Dr. Tim Clinton
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Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
A very strong message 5 out of 5 stars.
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Clinton's book is for anyone who has experienced pain and loneliness--and lives with the ongoing consequences. It is also for people who keep themselves so busy that they don't have time to feel, because in a small still place within their minds, they fear the negative feelings that they would experience.
Several themes weave themselves throughout the book. One is what I would call the stages of alienation and addiction, combined with the cycle of restoration. It is both a downward and upward spiral that looks like this:
Losing heart: the Descent into Pain
Ambushed and assaulted, Anger, Anxiety, Alonenes, Alienation, Arrogance, Adulteries of the Heart and Addiction
Alive Again! Accountability, Action, Attachments, Awareness, Assessment , Affection of God
Recovery of the Heart: Coming Out of Pain
This is not your typical self-help book, nor even your typical Christian self-help book. For the reader who is willing to look in the mirror there is specific, meaningful help.
His food for thought:
"What are your biggest fears? Failure? Being seen as less than perfect? Losing a position? Losing a loved one? Abandonment? Fear of others hurting you?"
"When we live with unsatisfied souls, we will pour almost anything into them to appease our hunger."
"Spouses and parents, for instance, devote so much time and energy rushing from place to place that they don't devote time and effort to creating and preserving meaningful relationships..."
He echoes Robert McGee who said that the devil's definition of self worth is "My performance plus the opinion of others." And those who accept that lie are on the slippery slope toward alienation and addiction.
One final thought: He challenges you to: "Examine everything in your life that suddenly takes on huge meaning and begins to give you purpose, meaning, and value. If God isn't at the core and intimately involved with its pursuit, then you may be playing the lead in a tragedy. You are embracing the gods of distraction and your newfound "loves" will never satisfy you." And those distractions may be workaholism, drugs, alcohol, or any other false solution to a lack of relationship and connection--to God first, and then to each other.
This not a light read, but for those desiring a sense of connection and relationship, Clinton provides specific action steps to go from where you are to where you want to be.
Armchair Interviews says: This might just be a book your life needs.
Editorial Review:
Noted counselor and author Dr. Tim Clinton helps readers overcome troubled pasts in order to enjoy brighter futures. The road that could be paved with God's healing and grace is often blocked by emotional wounds and disappointments. In his new book, renowned counselor Dr. Tim Clinton helps readers move beyond the hurts of the past toward forgiveness and hope by developing new strategies for living. Dr. Clinton illustrates how people of faith get entangled in anger, anxiety, arrogance, and even addiction, then shows how they can break free and walk resolutely on the pathway to recovery. The key to turning your life around, advises Dr. Clinton, is understanding that God uses brokenness and powerlessness to draw those who are hurting back to Him.
