Names of H.O.P.E. Leader's Guide
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...God uses trials and pain to refine us because He is interested in changing us and the process of change is an inside job. Without making the necessary changes on the inside, all other attempts to take care of your pain will only bring fleeting, temporary fixes. It will never last until you allow God to work on you from the inside out.
Change, like security and significance, is another fundamental need we all have. As with security and significance, Jesus is again the only one who can truly meet this need in us because exposure to Jesus Christ always brings change. Jesus Christ is all about changed lives. The change He brings provides growth, and growth is needed for life...
...Like a goldsmith, God also wants to be able to look at us and see His reflection in us. He wants us to take on more and more of His image. That is why in Zechariah 13:9 God said, “I will refine them like silver and test them like gold...
...God wants to build the character in us that we need to become, “...complete, not lacking anything.” God is interested in developing and maturing us by teaching us about Himself in the midst of our pain. He is interested in who we are and our relationship with Him. As we said, He is the only one who has the perspective needed to develop the character we are lacking so we can become complete...
... God refines and purifies us in our pain in order to mold us into who He wants us to be. Simply stated, God wants us to be more like Him and He wants us to be in a mature and complete relationship with Him. But God also refines and purifies us into men and women who can accomplish what He wants us to do.
God wants to purify us in order to build the character traits we will need to perfect His purpose for us. God wants to purify us so we can live the victorious, purpose-filled life He designed and intended us to live.
God has a plan and purpose for all of us. He has a plan for you, and His plan is a good plan. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” In John 10:10 Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Sadly, most people never truly live, they just exist. If that is the way you have been living, we have some good news for you: you do not have to live this way anymore! You can get beyond merely existing and start truly living. You can live a victorious life and fulfill your God-ordained purpose. You can live the life God intended and designed you to live. This type of life comes from following Jesus Christ and allowing Him to prefect His plan of purification in you...
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Help Overcoming Painful Experiences (H.O.P.E.) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to help people experience a life transformation through their emotional pain so they can live the purpose-filled, victorious life God intended and designed them to live. We set people free from emotional bondage and empower them to live a transformed life.
To accomplish our purpose, the H.O.P.E. program was designed to help people 1) resurrect hope, 2) overcome emotional pain from a variety of issues, 3) build a safe and healthy support network, 4) comprehend the truths about God in the midst of pain while exposing and replacing lies, and 5) experience a life transformation through the healing and restorative power of Jesus Christ.
Our transformation model consists of three levels. Names of H.O.P.E. is Level 2 and centers on Names of God that meet the needs encountered while going through painful experiences. Each lesson relates a Name of God to His principles and purpose for pain, His character in the midst of pain, and how He can transform us through our pain and empower us to fulfill our purpose in life.
About the Author
Dr. David R. Grimm received his Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunogenetics in 1993 from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the Founder and CEO of Help Overcoming Painful Experiences (H.O.P.E.), a Biblically-based, nonprofit organization that focuses on helping people experience a life transformation through their emotional pain so they can live the purpose-filled, victorious life God intended and designed them to live. David authored the three books used in H.O.P.E., namely Doorway to H.O.P.E., Names of H.O.P.E. and The Spiritual & Emotional Coach’s Guide. His passion and desire to help those who are hurting comes from his own experiences with emotional pain and the Christ-centered support he received. David resides in Arizona with his wife Tiffany and his two sons, Jonah and Jacob.