When God Makes Lemonade

In When God Makes Lemonade, author Don Jacobson has collected real-life stories from around the world that show everyday folks discovering unexpected sweetness in the midst of sour circumstances. Some are funny, others are sobering, and more than a few will bring tears of amazement. But these true stories all have one thing in common: hope.

Stories from people who discover unexpected sweetness in the midst of sour circumstances.

In her inspirational story,God Can Make Lemonade Out of Life's Lemons, Cecelia Miles found herself asking this very question. Why would God choose her baby to be born with a birth defect? Was he testing her faith or teaching her to use it? Find the answer with Cecelia as she documents her daughter Shelby's corrective surgeries, accidents, and difficulties and learns that God's Word holds the key to success. If you're facing a challenge that makes you want to throw in the towel,God Can Make Lemonade Out of Life's Lemonsis the perfect tool to teach you that God can turn those challenges into triumphs. As you read Cecelia's account, you'll learn how to apply biblical wisdom to your problems, and at the end of each chapter, you'll track your spiritual growth in a victory journal. Learn from Cecelia, and let God turn your bitter experiences into sweet lemonade.

Clichés are commonplace in the world today.Some people build their whole life around a catchy phrase that both entertains and informs. But a lot of times they only deal with surface issues that gives temporary answers to life's more serious issues. Clichés have a place in life and language. But to be helpful they must be transformed into something that empowers people to explore more deeply the great issues of our life and times.The effort of this book is to take a popular cliché and use it to enable people to think more seriously about the issue of bitterness and strife that pervades a great part of the population of the world today. To live a life full of bitterness and strife has to be one of the most distressing ways to live. Bitterness and strife absorb so much of a person's daily existence. It is hard to be constructive when something so strong as bitterness and strife has a foot hole in a person's life. So then, using the common cliché, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade", this book aims to lead the reader towards a path away from bitterness and strife and into a life of joy and peace. No one has to be bitter in life. Bitterness is a choice. There are alternatives. A path to a more positive and constructive way of life can be chosen. Since this cliché has been introduced into the language of modern culture it has been used by various disciplines, doctrines and daily conversations to capture the innate ability of many humans to rise above the pull of bitterness and adopt a lifestyle that chooses to be positive and constructive rather than angry and bitter. We are not created to be bitter, but to be a pleasant aroma that overcomes the harsh tone of our existence that pervades human interaction in so many sectors today."When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is a cliché that is simple but profound in so many ways. Part of the aim of this book is to move it away from just its simplistic use to a more serious effort to transcend the pervasive tendency of modern humans to be consumed by bitterness and strife. Seven elements are presented as primers for acquiring the capacity to overcome any form of bitterness that seeks to have control over our lives. Some are biblical and some are human aspirations that have a close correlation to the teachings of the Bible. In either case the belief is that God desires that humans would be able, with divine help, to live a life that is void of bitterness and infused with God's love that is able to transform the most hurtful situations in life into expressions of God's all-encompassing love, mercy and grace. What I hope to do in this book is to enable someone to get beyond any anger or bitterness in life and become a stronger more loving, compassionate, and kind person.

Based on the adage, when life gives you lemons make lemonade, Let's Make Lemonade is a Pray-plus Workbook. It emphasizes the importance of learning lessons from unfortunate experiences. There are four parts. Part I covers personal encounters and encourages the reader to identify their difficulties. Part II asks for details about the reader and presents a variety of Scriptural examples. Part III introduces problem solving options. Part IV presents details for Seven Steps to Progress and encourages the reader to document their results from their new outlook. The workbook is a supplement to your prayer life. It may also be used as a manual for a four-part or six-part self-help seminar.

This book was written to inspire God's children of all ages to realize how important it is to trust him. It talks specifically of the struggles one goes through and the solutions to all our struggles—trusting in God! One other important factor is to remain humble and kind. Lastly, the key to eternal life is to put God first! Amen.

Through her personal testimony, Angela will help you regain your self-worth and life after divorce. In this emotional memoir, she walks you along the path she followed from despondency to recovery.

How to invite God to step in and break the cycle of dysfunction Elizabeth Oates is no stranger to a dysfunctional family. She may look like the quintessential soccer mom now, but her childhood was full of uncertainty, abandonment, and many very dark days. Without a positive role model, an emotionally stable family member, or a consistent community, she had to forge her way ahead just to survive day to day. It wasn't until she was preparing for a family of her own that she began to learn the lessons that would lead to a more hopeful future for herself, her husband, and her children. Now she shares those lessons with other women struggling to create healthy families despite their own unhealthy family foundations. Through introspective and probing questions, Mending Broken Branches guides the reader to accept her past, understand her present, and find a vision for her future. The interactive design includes space to work through the journaling prompts provided, as well as extra-wide margins for notes of reflection while reading. With the gentle voice of a trusted mentor, Elizabeth encourages and equips women to cultivate strong, flourishing, God-honoring lives, and to break the cycle of dysfunction.