Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD's Blog – January 2012 Archive (5)

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…

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…

"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…

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…

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…