Singleness: How to Be Single and Satisfied (Hope for the Heart) - Softcover

Hunt, June

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596368772 ISBN 13: 9781596368774

Publisher: Aspire Press, 2014

Synopsis

Some Christian singles are perfectly content while others are not. Many feel like they are missing out because they re missing marriage, wondering: Is there something wrong with me? When is it my turn? What if I never find someone? In Singleness: How to be Single and Satisfied, June Hunt reveals how to be happy being single, how to uproot common causes of discontentment, and how to find joy in knowing that God is our ultimate need-meeter for love, significance, and security.

Whether you are single for a season or single again, discover biblical truths about how God wants to use your singleness to fulfill His purpose and plan for your life. Perfect resources for anyone who is single and Christian (including single Christian women, single moms, single Christian men, etc.)

Christian and Single? Find out God's View of Singleness and Discover the Benefits of Living Single This 96-page book, Singleness: How to Be Single and Satisfied, features -

1. Definition Section, covering key definitions and insights on singleness including the 3 types of singleness (single for all seasons, single for a season, and single again) and the unique challenges each faces.


2. Characteristics Section, covering the 18 signs of discontentment and practical ways to use your time of singleness for God's purpose and glory. Experience the peace that comes from fully realizing that it is God - not a spouse - that can complete us, making us fill whole and giving us the love, significance, and security we so often crave from others.


3. "Steps to Solution" Section provides practical, Bible-based advice on how to develop a healthy perspective of singleness, how to be C.O.N.T.E.N.T, and how to line up your self-image with God's image of you. Includes a close up look at what the Bile says about singleness and includes encouraging Scriptures!

Includes Practical Tools and Tips on How to Develop a Healthy Perspective of Singleness:

• 5 myths about singleness and how to NOT to fall for them.
• Contentment Test/Checklist - provides 36 self-reflective questions to help you gauge your level of contentment on a personal, social, and spiritual level.
• Q & A on Common Questions, such as -
  • Is it scriptural to participate in matchmaking/online dating services?
  • Why should I stay pure?
  • What does having a "healthy" view of singleness look like?
  • Why doesn't God give me the desires of my heart?
  • Isn't marriage encouraged in the Bible?

As a single Christian woman and as a Christian counselor, June Hunt addresses the secret questions often asked by singles that cause discontentment, such as -

• "When can I have a fulfilling companionship?"
• "What is wrong with me?"
• "How can I keep from feeling unwanted?"
• "Why am I not worthy enough to be loved?"
• "Who will make me feel important?"

Enjoy Practical Advice on How to be Happy Being Single -

The good news is that you don't need anyone to complete you. You are already complete in Christ! Find out how God wants to use your singleness to fulfill His purpose, to fulfill your deepest needs, and ultimately to bring you closer to him.

Look for all 46 titles in the Hope For The Heart Biblical Counseling Library. These mini-books are for people who seek freedom from codependency, anger, conflict, verbal and emotional abuse, depression, or other problems.

Paperback, 96 pages, 4 x 7 inches. Fits in a pocket or purse.

About this title

About the Author:

June Hunt, M.A. Criswell College, is a biblical counselor whose award-winning radio program "Hope for the Heart" is heard on 900 radio outlets around the world. For more than 25 years, she has counseled people, offering them hope for today's problems. June has helped many people with emotional, relational, and spiritual problems experience God's love through biblical hope and practical advice.

Early family pain was the catalyst that shaped June's compassionate heart. Later, as a youth director, she became aware of the need for sound biblical counsel. After years of teaching and research, she developed a scripturally based counseling course covering topics such as marriage and parenting, depression and anger, stress and suicide. These topics are now available as the Aspire Press "Hope for the Heart" booklets.

"Hope from the Heart" is a half-hour teaching broadcast on these important topics in more than 60 countries on 6 continents. "Hope in the Night" is June's live two-hour call-in counseling program that helps people untie their tangled problems on air. Through her warmth, wisdom, and gentle candor, June prompts penetrating dialogue with listeners, often with life-changing results.

"Hope for the Heart" booklets have been published in 27 languages in several formats and are being translated into more. June is a popular guest professor at colleges and seminaries and a sought-after speaker at conferences and religious broadcasting events. She teaches and speaks around the world on topics such as crisis counseling, child abuse, wife abuse, forgiveness, singleness, and self-worth.

Review:

"After decades of counseling men and women from all walks of life, June knows how to lead readers to truth truth that liberates because it is truth from God." --Kay Arthur, Co-founder of Precept Ministries International, and author of When the Hurt Runs Deep-Healing and Hope for Life's Desperate Moments

"Those of us who have had to forgive the unforgiveable will find June's materials to be tremendous - filled with hope and healing. She speaks from the heart with truth, directly to your broken soul." --Stephen Arterburn, Founder of New Life Ministries and author of Healing Is a Choice

"June Hunt has been addressing the root issue for hurting hearts as long as I have known her. God has given her insightful sensitivity not only to identify human problems, but also to uncover biblical solutions. She has done it for me more than once! All who have hurting hearts - or who minister to wounded spirits - need to read her resources."
Dr. Dorothy Kelley Patterson, Professor of Theology in Women's Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"June walks you through the step-by-step process to forgive...yes, even the 'unforgiveable.' If you want your days ahead to be better than the days gone by, this is a must read for you." --Dr. Tony Evans, Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, and President of The Urban Alternative.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aspire Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1596368772
• ISBN 13: 9781596368774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96