Take Back Your Life
Biblical Truths For Everyday Life Experiences
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In life we encounter various experiences that impact on many levels. Some areas of life such as family, health, finances, career, and relationships can be impacted and this can shake up our world. Have you ever wondered why some things happen in your life? Everything in life happens for the glory of God, for our good, and for the good of others. Over the course of my life I have discovered that God uses my life experiences, and how He shapes me through them, to accomplish His purpose and plan. How we fare as we go through our various life experiences is determined by our perspective and perception with regards to our life experiences. Problems will never overtake us or subdue us if we understand that God works things out in our lives; as a result we can testify of the goodness of God.
Take Back Your Life is a compilation of life experiences that God has used to grow me up spiritually: experiences such as traveling, investing, landscaping, car trouble, etc. The journey through various life experiences can educate and broaden our perspective on purpose. Oftentimes we feel alone, that no one shares our experiences, no one could possibly understand what we go through, and perhaps no one cares. Sometimes we isolate and hide, we become frustrated and even ashamed, but there is hope.
Each chapter of this book contains life experiences to ponder. In chapter seven, Reverend Danny Darensbourg provides a powerful overview of the parallel between physical and spiritual conditioning. Some experiences may be very familiar and others may be unheard of. However, through our experiences we can learn valuable lessons, and we can be led to an understanding that God cares. Biblical truths are included as a source of strength and support, and they can be applied to everyday life situations. Get ready to take back your life!
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Take Back Your Life is a compilation of life experiences that God has used to grow me up spiritually. The title came to mind as I pondered how vicissitudes of life can negatively impact and cause major impairment in many, or all of life’s domains. Life’s changes can rob us of courage, leaving us with the feeling that we are falling apart. Life experiences can render us powerless over our problems and pains, and a sense of uselessness can ensue if there is not a proper perspective of what’s really going on—God working in and through our experiences.
In our everyday life experiences we come face to face with the reality of what we turn to and what we grab for in our times of desperation, when challenging life experiences appear to be running amok. Through scripture God speaks to us in our day to day moments. On a very familiar level God speaks in the vernacular we understand, and we are helped to know that God is actually involved in our entire life; we come to understand that there is comfort, encouragement, and strength to endure our trials.
The purpose of this book is that the scales of doubt and fear, that blind us to God’s presence, purpose, provision, and power, will be removed. It is my deepest and earnest desire and prayer that this book will help us discover that we are not alone as we go through trials and changes, and that we will realize God’s plan and purpose for our everyday life experiences.
About the Author
Crystal Maria Scott (B.S., Organizational Management, M.A., Counseling Psychology, and certification in Pastoral Counseling): a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, she is currently a youth worker at Havenscourt Community Church in Oakland, CA, a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (MFTI) in Central Valley California, a General Psychology, doctorate student at Walden University, a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and the Psi Chi Honor Society, and a member of the Safe Haven Parent Committee at Patterson High School, in Patterson, CA. Her book review of Addicted and Mentally Ill appears in CAMFT Magazine, Jan/Feb 2006 publication.