Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2
Overcoming the Overwhelming: A 40-Day Journey toward Rediscovering Faith in God
There are many challenges we face in life that have simple solutions. Others might take a greater effort, but eventually, we are successful. However, sometimes we experience difficulties that seem beyond our own abilities to overcome. After perhaps years of trying to improve without making any permanent progress, it is easy to feel discouraged and overwhelmed.
It is perplexing to us when we observe that in other areas of our lives, we are living victoriously. We might be doing very well in business and relationships, and appear to everyone that we "have it all together." Yet, in other facets of our lives, we are still experiencing frustration and defeat.
As the title of the book implies, to overcome the overwhelming, we must have faith in God, but how do we find new faith—a faith that will finally help us move "this" mountain?
Jesus said that knowing the truth will set us free. So, first of all, we need to discover what the truth is, especially as it pertains to our overwhelming circumstance. Next, we need to face head-on any thought that is negating the truth or causing us to doubt God's goodness and His loving grace toward us. Then, we simply allow ourselves to believe that God is who He says He is and that He will do what He says He will do, not allowing anything to prevent us from receiving what He has provided.
Set before you in this book is a 40-Day feast of truth that is shared with the objective of setting you free to believe fully in God's kind intentions toward us and receive the victory Jesus won for us. I hope you will be inspired to take this journey toward rediscovering faith in God so that you will finally overcome the overwhelming.
O.T.O. Devotional Study Guide Journal
This devotional study guide journal is provided for individuals who would like to journal through the book or for group study and discussion. Feel free to print the lessons for individual or group use, but please do not publish. The “lessons” are meant to be suggestions as to how much a group might study in one session. Of course, feel free to go at your own pace. If you would like to print out all of these lessons in one document, click HERE.
Lesson 1: Prologue, Introduction, & Day One From Frustration to Faith
Lesson 2: Day 2 Overcoming Overwhelming Sin
Lesson 3: Day 3 Not by Law and Day 4 Sin Consciousness
Lesson 4: Day 5 Living by Grace through Faith and Day 6 Allowing Grace to Permeate Your Life
Lesson 5: Day 7 Needing New Faith and Day 8 Finding New Faith
Lesson 7: Day 10 Discovering Specific Good News
Lesson 8: Day 11 Faith Pitfalls and Day 12 Good Girl, Bad Girl
Part Two: Walking by Faith Not by Sight
Lesson 10: Day 16 Joyful Anticipation and Day 17 Pleasing God
Lesson 11: Day 18 Diligently Seeking Him
Lesson 12: Day 19 Confidence and Peace and Day 20 Living Above the Fray
Lesson 13: Day 21 While We Wait and Day 22 Sudden and Great Storms
Lesson 14: Day 23 Walking on Water and Day 24 Speaking to Mountains
Part Three: Enemies of Faith
Lesson 15: Day 25 The Trying of Our Faith and Day 26 A Defeated Foe
Lesson 16: Day 27 Resist Him and Day 28 The Weapons of Our Warfare
Lesson 17: Day 29 Underestimating God’s Power
Lesson 20: Day 32 False Teaching
Lesson 21: Day 33 "Christian" Superstitions
Lesson 22: Day 35 Things We Accept
Lesson 23: Day 35 When We Are Our Own Worst Enemies
Lesson 24: Day 36 Fear Instead of Faith