Bøker av Carey N Ingram

This book is in remembrance and dedicated to my grandmother, Marie Maddox. With my mother as a single parent, she helped to raise me and my brother. She was a classic example of how to succeed in life if you are in a relationship with God, and follow the path of living a righteous life. She was not perfect, but she was open about seeking God for forgiveness. One of the many things she taught me to never give up on my dreams. Born in the country outside of Villarica, Georgia she only had a 7th grade education. Yet, she grew up putting her trust in God. She started a vegetable store in Rome. After a while she was trained and became a hair dresser, very popular in her community. Later in life when she retired from fixing hair, she became a personal care giver; taking care of people in their home who could not take care of themselves. However, more than any of that, she was a devoted Christian and raised me and my brother after we lost our mother to lung cancer when we were young teenagers. We had always lived with her at her home. I saw her go through many trials and tribulations, but she always came out high spirited and encouraged. She only had two rules as she raised us: (1) You will go to church and participate in the youth programs, and (2) you will make good grades in school. If we came short of those two things we lost your privilege to do other things we enjoyed. She was a Missionary Christian. She gave of her time, money, and fix food for people who were less fortunate than others in our community. She prayed with us, for us and instilled in us that we could accomplish our goals if we only put God first in our life. Therefore I can say, "I am because she was". She set the example; encouraged us, inspired us, did all she could to help us find and fulfill our destiny. This book is simply the lessons I learned growing up under the tutelage of my dear grandmother.

In this chaotic world, one thing that is obvious is that the enemy of God, Satan, is using his powers to attempt to deceive the Christian Church and those who have no relationship with Christ at all. He does this by any means necessary. His greatest power is that he knows our weaknesses. He is sullen, taking his time and making light of godly issues. And he is seductive, luring his prey into the world and into his train of thoughts. You must know that this is the only response that this defeated foe can have: try to bring others down into the pit of eternal damnation with him. Keep in mind that Satan has evil spirits who possess people whose only objective is to deceive God's people and the sinner man.As I am convicted to share my thoughts and ideas, my objective is to touch the hearts of people. I am one of many fighting for the very souls of mankind. This is spiritual warfare, and as a soldier, I am just doing what my Commanding Officer has commissioned me to do. I know many people will disagree with me as it is their right; however, I pray those who read this book with an open heart will be blessed in the way God intends. This work is about learning to make good choices that one might grow and be in an intimate relationship with God.This work is not about judging and condemning, but rather, in the spirit of love, I want to be sensitive and enlightening in my efforts to explain what I see as the danger of living worldly lifestyles. However, in order for me to do this, I pray that my readers will hear me out, and give me a real chance to express my beliefs and feelings. In the words of Pastor Rick Warren: "Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, then you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You do not have to compromise your convictions to be compassionate."We are all saved by the grace of God. However, that grace was not free. It was purchased by the blood of Jesus. Therefore, there is no room for compromise. We must know Christ as our Lord and Savior. I pray that this work will help define truth according to God's Holy Word and that this truth will set us all free.