I am publishing a 30-day devotional written by a woman named Madelyn, entitled Embracing The Call 30 Days of Encouragementfor Military Spouses This was her Day 2 entry. The book of Ruth inspired this title. Ever read it? I encourage you to turn to Ruth in your Bible! God provided for Ruth and took care […]
What God does not allow to happen. For a long time, I saw God’s will fitting into one of two categories. I now realize there is a third category. 3. What He does not allow to happen. In my own life, God did not allow me to die at birth, though I should have and […]
ABOUT MANNY
The two main characters in this book are Jack, an alcoholic, and Manny, who helps Jack become sober forever. This excerpt is the backstory of Manny.
“My name is Manny, and God assigned me, in a manner of speaking, to mentor Jack, the alcoholic in this story who overcomes an addiction. When I first met Jack in a church, he had just prayed this prayer.”
“My name is Jack, and I’m an alcoholic. My life has been a struggle – an off-again/on-again drinking problem and making promises to my wife and others that I always end up breaking. I want to stop drinking, but I can’t seem to stay sober long term. It’s a dangerous world I live in. If only there were some safe place I could find.”
I started writing FINDING THE SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH in January 2023
The test of faith is to look at all the dangers ahead and cast ourselves totally on God’s promises, to commit ourselves to a lifetime of trust and confidence in His Word.
With all the wars and rumors of wars, the infighting among politicians, the personal pains and the hurts, the grouchy neighbor across the street, and the struggles to make ends meet – if you are a believer, know that God is saying to you
… if we are untethered from Christ, if Jesus is an afterthought, an ally standing far off to help us in trouble.
The apostles were with Jesus for three year, following Him wherever He went