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    With Tender Hand: Abuse Is Not Love / Love Is Not Abuse
    With Tender Hand: Abuse Is Not Love / Love Is Not Abuse
    With Tender Hand: Abuse Is Not Love / Love Is Not Abuse
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    With Tender Hand: Abuse Is Not Love / Love Is Not Abuse

    By Rev. Ruth Joy Capozzi

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    With Tender Hand walks women who feel stuck in an abusive relationship through the journey to hope, healing, restoration and freedom in Christ. Golden Keys of Gods promises are offered throughout as well as thought-provoking questions. You can clasp God's outstretched hand of help and move forward once again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJul 20, 2011
    ISBN9781449718176
    With Tender Hand: Abuse Is Not Love / Love Is Not Abuse
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    Rev. Ruth Joy Capozzi

    Ruth Joy Capozzi is a preacher's kid who has survived an abusive relationship. She has traveled the road to healing and restoration by continually grasping God's outstretched hand of help. She is happily married to Pastor Alfred Capozzi, and is the executive director of a pregnancy resource center. Ministering to hurting women is her passion. She loves God's Word and loves to teach it! Ruth and Alfred reside in northeastern Pennsylvania with their golden retriever, Daisy, who is spoiled perfect.

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      Book preview

      With Tender Hand - Rev. Ruth Joy Capozzi

      Copyright © 2011 Rev. Ruth Joy Capozzi

      I am the light cover artwork

      ©2011 Danny Hahlbohm. All rights reserved by the artist

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      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1816-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1817-6 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1818-3 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011912282

      Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright (c) by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

      Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      Printed in the United States of America

      WestBow Press rev. date: 7/15/2011

      Contents

      MUD HOLES

      WHAT DOES ABUSE LOOK LIKE?

      HELP! I’M STUCK!

      EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

      HOPELESS TO HOPEFUL

      GOOD GRIEF

      FORGIVENESS

      HE RESTORETH MY SOUL

      Dedicated to

      Hurting Women

      FOREWORD

      With Tender Hand is a straight forward yet gentle look into a subject so pertinent to our society today, the subject of Domestic Violence and abuse. Women from around the world suffer by the millions in every culture from the various forms of abuse whether it is physical, mental, emotional, or sexual. The majority of them suffers in silence with no support or advocate and carry the inner hurt most of their lives. Often the emotional wounds and scars on the heart last far longer than the outward marks of physical abuse. Pastor Ruth Joy Capozzi addresses this all important issue not only from a Pastoral view point but also from a very candid and open personal experience. She not only gives solid advice to other victims of abuse but approaches the subject with Godly wisdom as well. She goes beyond the role of victim and shows the way to others who have been victimized. She introduces the reader to the Heart mender who is none other than Jesus Christ, who can and will bring hope and healing to those who read this book. I am sure that almost everyone who reads this book has suffered from abuse or knows someone who has suffered or is currently suffering and suggest that the reader pass it on to bless someone who is in need of encouragement and healing.

      Dr. Manon E. Gurley

      The Tabernacle Church, Laurel, Maryland

      Harvest International Ministerial Fellowship

      It is my honor to recommend Ruth Joy’s book. Her testimony and life experiences will help you to have the necessary weapons that have divine power to demolish strongholds. You will learn how to turn defeat into victory and reverse problems that have held you in any emotional or physical soul ties. You will be set free from constantly beating yourself up and rediscover your self-worth. In her book Ruth Joy helps you to overcome shame, guilt, wrong choices or blaming someone else for all your problems. Instead you will be as she is a person of joy, generous, kind and full of assurance that you are everything in Christ and nothing without Him. Be blessed as you read this book and discover as Jesus said You will know the truth and the truth will set you free. John 8:32.

      Dr. Gary Wood,

      Evangelist and Author of A Place Called Heaven

      Sugarland, Texas

      PREFACE

      With Tender Hand was birthed in my heart on February 16, 1982 in morning worship at Pilgrim Camp, Brant Lake, New York. It is a morning worship that I will remember all my life. I have stretched out My hand of help this morning, and it is being given to every one of you. Take the help of God. Reverends Gordon and Caroline Gardiner were ministering in prayer to various ones in the room when these words were spoken. Shortly before they were spoken I had a vivid picture in my mind’s eye of Mr. Help, the Lord Himself, stepping into the room with His hand outstretched. It had a deep impact on me at the time, but I had no idea how much I would need God’s hand of help throughout the years that followed.

      I know that there are many women silently suffering with abuse issues and are fearful and unable to move forward. I pray that as you read these pages, Jesus will meet you where you are and that you will allow Him, With Tender Hand, to lift you to higher ground.

      I would not have written this book without the persistent and patient encouragement of my dear husband, Alfred Capozzi, who has always been sure that I could and should write it! I thank God for Alfred’s life and love.

      I am thankful for my praying mother, Ruth E. Kalis, whose love and prayers have blessed and benefited my life every day; good days and bad days alike. I thank my brother Philip for trying to help me in some of the darkest days when I did not know where to turn. I will never forget his kindness. I thank my brother John for indirectly getting Dr. Dobson’s book Love Must Be Tough into my hands. It was his way of loving me. I have come to appreciate over time what a privilege it was to have godly and loving parents who

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