God Allows U Turns

Author : Allison Gappa Bottke
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781586605780
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Allows U-Turns a Woman's Journey written by Allison Gappa Bottke and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers can be encouraged to know that their trials are not unique when they read this collection of stories by, about, and for women.

Author : Allison Bottke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781586603014
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More God Allows U-turns written by Allison Bottke and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in the U-Turn collection is filled with true stories of people from all walks of life who have made U-turns in their lives. These stories show how faith in God can inspire, heal and give hope.

Author : Allison Gappa Bottke
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780764201813
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Allows U-Turns for Teens written by Allison Gappa Bottke and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic, candid, and poignant, these 50 original accounts of God at work in the lives of teens offer encouragement and guidance for young adults whose own lives are headed down the wrong path.

Author : Allison Gappa Bottke
Publisher : Good News Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781682160695
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Allows U-Turns (Pack of 25) written by Allison Gappa Bottke and published by Good News Publishers. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is sometimes difficult to see that God is paying even the slightest attention when our lives are a mess. I mean, where is He, exactly, when you really need Him? The "God is great," "God is good," and all the other "God is terrific" stuff is hard to find during times of turmoil and tragedy. I know I did not think God was so "great" when my now ex-husband was dragging me up a flight of stairs by my hair. No way was God "good" when my bones ached from punches and kicks, and my eyes burned from hot tears of despair and fear. God did not seem so "terrific" when I stared into the hate-filled eyes of my husband as he held a knife to my throat or a gun to my head and sneered, "If you scream one more time I will kill you." My parents divorced when I was young, leaving an emptiness in my heart I could never understand. As a teenager, I felt apart from girls my own age, and I rebelled strongly against any and all authority. I had given up on God long before I ran away at the age of fifteen to marry the eighteen year-old man who in one year went from being the love of my life to my abuser, jailer, kidnapper, rapist, and attempted murderer. By the time I was "sweet sixteen" there was no doubt in my mind-if God existed it was certainly not in my world. After the birth of my son and my divorce, both at the age of sixteen, there was no room in my life for anything but the here and now. Practical things consumed me, like going back to school, working, child care, housekeeping, paying bills, and learning how to be a mother. I was so very lost. I filled my days with busy take-charge tasks. I filled my nights with alcohol, drugs, parties, and self-destruction. I filled my soul with empty promises and emptier pursuits. Over the years, another marriage and divorce, several broken engagements, more than one abortion, and frequent extreme weight gains and losses left me even more emotionally crippled. Why couldn't I find happiness? Why did it seem as though nothing I did worked out? Why did I feel so worthless? The feelings of utter helplessness and hopelessness, the unrealized dreams, broken promises, and dead-end streets overwhelmed me. One summer evening I was taking a walk in my neighborhood when I noticed people going into the neighborhood church. Suddenly my legs developed a mind of their own, virtually propelling me up the steps and through the doors. Alone in the church balcony, I looked toward the pulpit and saw the statue of Jesus with outstretched hands, looking right at me. Hot tears fell down my cheeks as emotions I could not explain filled my heart and soul. What was wrong? What was happening to me? Why was I sitting in a strange church crying like a baby? When the Pastor began to speak, it was a message of being lost, without direction, without hope, without faith-and how it did not have to be like that. He talked of how we needed only to listen to the Holy Spirit and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to come into our hearts and He would be there-just like that. My walk with the Lord started that day, a day that forever changed the course of my life. Suddenly I wanted to know more about this relationship with Jesus of which the Pastor spoke. Over the next decade the world opened up to me in ways I could never have imagined. Opportunities, experiences, and spiritual illumination did not make my life perfect, but it was a life of healing and hope, a life of promise where before there had been empty desolation. Psalm 71:20 says, "Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up." And bring me up He did. Jesus Christ took my broken spirit and my lost soul, filled with guilt and pain, and turned me around, setting me on a new course. He filled that empty place in my soul I was trying so desperately to fill with drugs, alcohol, relationships, material goods, work, and empty pursuits. He forgave me the sins that weighed heavy on my heart, showing me I no longer had to carry the burden alone. He can do the same for you. I did not "get religion." I "got a relationship"- a relationship with Jesus Christ. Second Corinthians 5:17 says it all: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" Are you ready for a new relationship and a new life? No matter what we have done, no matter where we have been, it is never too late to change direction, becauseGOD ALLOWS U-TURNS! If you would like to turn your life around, pray this simple prayer from your heart: Dear Heavenly Father, I have been going down the wrong road and I want to make a u-turn toward You. Thank You for giving Your Son as a sacrifice for my sins, that I might not die but have eternal life with You. Please forgive my sins and come into my life. Fill me with Your love and the power of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name, amen." Adapted from the book series God Allows U-Turns (c)2001 by Allison Gappa Bottke. Used by permission of Promise Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing in association with Alive Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. To obtain your copy, please visit your local bookstore. For information on future volumes or to submit your own u-turn story for publication, visit the website at http: //www.godallowsuturns.com.

Author : Allison Gappa Bottke
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780764201806
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Allows U-Turns for Women written by Allison Gappa Bottke and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These affirming stories of powerful and passionate faith--perfect for devotional readings--inspire women to live their daily lives for the Lord. Real-life stories of love, forgiveness, prayer and more inspire and encourage"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David Barton
Publisher : Charisma Media
ISBN 13 : 1629980250
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U-Turn written by David Barton and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining current research with the authors’ trademark insight and analysis, U-Turn gives readers a unique view of the moral and spiritual condition of Americans and provides specific insights into how we can turn our nation around

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1462790623
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U-Turns written by Tony Evans and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and renowned preacher Tony Evans concludes his series of books about God’s direction over our lives. In ­U-Turns, Dr. Evans shows readers the reality of human freedom, the consequences that come from negative choices, and the way to reverse those consequences. By aligning your life choices under God’s Word and pursuing an intimate relationship with Him, you can experience the abundant life Jesus has for you. You get to choose whether or not you want that. If you do, you will see how God can reverse the negative consequences of decisions you’ve made.

Author : Allison Bottke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781889501956
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Allows U-Turns written by Allison Bottke and published by . This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781535906043
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U-Turns - Bible Study Book written by Tony Evans and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to align your life choices under God's Word and change the direction of your life.

Author : Kevin G. Harney
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441232141
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U-Turn Church written by Kevin G. Harney and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need to tell pastors that the majority of churches in America are in a state of stagnation or decline. Most of them are ministering in such a church. Now two pastors who turned their churches around show leaders how they can help usher in a new season of health, faithfulness, growth, and vision in their churches. The U-Turn Church walks readers through the roadblocks of tradition, lack of vision or leadership, structural problems, and concerns about denominational distinctives to forge a new way forward into a hope-filled future. Through the stories of two churches that have experienced healthy transformation, readers will see that there is not just one right way to reverse decline. They will receive practical help and wisdom born of experience as they begin their own U-Turn journey.