Faith in the Valley

Zusatztext Julia A. Boyd author of In the Company of My Sisters Wisdom! courage! and faith sprinkled with lots of blessings and love: the message of Iyanla Vanzant comes right from the heart and goes straight to the soul. Iyanla truly loves and cares about us sisters and it shows. Thank you! sister Iyanla! for your gifts. Informationen zum Autor Iyanla Vanzant is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen books that have been translated into twenty-three languages, and the host and executive producer of the award-winning Iyanla: Fix My Life, the #1 reality show on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. As Founder of Inner Visions World Wide, Iyanla is actively engaged in personal development courses and on-going training programs for spiritual life coaches, and ordained ministers at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development.   Klappentext In the companion book to her bestselling "Acts of Faith! " Vanzant inspires black women to look seriously at their lives and to try to determine how their own behavior may be causing avoidable problems. Chapter 1 The Valley of Light Teaches us the lesson of stillness, through the imposition of a state of solitude and silence which forces us to take a look at ourselves. Let us learn to be still and let the Truth speak through us: to be still and know that the inner light shines. The Science of Mind Life does whatever is necessary to mold us into shape and prepare us for greatness. It does not always look or feel this way. Instead, what we experience in life seems difficult, painful, unnecessary. Just for a moment, think of the stones which were used to build the pyramids and the gems which fashion the Crown Jewels. Imagine how the stones were dug from the quarry and then hammered and chiseled into shape. Realize that each stone or gem had to be perfectly shaped before it could be set in its appropriate place. Recognize that once the pyramids were built and jewels cast into the Crown, they have never been disturbed, nor have they shifted, fallen, or crumbled. Somehow life teaches us to understand that God has a perfect plan for us; according to that plan, we must be molded and shaped prior to being cast into our perfect place. When we truly recognize that there is a master plan, we can welcome any tool that comes to prepare us to behold our perfect place. When we are shaped and molded by life according to God's perfect plan, the world is amazed and blessed by our beauty, and longevity. Get prepared to be prepared! Right where you are is where you need to be. Don't fight it! Don't run away from it! Stand firm! Take a deep breath. And another. And an-other. Stop beating up on yourself. Don't blame anyone else. Breathe. Now, ask yourself.' Why is this in my world? What do I need to see? To know about myself through this situation? Breathe again. Now, ask God: Blessed and Divine Father/Mother, heal me of whatever thought or belief has contributed to the cause of this experience. Bring me the lesson of this experience lovingly and gently. Keep my mind and heart open that I may know the truth. Open my eyes that I may recognize your will. Thank you, God. Now breathe. Don't you feel better already? God is right here, right now! Bad things are going to happen. Painful, ugly, frustrating events are going to take place. There is no way around getting your feelings hurt, having your ego bruised, your trust weighed, your heart broken. Life has its ups and downs. If you are hying, you are bound to trip or fall every now and then. There is not much you can do while you are going through your challenges and difficulties, but there is something you can remember that will make it a bit easier to bear. The same God that was good yesterday is good today. The same God that loved you last week, loves you today. The same pow...

Product details

• Authors: Iyanla Vanzani, Iyanla Vanzant
• Publisher: Scribner UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.1998
• EAN: 9780684801131
• ISBN: 978-0-684-80113-1
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 155 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore