Sentences with phrase «who felt powerless»

On the other hand, participants who felt powerless returned everybody's smiles.

I was instantly taken away to the slums of India when I first opened the book and read about a volunteer who felt powerless to do anything to help the people he was serving and how he managed to create something of lasting value for people who need medical care.

Sociological as well as Marxist theory would suggest that an Other - worldly orientation would appeal most to those who feel powerless, to those who feel that they have no influence over political and social events.

Whining is the sound of a child who feels powerless and is pitching his request in higher and higher tones so someone will pay attention to him.

Additionally, children who feel powerless over their lives can begin trying to recapture a sense of power by exercising excessive control over their eating with the danger of a resulting eating disorder when they get into their teen years.

I just wonder sometimes if I'm the only one who feels powerless as I watch so much of what I love about this planet destroyed beyond repair.

It does, however, seek to offer another explanation for those who feel powerless as a result of their addiction.

Foster parents of youth with histories of trauma, foster parents of youth unable to connect, foster parents of youth with a confused sense of belonging, foster parents of youth who are grieving, foster parents of youth who feel powerless, foster parents of youth who must contend with the child welfare system, foster parents of youth who are angry at the world

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As someone who had always built her identity around her intelligence, the significant dip in Cuddy's IQ left her feeling powerless and unconfident.

We who so often feel powerless over the elusiveness of language, the scarcity of natural resources, the horror of world hunger, are thrilled to witness the unveiled, magical power of Jesus.

Under - hill no doubt was voicing the thoughts of many who were disenchanted with the church but felt powerless to change it.

Rick i struggled for over 20 years as a christian in the end i said whats the point of struggling i feel powerless and useless so i gave in to sin that did nt work either but i was so sick of struggling and seeing the same results i became more miserable and even more powerless in my struggle with sin.I decided one day no more enough was enough i needed to get my life back in order.That was years ago and it was a process over 5 years that God dealt with all those things in my life that needed fixing most days i just said to him Lord i cant do this i just do nt have the strength and he said thats okay you cant do it anyway just trust me.So now now i l know what it means to be an overcomer in Christ sin does not have the victory over me anymore because Jesus is my strength in my weakness.I know i cant live a christian life in my strength but i certainly can with Christ in me he is my strength and in him i am an overcomer.If this is speaking to others just want to let you know that you to can be an overcomer you do nt have to struggle or battle with your walk or feel miserable because you give in to sin there is a better way.Just admit that you cant do it and ask for his help for the holy spirit is in you and he is the one who helps us in our weakness.regards brentnz

Excessive eating may also be an expression of the power urge in people who inwardly feel powerless, for nothing more clearly demonstrates mastery over things than does the act of devouring them.

Keith the verse go and sin no more is a choice the choice is the giver of life Jesus or go and sin no more change the word sin for death.Its our hearts it chooses to sin because it likes to sin thats our nature and the word is clear that our hearts are deceitfully wicked.How do we overcome by admitting our weakness and asking the holy spirit to help us.That is how i have been able to break sins over my life personally i am powerless in the flesh and i freely admit that but i have the spirit of God at work in my life who is able to raise me above my weakness in him.He empowers us to do that so when you feel weak tell the Lord and ask the holy spirit to help you.The more you rely on the holy spirit the more you walk in the spirit and the less influence sin has over you.brentnz

Racheal that is great God forgives you for your past decisions and he will help you to make better decisions.It is the Lord who empowers us to live the christian walk we cant do it in our strength because we all are weak.Our naturally inclination is towards sin that is why we must surrender all our heart to the Lord.In the past i tried to live as a christian in my strength and failed miserably i felt guilty and condemned and powerless to change that is why we need the holy spirit.Since putting my trust in the holy spirit he has helped me to be an overcomer and live a christian life.I realise the quickest way of getting my life right is when i get thoughts that arent of the Lord to just admit them to him that i am weak and need his strength to help me and he does.He is your strength as well and will help you to become all he created you to be which is really awesome.In Christ you are more than an overcomer more than a conquerer.regards brentnz

It is a great advance when people who have been powerless and plagued by apathy or fatalism organize to improve their lot, and this means creating instruments of political and economic power that enable their interests to be felt by the community at large.

People who have felt powerless will have another chance to involve themselves in influencing and directing change.

When God had given me some freedom, I liked the positive attention, but felt powerless to help those who were losing their battles around me.

The majority of those who would like to criticise feel too intimidated or too powerless and are just resigned to waiting till Wenger finally decides to step away.

When your child begins to use emotional outbursts to exert control Children who feel stifled emotionally can feel powerless.

A child or teenager who feels very powerless will stay in bed, not go to school, avoid homework, sit on the couch and withhold overall involvement because it gives them a sense of being in control.

Many women who undergo a c - section feel powerless and disconnected during delivery.

She wants to devote her career to providing care to women who do not always have access to health care — to empower and support women who might feel powerless.

Mobilised through available democratic freedoms, it's a public protest by millions of people (the demos) who feel annoyed, powerless, no longer «held» in the arms of society.

Show those who are pouring out their support for those in desperate need but feel powerless to help them that the British government is still a force for good in the world.

Harman, whose Peckham constituency neighboured Jowell's seat, added: «She had a unique personal style, she befriended people who were struggling, who were having difficulties, who were powerless who she felt she could support, but she also befriended the powerful in order to get them to back her progressive causes.

Workers who felt up to their jobs selected quieter punishments, between 55 and 62 decibels, as did those primed to feel incompetent yet powerless (Psychological Science, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02452.x).

Workers who felt up to their jobs, selected far quieter punishments, between 55 and 62 decibels, as did those primed to feel incompetent yet powerless.

I hope you find some joy in your lives today in a human interaction and not just in writing unkind things to a stranger you've never met who triggers something in you that makes you feel powerless and alone.

Many classroom - management problems are simply calculated distractions by students who want to avoid looking foolish or feeling powerless — to protect the status quo of an academically challenging classroom and thus maintain the illusion of safety.

A school where teacher opinions are not valued and where they feel powerless will result in disgruntled teachers who do not have the desire to put as much into their teaching.

â $ œThis is the perfect opportunity for people who pass chained dogs every day, or who live next door to these poor animals, but feel powerless to make a difference, â $ continues Grimes.

According to Klein, the frightening nature of the issue is the reason so many people have remained frozen, feeling powerless and incapable of doing anything meaningful to help, thus remaining unwitting accomplices to those who support the status quo.

Anyone who has spent any significant amount of time in the workforce has attended a meeting in which one executive does the talking while other participants hold back their thoughts, feeling utterly powerless to express themselves or do anything about their circumstances.

I work with individuals, families and couples who feel stuck in patterns they recognize but feel powerless to change.

Oppressed group behaviour when an «oppressed group is attacked and has no way of... getting justice from the person who attacked them, or culture or institution who attacked them» feels powerless and takes this out on each other.

Normal and valid experiences: • Overwhelming grief and sadness catches us off guard • Emotional ups and downs lead us to feel like we are going crazy • Concern with over-burdening our loved ones with our sadness and grief • If you where the one who didn't have a choice in ending the relationship you are left feeling powerless, -LSB-...]

Intimidating parents and family members may also give a child who's feeling powerless a sense of control.

Solutions - focused, Ximena is committed to fostering more positive environments where people feel more encouraged to do better to help those who usually feel silenced and powerless recognize that they can have a voice and contribute to their community.