Which book do you recommend for Christian woman emotional battles?

A friend of mine is struggling to overcome a bad childhood, and issues she does not understand. She is naturally a passionate, emotional person- and when you add unresolved issues to the mix, she can be explosive. It is beginning to come between her marriage. She fears that her husband is miserable, but she also feels powerless to change.



I think that she is a lovely person whom doesn't need to "change" but certainly could use help sorting it all out- we all do at some point in our life.



I am hoping to find a Christian book, for women, that will help her. A devotional, something for a married woman (or not), just something that would speak to her soul and help her release whatever is going on inside of her. But, what book?



Which book do you recommend for Christian woman emotional battles?
hmm. sounds like a lot of us, me included.



yeah, that's the deal. she needs some equipment to help her sort it out. the one i ABSOLUTELY loved was Beauty for Ashes by Joyce Meyer.



you can look around on christianbook.com. that's where i found that one.



and, i might also suggest that it helps to talk to other people too. i don't think her issues are unusual at all and she definitely shouldn't feel isolated about it. there are a lot of people (like i said, me included) who have dealt with things and have a hard time sorting through it all.
doesn't sound like she needs a book. sounds like she needs counselingWhich book do you recommend for Christian woman emotional battles?
Tell her to buy "Grow up %26amp; Deal With It Already".



Or she could try "Are You a Man or a Mouse?"
Try this site selection.



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Breaking Free by Beth Moore

Get Out of that Pit by Beth Moore



Breaking the Cycle of Hurtful Family Relationships - available from Rapha and it's a workbook.



Making Peace with your Past - a workbook from LifeWay.
She needs to deal with the issues, not suppress them



A good CBT therapist would do her the world of good
Breaking Free by Beth Moore. It is a great book in dealing with spritual bondage of many kinds. It will instruct her on how to move past her past and live a victorious life in Jesus.
Gemma Galgani on line too I think.
well im not sure but this book might help :



Cup Of Comfort Devotional For Woman: A daily reminder of faith for christian woman by christian woman



I hope it helps.
The Excellent Wife...by Martha Peace.



http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/B…
The Power of a Praying Woman, I think it's by Stormy O'Martian. She has a series of books on prayer.



PS all of us need to change. Ps 55 says if there are no changes, then we do not have a fear (respect) of the Lord.
FOR Christians the Bible establishes a theocratic chain of headship, with Christ in subjection to God, the man in subjection to Christ, and the woman in subjection to her husband. (1 Corinthians 11:3) However, this subjection does not imply dictatorship. Headship in the family is never established by violence, whether physical, psychological, or verbal. Furthermore, Christian headship is relative and does not mean that a husband can be a despot who considers himself infallible. Knowing how and when to say “I’m sorry, you were right” could help

many marriages to be mutually refreshing and long-lasting. Yet, how easily those expressions of humility can choke in the throat!—Colossians 3:12-14, 18.



In their marriage counsel, the Christian apostles Paul and Peter constantly bring us back to Christ’s example. Respect is earned by reason of a husband’s refreshing example as he imitates the model that Christ set, since “a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation, he being a savior of this body.”—Ephesians 5:23.



Peter’s counsel to husbands is explicit: “You husbands, continue dwelling in like manner with [your wives] according to knowledge.” (1 Peter 3:7) A modern Spanish translation paraphrases these thoughts, saying: “Regarding husbands: show tact in your shared life, showing consideration for the wife.” These expressions imply many factors, including sensitivity in the marital relationship. A husband should not view his wife as just a vehicle for sexual satisfaction. One wife who had suffered from child abuse wrote: “I only wish you could say more about the support a husband can give to a wife who has had this experience. What most of us wives need to know is that we’re truly loved and cared for, not that we’re there just to satisfy some physical desires or as a housekeeper, with no emotional attachment.” Marriage was instituted by God so that husbands and wives could be companions and helpmates for each other. It is a matter of teamwork and mutual esteem.—Genesis 2:18; Proverbs 31:28, 29.



How a “Weaker Vessel”?



Peter also counsels husbands to assign honor to their wives “as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one.” (1 Peter 3:7) What could Peter have meant by saying that the woman is “a weaker vessel”? Certainly, on an average, the woman is physically weaker than the man. The difference of skeletal and muscular structure accounts for that. But if we speak of inner moral strength, then the woman is by no means weaker than the man. Women have for years endured situations that perhaps most men would not tolerate even briefly—including abuse by a violent or alcoholic spouse. And think what a woman endures in order to bear a child, including the hours of labor during birth! Any sensitive husband who has witnessed the miracle of birth must come away with increased respect for his wife and her inner strength.



On this matter of inner moral strength, Hannah Levy-Haas, a Jewish inmate of the Ravensbrück Nazi concentration camp wrote in her diary in 1944: “One thing here upsets me terribly, and that is to see that the men are far weaker and far less able to stand up to hardship than the women—physically and often morally as well. Unable to control themselves, they display such a lack of moral fibre that one cannot but be sorry for them.”—Mothers in the Fatherland, by Claudia Koonz.



This experience serves to illustrate that there is no solid basis for discriminating against women just because they might be physically weaker. Edwin Reischauer wrote: “In modern times, it is generally accepted that women have more will power and psychological strength than men.” (The Japanese) This strength can be tapped in the Christian congregation when mature women may be able to help other women who are suffering severe emotional stress. Certainly, in some circumstances it is easier for an abused woman to turn to a mature woman for immediate relief than to a man. If the need arises, a Christian elder may be consulted for further guidance.—1 Timothy 5:9, 10; James 5:14, 15.



The blanket dismissal of a woman’s reactions as being emotional, attributing them to “the time of the month” irritates many women. Betty, a practicing Christian, stated: “We know, as the apostle Peter wrote, that in certain respects we are the ‘weaker vessel,’ the feminine one, with a more delicate biological constitution. But that does not mean that a foreman or supervisor has to be condescending and paternalistic, attributing every female reaction to our monthly cycle. We are intelligent and want to be listened to with respect.”



Not all women are emotional, just as not all men are unemotional. Each person should be taken as an individual. Betty, previously quoted, told Awake!: “I don’t appreciate being categorized on the basis of gender. I have seen men weep and be subject to moods. And there are women who can be as hard as nails. So let men listen to us objectively without thinking of gender.”



How Can You Fin
Beauty for Ashes and Battlefields of the Mind by Joyce Meyer. (She preaches the Word of God). She has a number of great books. Her T.V. ministry is called "Enjoying Everyday Life. Just a suggestion- watch her program. Look it up on the web under Joyce Meyer Ministries and you can also view her on line. Hope this is helpful.
One of the best books I read was called Eve and the choice made in Eden by Beverly Campbell. It made me realize that Eve made a choice between good and better, not good and evil. I learned the great value of womanhood and motherhood. Learned to accept my weaknesses and that through the power and atonement of Jesus Christ I can be healed now and over and over again till I reach the perfect day because of his love and power to heal us and prepare us for heaven, as soon as we are ready to be there (meaning it can start now, before we die) That we are not just going through trials and temptations and problems, they are going through us, this isn't a permanent situation. With each choice we move closer or farther from God. Some times trial and error is the only way to find out the difference. Repentance is the process when we realize we made the wrong choice. Do what is right and let the consequence follow. I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.