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We are all called for an assignment, yet sometimes it hurts you want never to forgive. Yet we must! I would wake many times a night between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., hearing, "Tell them. It was not about those who betrayed you or those who left you. It is about a work I need to do in them, you, and others." It was ironic that day. I did not feel hurt. I did not feel pain. I felt numbness, yet not a numbness that paralyzed me. For I wanted to respond in some way. I became so angry, not angry at those who betrayed me or those who I loved and said they loved me yet walked away from me. For I know that they still loved me. They were not trying to hurt me; it was never their intention to hurt me. They were struggling as well. I was angry at Satan because he used people I love in a way to hurt me, hurt God, our church, my husband, our families, and others who love us. So what I learned to do and did was displace that anger on Satan, and not on them. And I thank God because he opened my eyes. When I read the scripture, which I have read before, "Jesus wept," I now realize why He was weeping. Jesus was weeping because He was angry at what Satan had done to His friend, to me, to some of you. So when this attack came, I knew I had to prepare for a battle. I had to put on my war clothes because, now, the attack was going to come not only from within but also from without.

I remember certain things in my life that was orchestrated by God. I remember God telling me if I married my children's mother, I would not have to go to the United States military. I talk about this in the book. I remember meeting my present wife on the day that both she and I had gotten a divorce. I remember going to work early one morning and hearing my pastor on the radio, and the Lord began to tell me that one day, I would be doing the radio Broadcast! I remember losing my job and getting another job, whereby I was able to do the broadcast on the day that I had off. I was bitter for a while because I was making less money, but the Lord made it clear by telling me that this was not my job but my assignment. Life has been like a journey. As I am writing this book, it is as if it's a predestined journey, with me not really noticing it. It's like a raft being driven by the current of a river. The older I get, the better I can see it. I'm learning not to fight against the current so much. He gives me strength when I'm weak. He heals my body when I'm sick. He's keeping me alive. The only thing I see is that I must go through this divine destinations.

God used to talk to the prophets before. Now He talks to us by His words. Let us follow His words by learning them, practicing them in our lives.

For five years, Rebecca Sage and her family tried to make a good living after the war, but their neighbors wouldn't let them. So she and her extended family of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and their families packed up and headed west. When they got to their new home site, tragedy hit, and this is the result of it.

In the closing of this book, I am so happy that I got the courage to write it and the people that I am going to bless with it! Knowledge is power but Knowledge means nothing if we don't put it in action, and when God blesses us with it, we have to share it with others. I am thankful for the persons who encouraged me to do it. We must ask questions. Too much misunderstanding caused family, coworker, and friends to fall apart. Let's connect and talk! Too much fighting in the church. Let's get together and unite. We need more love in the church. Talk is cheap; too much talk and no action. Let's fight against drugs. Too many of our loved ones and friends' lives have been destroyed by drugs. We need more order not only in the church but also in the home and school. We are supposed to build each other up, not tear each other apart! Life is a journey that comes with a lot of obstacles, but if we put our trust in God, we will make it. No one should have control over how one should be dressed. That is just my opinion. Gossip is very dangerous; most of the time it is not true, and we must stop it. Evil thoughts--so a man thinks we must cancel and delete these thoughts before they become action. We must pray against bondage; too many people are in bondage and not even know it. We must not be comfortable but always be hungry for more. There is always room for improvement. Let us support each other in any form of way. We can and stop making excuses and when using words, make sure you know the meaning before saying it; and always remember, words have power. Last but not the least, can we mind our own business for a change? Love and thanks to everyone who is going to enjoy reading my book. This is coming from my heart, love, and blessings. I am really happy that I am able to use my book to shed some light on life experiences. Everything I write in this book I did experience it in some form or way. Life is full of experiences, and I am happy I experienced them. Looking forward for my next book and the download from the Holy Spirit, and I can hear my dead grandmothers and my mom cheering me on. Go, girl, you got the this. I will continue to honor my ancestors.

Finding God at the City Dump: The George LeMaster StoryIt was Valentine's Day 1982. After two decades of alcohol abuse and a growing list of related problems, George LeMaster Jr. had lost hope. He went to a place where he was familiar--the Wayland Dump, northeast of Wayland, Missouri.He had scavenged things like bicycle parts and old fans from the dump for years and given them a new life.George took a handgun and was planning to end his life at the dump that cold February morning but instead found God by one small item at the dump he didn't expect to see. That item caught his attention and changed his story when he was moments away from an irreversible and needless decision.Now it was George getting a new life, finding the love of Jesus, and rediscovering a love of his family.Finding God at the City Dump tells George's story of growing up in tiny Wayland in Clark County, Missouri; the alcoholism; the deliverance that God gave him starting at the dump; an incredible healing; the importance of caring friends; and the purpose God gave George that led to his salvation, participation in music, his eventual ministry, and powerful testimony as well as a platform to share it.His story reminds us that God can work through difficult and impossible circumstances to bring things for his glory.

Soul Divided: Gaining Perspective through Poetry consists of a collection of poems written over a wide range of topics including some from my personal life as well as some with a biblical, theological, and psychological focus. These were written because I believe that we all face the same problems, at least at the core, so the solutions would likewise be somewhat similar. I seek to point out some of the problems by using my own experiences and by telling stories that the reader might relate to. Although some of these poems are the problem/solution type, some are not, but all were written to pierce right into the heart of the reader. I also believe that in most of our lives, the answers to our questions are typically right in front of us, but a slight adjustment in perspective is needed in order to see them, which is what I try to make the reader aware of.As the title implies, we are most often torn between the different realities that we experience--things that we want to do and the things that we actually do--highlighting the spiritual battle that goes on internally. I would say that most people want to better their lives but are either too stubborn to admit it, don't know how, or they keep postponing the process, claiming that there is plenty of time in life to change. It is my attempt to persuade the reader in a few of these poems, but all of them offer a different perspective regarding their respective topics, which I think the reader would enjoy.

Our life journey isn't always smooth; days are not always wonderful. The author explores passages from Scripture and the personal message it has for each of us. What can we learn from God's timeless word for our everyday living? From several years of written meditations, she has taken one thousand days of Scripture reflections, coupled with a daily gratitude (there is something for which we can be grateful every day), and written them with the sole purpose of sharing insights from ordinary days in an ordinary life, on a path guided by an extraordinary God.

Brian Van Cleave's Jesus, a Man's Man is written primarily to men from a male perspective but is applicable to all who read it. This book explores the life of Jesus and His disciples, capturing not only the spiritual but human side of their personalities.Through personal life stories and the challenges Jesus and His disciples faced, Brian shows that men are not alone in their struggle to follow Jesus and be a man of God.The author weaves solid biblical teaching with personal life lessons to paint a unique and practical picture of what it means to follow Jesus.This book will speak to and inspire those who are knowledgeable of the Bible as well as those who have never heard of Jesus.

The mask, syringe, and sanitizer represent the tools we all used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The twelve-hour clock represents the time spent in the pandemic. Some are facts, some fiction, and some funny.

This book continues with a character found in Luke Faces the Truth. Macie lives a vicarious lifestyle before losing her young son to a congenital heart defect. Never being much of a mother, when she finds his Christmas gift sitting on her kitchen table, she realizes that she must change her careless ways or sink into a pit of depression from which none can draw her out.

Beth Paine, a high school junior, remembers the day her daddy left, but she doesn't recall her mother comforting her with hugs or explanations as to why daddy never came home. Ten years later, Beth still suffers from her loss, and her mom--busy with a new husband, young kids, and a job--fails to give Beth time.Molly Dettwyler, her best friend, is more interested in boys than helping Beth heal from her pain. But Jimmy Baldwin, a track friend, listens to Beth's woes. Even though he has no advice, he promises to pray for her.Not understanding prayer and wanting answers, Beth happens upon an abandoned suitcase in the park. A letter is attached. The author of the letter challenges Beth to take the traveling box home and examine the contents. Will the contents help Beth to push the hurts of the past aside, help her to love God and forgive her mother, or will they cause new problems?

In His parables, Jesus referred to the Gospel as seed and, in so doing, sought to present features of this good news and the manner in which it needed to be received. The seedbed, of course, is the human heart. People need to hear the message of the Christ and embrace it by faith and, in so doing, allow it to grow within their soul, letting it become an informing influence in their lives. Yet this seedbed already has vegetation growing within it. From infancy, we're taught how to get along in this world in which we live, how to understand our surroundings, how to avoid harm, how to make our way into adulthood and benefit from our various activities.Our existence is defined through our interaction with other people; our families and our communities teach us how to understand the world around us. We learn what is considered good and what is considered bad. In complex societies, basic values may be contested, but even in this complexity, there are certain fundamental beliefs that are embraced by most members of a particular society.All these features pertaining to our surroundings are referred to as culture. The culture works to define us, and all who are part of our culture are defined in similar ways. When the Gospel is presented within any culture, it may share some common elements within that seedbed, but it will also invariably conflict with that culture because at its core, it is unique. And its uniqueness will work to challenge the people within that culture to choose the Gospel over what they have absorbed from their surroundings.The focus of this discussion is to consider how the good news, the Gospel, is understood and embraced in American culture today, in the twenty-first century, and to investigate how it may be being distorted or its power diminished by some of the ideas that are prevalent in today's society.Cover Design by Rebekah Jenkins

Today, there is a common trend where many individuals don't think church attendance is necessary. Therefore, this book brings us to a crossroads of either truth or trend. Which road will you choose? I pray that this tool will serve as a guide to point these individuals to "doing church."This book is an evangelism and teaching tool written in defense of and relevance for the Christian church in the twenty-first century. Pastors and Christian educators can use this book in several ways:As a course for new believersTo be included in discipleship trainingTo be a key component of church orientationTo serve as a refresher course for church leadersTo be used as a daily devotionalTo be an aid for personal growth and developmentPastoral inspiration and encouragement for the work of the ministryStay True to the Word Ministries, LLCP. O. Boz 3404Decatur, GA 30031staytruetotheword@yahoo.com

With a hope that this book will inspire those who feel they are in the darkness, which is actually light turned inside out. Blessed that the stories inside will show the readers that the author, too, is the same as everyone else and no one escapes hardships or misfortune. It is a book that does not necessarily mean the author has gone through anything mentioned but that she puts herself in the shoes of the people who actually may have gone through it. Encouraging those readers who are curious about what it means to have abundance in the thunder. This book is about abundant courage, abundant love, abundant forgiveness of others and of oneself, and abundant faith in knowing that it is all right to fall. Abundance in the thunder means staying strong and not letting anyone or anything control your mind or thoughts about yourself. If you never try and fall, you never grow. Stay abundant in the thunder.

Have you ever wanted to read the Bible but didn't know where to start or how to make sense of it? Have you wondered what Christianity is about, and why Christians believe Jesus is so important? Do you want to know how the Bible and Christianity relate to our modern time and you personally? This book addresses these questions and many others. It offers a straightforward, biblically based explanation of the Christian faith and shows its eternal value. The reading is suitable for both individual and small group study.