Bøker av Melissa a K Sukeforth

In Deuteronomy 33: 27, "The eternal God is my refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them" I found to be so comforting to me. For so long, I have been looking for security. I have found Jesus Christ to be my only true security! How often have I entrusted my life to other things such as a career, a noble cause, money, a twelve-step program, or alcohol. But what I have learned through my journey is that my only true refuge is the eternal God, who always holds out his arms to catch me when I fall. For I know now, that no storm can destroy me when I take refuge in him. Today, I dare to be bold because God is my refuge. Today, I am no longer a victim. I choose to be whom I want to be. No more false pretenses or vicesjust me. Today, I choose not to abuse substances, situations, or things. I have found the ultimate answernot in a 12step program, but in Jesus Christ and his word. Thank you Lord for the blessing of not only acceptance of myself and my mistakes, but also for being able to forgive. Forgiveness has been the ultimate healing process for myself and for others. Thank you for releasing the skeletons from my closet and dissolving them. Today, I have a solution to all of my problems. The solution is forgiveness through Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for all of my sinspast, present, and future. Resentment for me, has been replaced with forgiveness. What a simple concept that is for me. Today, at this very moment in time, I am truly freed! Thank you Lord Jesus.

I pray this book Marching Through The Psalms With Jesus-A Spiritual Journey Within, that God carries you through difficult times; God carries you through glorious times; and he teaches you that God is always here for you and me. Also, I hope this book teaches you about yourself like this journey has done for me. The meaning of life became evident to me through these psalms and time spent with my Lord. Not only have I experienced happiness but I have experienced more importantly, inward joy. No matter how I feel, I can always go to the Lord's Word and through prayer for answers. God is always near, but the more I prayed, the more this truth struck home for me. I began to realize the fact of his omnipresence-the reality that He is always present with me. I do not have to be afraid any longer of things of this world for they are only temporal. My final destination is Eternity. What is important for me to do now while I am still here on earth is to trust, obey, and to do God's Will in my life. I am to praise God for His greatness, his mercy, his compassion, and his unconditional love. Most importantly, I need to spread the Good News of him, Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ came to earth and died for all of your sins-including mine! All we have to do now is put our trust in him and he will guide our paths in life. Just look to Psalm 119:105 for this truth, "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." I am to live for God and he will truly bless me. I know this because God has already done this! Both of my parents are still alive and saved; my husband and three children are saved; many loved ones are saved; and some of my co-workers are saved. Pray to Jesus today and ask him to come into your heart, and you too, can be saved and experience inward joy like I have come to know.

As I chose God as the path to follow I found that that path led me to victory over years of addiction and mental illness. Anxiety disappeared. My panic attacks ceased completely. Food became nourishment and not some sort of control or fix. I use to use food, fasting, and alcohol as a crutch to stuff my emotions. I wanted to be numbed. Now, I have been told that the Bible is my crutch. I figure that if I am known for following God's word than I am doing my job correctly. My problems originated with disobedience to God. Not until I got out of my own way and started living life God's way with obedience to him, did I get right with the Lord. I started to get right this past February 2014 after the "Bad Attitude" Baptist Blow-Out in Pensacola, Florida, when I dug into the Psalms of my King James Bible. After I was finished with my first book, Marching through the Psalms with Jesus-A Spiritual Journey Within, I decided to continue my journey through the entire New Testament. I still needed to keep looking to Jesus regardless of being in recovery. After all, looking to Jesus is the reason for my victory in the first place. I am available to be there for my husband Lew, and three children Nicholas, Alexandra, and Christian. My hopes and dreams are to develop a close-knit relationship with all of my children, especially with my sixteen year old daughter, Alexandra. I am also available to be an effective Administrator at KBH. I am able to make important and complicated decisions, care for the residents' needs and requests. God has allowed me success because I put him first and on the increase while putting myself on the decrease! GLORY TO GOD!