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Wednesday's Words To Live By For February 15th – February 21st 2012 “Focus on God’s Majesty”

Here is your Wednesday's Words to Live By for the upcoming week:



Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4 (NKJV)


"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on February 15, 2012 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For February 8th - February 14th "Wait On God"



Here is your Wednesday's Words to Live By for the upcoming week:

Wait on God! Let's not get in a hurry to do anything because the Bible lets us know in Philippians 4:6:



"In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God".



We cannot do…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on February 7, 2012 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For February 1st - February 7th "God Is Preparing YOU To Receive"

God do not wait until we go through something to work it out, He works it out before we go through it. He knows what is going to happen in our lives before it happens; He made us. But before He can give us what we pray for (if it’s His will), or bring us out, He first must prepare us to receive it. So we must open up and let God prepare us to receive all our stuff. We must not be so quick to say, “The devil is holding up my stuff;” no, God is preparing you to receive. The devil does not have…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on January 30, 2012 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For January 25th to January 31st "Wait On The Lord"

Hello Everyone,

Here is your Wednesday’s Words to Live By for this week:



Scripture for today:

Psalm 27:14: "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."

Let's not get in a hurry to do anything because the Bible lets us know in Philippians 4:6:

"In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God".



We…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on January 24, 2012 at 6:48pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For January 18th to January 24th "Forgiving & Forgetting" Part IV

"Forgiving & Forgetting" (Part IV)

Steps to overcome the fear of rejection:

1. Read through these materials and make a conscious decision not to operate out of a fear of rejection

    any longer. Start a journal.

 

2. Identify in your journal the person (s) from whom you fear rejection.

  •  The people whose rejection I fear include: (list…
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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on January 17, 2012 at 11:04pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For Jan 11th to Jan 17th "Forgiving & Forgetting" Part III

I.  Fear of Rejection

A. What is rejection?

Fear of rejection is the:

  • Irrational fear that others will not accept us for who we are. It is what we believe, and how we act.
  • Pervasive motivator for caution in our behavior and interactions with others.
  • State of mind that makes us incapable of doing or saying, anything for fear of others rejection, lack of acceptance, and disapproval.
  • State of being of…
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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on January 11, 2012 at 12:05am — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For Jan 5th to Jan 10th Forgiving & Forgetting Part II



I. Negative consequences of the absence of forgiving and forgetting:

A.  The partners in a relationship where one or both of them have not forgiven or forgot, will run the risk of:

*Continuously being hurt with pain and suffering going unresolved.

*Chronically seeking revenge and paybacks from one another.

*Being caught up in unresolved anger, animosity, and bitterness.

*Being lost in a festering wound that never realizes the…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on January 3, 2012 at 4:00am — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For December 7th - December 13th Forgiving & Forgetting (Part 1)



I.   What is forgiving and forgetting?

 

A.   Forgiving is allowing another person to be human for faults, mistakes, or misdeeds. Forgetting is putting things behind you; they are no longer brought up and no longer remain a barrier to your…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on December 5, 2011 at 12:45am — 1 Comment

Being Delivered by Jesus Christ from Domestic Violence

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

 

According to the coalition of domestic violence a woman is battered in…

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Added by Prophetess Karen Brank, D. Min. on December 1, 2011 at 8:18pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For November 30th – December 6th “Gear Up! Put on the Whole Armor of God (Part II)”

 

Paul said in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6: 3 “For thought we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on November 29, 2011 at 1:19am — No Comments

Domestic Violence and Rape By Kathryn Patricelli, MA

Domestic violence is a variety of abuse that occurs within the home, between family members or couples. The typical image of domestic violence involves an adult male perpetrator and a female victim, often his wife or girlfriend. However, there are also women perpetrators of domestic violence, and men are sometimes victims. Really, any violence done by any family or group member towards another could…

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Added by Prophetess Karen Brank, D. Min. on November 22, 2011 at 1:15am — No Comments

Domestic Violence is Satan's attempt shatter the soul! Part 2 By Karen Brank

Domestic Violence is Satan's attempt shatter the soul! Part 2 By Karen Brank

 

Women who are victims of domestic…

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Added by Prophetess Karen Brank, D. Min. on November 22, 2011 at 1:08am — No Comments

Domestic Violence is Satan's attempt to shatter the soul! Part 1 by Karen Brank

Men who abuse women attempt to justify their behavior by saying they love their partners so much and could not handle the thought of their girlfriend or wife dating someone else or leaving them. Look at this woman's face! If you are being abused get out because he will keep abusing you until he kills you. Men either have the Holy Spirit within their hearts or the spirit of the enemy who decieves, lies, and…

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Added by Prophetess Karen Brank, D. Min. on November 22, 2011 at 1:06am — No Comments

My story of domestic violence By Karen Brank

When I was about 30 years old I had been working for a Community Mental Health Center providing home based therapy for children and their families who had severe behavioral problems and mental health issues. My former husband worked for Children Services. We shared a client but when his client was transferred to someone else we began to date. Initially, I thought he was a sweet man. He said he had been married twice once when he was really young and a second time to a white woman. He said…

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Added by Prophetess Karen Brank, D. Min. on November 22, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By For November 16th – November 29th “Gear Up! Put on the Whole Armor of God (Part I)”

Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:10 to “be strong with the Lord’s mighty power.” So, we have no power outside of God. The Devil recognizes God’s power ONLY. A good example of this is in Acts 19:13-16 when some Jews were going around trying to cast out evil spirits. They didn’t even know or believe in Jesus, but…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on November 15, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Download Your Free Copy of My Book, "Unholy Matrimony: Healing For The Abused Woman"

Corrected Link: Just Click Link Below And It Will Take You to Ebook

 

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness this month, I am giving away a copy of my book, "Unholy Matrimony: Healing For The Abused Woman;" download and share the link if you know someone who has been abused. This offer is only good for the month of October!

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on October 25, 2011 at 9:22am — No Comments

Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart -A Prayer





Father, I trust in You with all my heart; I do not depend on my own understanding. But I seek Your will in all I do, and You will show me which path to take.…
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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on October 17, 2011 at 9:26pm — No Comments

Personal Safety Plan for Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse

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P.O. Box 490562                        

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352.406.2209 - Office

dehooks@lulamcgrady.org – Email

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on October 11, 2011 at 11:59am — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By - Oct 5th - Oct 11th "Embrace God's Dream for YOU" Part 2

 “Embrace God’s Dream for YOU” Part 2

“Choosing Righteousness”





I was not planning a Part 2 to this message but when I woke up this morning (Oct 4th), this is the message I got from the Lord. Therefore, let’s begin! The Scripture for this teaching is Romans 5:1-5, 17 (Read the whole…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on October 5, 2011 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Wednesday's Words to Live By - October 5th - October 11th "Embrace God's Dream for YOU"

 

This week’s “Wednesday’s Words to Live By” is a special message. God woke me up early this morning and gave it to me. Therefore, I am putting it on early and will continue with Part 2 of “God’s Grace” next week. Now, the…

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Added by Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD on October 3, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments

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