Born Broken Blessed Ii

Book, Born, Broken, Blessed II speaks about the life of a woman named Madison; she was born into a struggling marriage between her parents that led her into a generational curse. Madison spent her entire adult life seeking love in all the wrong places before her strongest desire was met. Madison found out through her faith that true love is a gift from God. After all, He (God) loved the world "so much" that He gave His only son. Standing on Planted Seeds comes from the heart of the author, her personal walk with the Lord, His will for her life, and testimonies of her faith. When she came to the Lord as Sinner, she was a hot mess! She confesses--her heart, mind and soul needed cultivating. She recognizes and overcomes hindrances the devil attempts to use to destroy her relationship with God. The Lord, who began a good work in me, will complete it; "no" He's not done with me yet! The Lord has given each of us power to stand. Take off the Mask describes how the people of God send mixed messages to the unsaved society. It clearly states how Gods' word does not discriminate, but it defines and addresses every possible event, mistake and recovery plan for every man, woman, boy and girl. It deals with fraudulent Christians and goes on to reveal the counterfeit Christian in their service for others and for God. It continues on to express; we struggle daily with temptation, forgiveness, drama, jealousy and courage, but we are still commanded to do what is right. God's word shows us how to cope with all the trials, and stumbling blocks of the world.

This mini book with reflections from the Bible study Broken and Blessed traces the Genesis family tree to show us how God can transform and use imperfect families to bring blessing in a hurting a broken world. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Participant Workbook, Leader Guide, DVD with six 25-27 minute sessions featuring closed captioning, and boxed Leader Kit.

Madison, a woman married and divorced two times by age thirty-two, discovers that she has been searching for love in all the wrong places. Only when Madison realizes that she needs to first seek the Lord, who is love, will she ever have the ability to recognize true love when it comes her way. After a few short-term affairs and circumstances that left her broken, she finally restores her relationship with the Lord. Madison does not give up, but she learns to wait on God, and when she least expects it to happen, God does send her a good Christian man. Darius, the mystery man who, before meeting Madison had never planned to marry, falls deeply in love with her, and after about eight months of dating, he surprises her with a marriage proposal.

Life contains intense battles. When it has been infiltrated by heartache, suffering, and evil how does one move past it and leave the trauma behind? When our faith and belief clash with reality and crush us between the two, how in the world does one survive the force? Bitter, Broken, Blessed is the true story of a woman caught in such circumstances. Facing enemy forces that she does not understand, her desire is to be strong and steadfast in her faith. When her resolve weakens and strength eludes her, how does she continue on the journey? When life becomes devastating and full of destruction, can she survive? Can she be put back together after hitting bottom and shattering, crashing so hard there is little hope for survival? Life can get quite overwhelming at times. Many of us manage to trudge through and arrive on the other side of our trials, battered but not completely broken. Somehow, we manage to find the courage and stamina to get up and keep going. Some of us struggle with our faith in the process, and we cannot grasp the concept of how everything that happens works together for good and the glory of God. The resilient spirit of mankind is incredible, and our design is quite unique; this is because God does exist, and He is the Divine Creator. All things are possible through Him, even deliverance from the most horrific events and darkest corners of existence. There is unmitigated power in the cross of Christ.

All the trials and broken pieces you went through in life did not come to break you; they only came to make you. Since you did not break down, it is now time for you to break through. Every trials and broken pieces that you went through in life means that they did not come to kill you but to shape you. Whatever does not break you only comes to make you. If you did not break down, this is your time to break through. God is only using your pieces to make up your pages. Every broken piece of your life will make up the pages to your chapter. Someone is trying to make it through the trials and pieces that you already went through. Your trails and pieces will be their guiding tools and the road map that will build the bridge for their crossing over. You were broken not only to be blessed; you were broken to be a blessing to someone's life. There are some people who were lifted to get to the top while there are some who had to climb ropes and rocks to get there. The ones who had to climb understood that life is defined by what you went through and the ways in which you survived. This means that whatever comes to defy you only comes to define who you are on the inside. Your test will be your testimonies, and all the mess that you went through will be used by God for your messages. Jesus was broken as the living bread, broken to save lives. This means your brokenness will bring healing and restoration. For those going through a brokenness, you will be coming out whole. This book is a guideline with tools that will help you in your journey to recovery.

Blessed and broken is a six-week Bible study, based on the book of Genesis, that explores the good and the imperfect in Biblical families and in our own. Participants learn how God brings blessings from brokenness.--Container.

In this book, a historian of women's lives turns the lens on her own experience. Her story is ?Midwestern? for its work ethic, modesty, faith, and resilience; ?postmodern? for its sudden changes, strange juxtapositions, and retrospective ?deconstruction of the ideologies that shaped its progress. It describes a life in and out of academia and a search for acceptance, recognition, equality, and freedom. The author of three books on women's experiences in Russia and Europe, Dr. Marcelline Hutton traces her personal journey from traditional working-class La Porte, Indiana, through college, graduate school, marriage, motherhood, divorce, and independence in Iowa City, Southampton, Kansas City, El Paso, and ultimately Lithuania. She arrives at a place of ?blessed assurance, ? recognizing who she was, what she has done, and what she most valued. The book is a testimony of life found and treasured and shared. We are privileged to see her world through this honest, perceptive, and insightful recollection.

This is a story of a young girl struggling to overcome the fears and pains of sexual abuse as well as a life filled with disappointments. Her story shows how one can overcome heartache without turning to drugs and alcohol, yet how to overcome those addictions if they are present in your life. Simply by turning to Christ and trusting Him. This story is one of hope for the future when there seems to be no hope.