Unseen Glory 228

Lord, I'm Coming Home 230

Searching, Knowing, and Trying 232

You Are Beautiful 235

Simple Truth 237

Location and Volume 240

Bond Servant 241

The Heart of the Matter 243

Mystery of Christ 246

Tootsie Pop Heart 249

My Heart Looks Like Your Heart 252

Move That Body! 255

Pleasing Man 256

Judge Not 259

Lord, I See You Standing There 262

I Thank God for You 264

Scriptural Flavors 266

Bunker Hill 269

The Difference 272

Holding Firm 274

I Believe 275

Hopelessness 277

The Exchange 279

For You 280

A Comfort to Know 282

God's Resting Hand 283

Questions of Sin 285

State of Being 288

Hold Together 294

Spoiled 296

Innocent 299

Second-guessing 301

Cookie-Cutter Love 303

Sexual Immorality 306

Powerful Word 311

First Place 313

Listen Once 314

The Rescue 317

Centrality 319

The Promise 320

Sacred 321

Joy 323

Try 324

The Shaking 325

Hungry and Thirsty 326

Compromise 328

Visitor 330

Experiencing God 332

Obedience 335

White-Washed Lives 337

The King Is Coming 340

Life's Measurements 344

Amazing Grace 346

Brick Walls 347

The Beauty of Simplicity 349

The Plank of Faith 350

Just Like Children 352

Symbol of Life 354

Need Gas? 355

Straddling the Line 357

Life's Chips 360

Holy Spirit, Rain Down 362

Crouching Close 365

Freedom of Thought 367

Ordained Steps 371

Praise the Lord Now 374

Fluctuating Faith 378

The Color of Sin 382

Glass of God 385

Reasonable Service 386

Life's Temperature 390

Seeking Wisdom 392

"Go In Peace" 396

About the Author 399