Sign-In
Cart
Standing Firm in the Victory of Christ
Paperback
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798181058811
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 11 2026
Pages: 534
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 11 2026
Pages: 534
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
For many years, I have had the privilege of serving people in two distinct yet complementary roles: as an ordained minister of the Gospel and as a clinical psychologist. Through these experiences, I have walked alongside individuals from all walks of life-people burdened by emotional pain, destructive habits, broken relationships, recurring failures, and spiritual struggles. Some came seeking counselling for depression, anxiety, addiction, anger, guilt, or family conflict. Others came seeking prayer, spiritual guidance, and a deeper understanding of God's purpose for their lives.
Over the years, I began to notice a recurring pattern. Many sincere Christians genuinely loved God, attended church faithfully, read their Bibles, and desired to live holy lives.
Yet despite their sincere efforts, they often found themselves trapped in the same cycles of defeat. Some battled addictions they could not seem to overcome. Others wrestled with fear, bitterness, lust, rejection, shame, or destructive emotional patterns. They repeatedly confessed their sins, prayed for victory, and made fresh commitments to God, only to find themselves returning to the same struggles.
As I listened to their stories, I became increasingly convinced that many believers were addressing only the visible symptoms of their problems while overlooking the deeper roots beneath the surface. Like gardeners who continually pick bad fruit from a diseased tree, they focused on behaviours while failing to identify the hidden causes that continued to nourish those behaviours.
It was during this period of ministry that the Lord impressed upon my heart a simple but powerful image: the image of a tree.
A tree does not begin with its fruit. Fruit is merely the visible evidence of something deeper. Behind every fruit are branches. Behind every branch is a trunk. Beneath the trunk lies a hidden root system. If the roots remain untouched, the tree continues to live and produce the same fruit year after year.
This image became an important framework through which I began to understand many of the struggles people face. The evil tree described in this book represents those hidden influences that produce destructive fruit in our lives. The visible fruit may be anger, fear, addiction, depression, lust, bitterness, jealousy, rebellion, or other forms of bondage. Yet beneath these visible manifestations often lie deeper roots that require careful examination and prayerful attention.
This book explores those roots from a biblical perspective. It examines the possibility that some patterns of sin and brokenness may be connected not only to our personal choices but also to influences inherited through family systems, learned behaviours, emotional wounds, spiritual strongholds, and what some Christian traditions describe as generational iniquities. While Christians hold differing views regarding these matters, my purpose is not to promote controversy but to encourage honest reflection and thoughtful study of Scripture.
Throughout this book, I have sought to maintain a balance between spiritual realities and practical wisdom. Human beings are complex creatures whose lives are shaped by physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual influences. True healing often requires attention to all these dimensions of human experience.
Yet despite their sincere efforts, they often found themselves trapped in the same cycles of defeat. Some battled addictions they could not seem to overcome. Others wrestled with fear, bitterness, lust, rejection, shame, or destructive emotional patterns. They repeatedly confessed their sins, prayed for victory, and made fresh commitments to God, only to find themselves returning to the same struggles.
As I listened to their stories, I became increasingly convinced that many believers were addressing only the visible symptoms of their problems while overlooking the deeper roots beneath the surface. Like gardeners who continually pick bad fruit from a diseased tree, they focused on behaviours while failing to identify the hidden causes that continued to nourish those behaviours.
It was during this period of ministry that the Lord impressed upon my heart a simple but powerful image: the image of a tree.
A tree does not begin with its fruit. Fruit is merely the visible evidence of something deeper. Behind every fruit are branches. Behind every branch is a trunk. Beneath the trunk lies a hidden root system. If the roots remain untouched, the tree continues to live and produce the same fruit year after year.
This image became an important framework through which I began to understand many of the struggles people face. The evil tree described in this book represents those hidden influences that produce destructive fruit in our lives. The visible fruit may be anger, fear, addiction, depression, lust, bitterness, jealousy, rebellion, or other forms of bondage. Yet beneath these visible manifestations often lie deeper roots that require careful examination and prayerful attention.
This book explores those roots from a biblical perspective. It examines the possibility that some patterns of sin and brokenness may be connected not only to our personal choices but also to influences inherited through family systems, learned behaviours, emotional wounds, spiritual strongholds, and what some Christian traditions describe as generational iniquities. While Christians hold differing views regarding these matters, my purpose is not to promote controversy but to encourage honest reflection and thoughtful study of Scripture.
Throughout this book, I have sought to maintain a balance between spiritual realities and practical wisdom. Human beings are complex creatures whose lives are shaped by physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual influences. True healing often requires attention to all these dimensions of human experience.
Also in
Gifts & Stationery General
Go-To Notebook with Mohawk Paper, Midnight Blue Blank: (Blank Notebooks, Simple Notebook, Blue Notebook)
Chronicle Books
Other
$14.99
This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World
Andrea Di Robilant
Paperback
$10.99
Flow Hive's Book of Bees and Beekeeping: Protect, Enjoy, Harvest
Anderson, Cedar
Anderson, Stuart
Hardcover
$26.59
The Official Pumpkin Spice Café Cookbook: 60 Delicious Dream Harbor Recipes
Thomas, Heather
Gilmore, Laurie
Hardcover
$20.90
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Snoopy (Officially Licensed Peanuts Product)
Publications International Ltd
Brain Games
New Seasons
Paperback
$11.98
The Investor's Odyssey: Resisting the Sirens and Playing the Long Game
Mayer, Christopher W.
Hardcover
$23.70
Bear Hugs Notecards: (Cute Notecards, Notecards for Friends, Artistic Notecards with Envelopes)
Chronicle Books
Other
$16.95
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Flowers & Nature Stained Glass (28 Images to Sticker)
Brain Games
New Seasons
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$16.98
Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: A Workbook for Self-Study
Takagaki, Tetsuo
Henshall, Kenneth G.
Paperback
$13.25
3-Color Botanical Cyanotype Kit: Beginner-Friendly Solar Printing Kit for DIY Nature Art
Rafferty, Sarah Bourne
Hardcover
$23.74
Brain Games - Sticker by Number - Vintage: Animals (28 Images to Sticker)
New Seasons
Brain Games
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$16.98
Once Upon a Cookbook: A Treasury of Recipes Inspired by Timeless Children's Books
Taylor, Bryton
Hardcover
$22.49
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Gilded Gardens (24 Images to Sticker): Includes 2 Foil Sticker Sheets to Complete Each Image!
New Seasons
Brain Games
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$19.98
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Be Calm (28 Images to Sticker)
New Seasons
Brain Games
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$16.98
After Dinner Amusements: Truth or Dare for Couples: 50 Questions and Challenges
Chronicle Books
Other
$8.95
The Three Books of Enoch, Plus the Enoch Portions of the Book of Jasher
Ben Elisha, Ishmael
Paperback
$13.14
Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing: I Survived Threshing Stickers - Sticker Set of 4
Out of Print
Paperback
$12.00
Book Club Bar: Literary-Inspired Drink Recipes for Your Next Great Read
Neary, Erin
Esten, Nat
Hardcover
$22.50
Faith Sprout The 66 Roots Journey: Understand Every Book of the Bible Without Getting Lost
Ross, John
Paperback
$20.39
Tesla & The Cabbage Patch Kids: Exploring the lost Empire of Tartaria and the Reset of 1776
Anderson, Guy Peter
Paperback
$23.99
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Cozy Capybaras: Includes a Foil Sticker Sheet to Complete Each Image!
Brain Games
Publications International Ltd
New Seasons
Paperback
$11.98
The World of Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None a 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Illustrated by Ruby Ash
Agatha Christie Ltd, Agatha Christie
Other
$23.99
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Enchanted Wonders (36 Images to Sticker): Includes Foil Stickers!
New Seasons
Brain Games
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$22.98
Brain Games - Search and Sticker: Animals (for Kids Ages 3-6)
Little Grasshopper Books
Publications International Ltd
Paperback
$9.48
Brain Games - To Go - 3-In-1: Word Search, Sudoku, Crosswords
Publications International Ltd
Brain Games
Paperback
$9.48