Joyous Faith: The Key To Aging With Resilience

by Michele Howe

Overview

Joyous Faith: The Key to Aging with Resilience is beloved author Michele Howe’s newest resource for Christian women. It offers practical advice and spiritual encouragement to Christian women who are passing through the middle of life.

During the midlife season, women may find themselves feeling unmoored or untethered; and often unsure of what this season of life (and the next) will be like for them. How does one maintain a passion for life? How can you adventurously navigate the unique challenges that only middle-aged women face? Joyous Faith is all about learning to navigate this uncertain season between midlife and old age with a robust faith, a sure hope, and a passion for life (even as bodies weaken and emotional, mental, and spiritual challenges continue to arise). Thirty chapters written in true “Michele” style contain encouraging Bible passages and relatable real-life accounts, as well as practical guidance, sample prayers, a “take-away action thought,” and suggestions for stepping out in faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683072584
Publisher:	Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/01/2019
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	627,822
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michele Howe is the author of over twenty books and has published over three thousand articles and reviews on parenting, women’s issues, and the empty nest. She has been on Focus on the Family and is featured on CareLeader.org regularly (DivorceCare/GriefShare/Single Parenting resource group). Her books include Strength for All Seasons, Empty Nest, What’s Next?, Navigating the Friendship Maze, and Living Bravely: Super Incredible Faith Devotional for Kids 6–9.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Where Does Faith Come into the Picture?

2. Trusting God with the Uncertainties of Life

3. How Longing for Guarantees Holds Us Captive

4. Putting on Spiritual Armor Is for Everyone, Every Day

5. Keeping an Account of God’s Faithfulness

6. Finding My Purpose

7. Discovering My Passion (or Renewing It)

8. Honing My Gifts and Talents (or Revising Them)

9. Targeting My Volunteer Opportunities

10. Targeting My Vocational Opportunities

11. Staying Connected (by Reaching Out)

12. Living Hopeful (Despite Limitations)

13. Renewed Day by Day (by Thinking Biblically)

14. Dealing with Silence of God

15. Why Spiritual Dry Spells Can Be Life-Giving

16. Loving the Life I Have Today

17. What to Do When Losses Add Up

18. Stripping Away That Which We Cling to Instead of God

19. Developing My Prayer Walk (Literally and Figuratively)

20. Leaning into Jesus for the Strength We Need

21. Getting Out of My Comfort Zone for Jesus’ Sake

22. Embracing Forgiveness

23. Seeking Reconciliation

24. Accepting That Aging Is Part of Life

25. Creating Beauty All around Me

26. Giving My All in the Name of Jesus

27. Saying No to Myself So That I Can Say Yes to Others

28. Becoming a Warrior Intercessor

29. Ending Strong in Every Area of Life

30. Leaving a Legacy That Outlasts Us