Bottled Up Tears Turned To Showers Of Blessings Inspirations For Your Every Day Needs

By Alfreda M. Turner

After seeing the needs of many heartbroken women over the years, whom sought ministry care, for their personal struggles, I was inspired to write this book, Bottled Up Tears Turned to Shower of Blessings Inspirations for Your Everyday needs. It is my heart’s desire to minister through this book to women who are in desperate need of hope, encouragement and peace of mind; in fulfilling the greatness that God has placed in their lives. How do you move forward? Come on take a deep breath, wipe those tears from your eyes and relax as you read over 100 spirit filled topics, ministering to your every need. This book is designed page by page to console your very thoughts and your very soul. As you walk through the valley of brokenness, hurt, disappointments, depression, or just need words of encouragement, these inspirations will help you reach the mountain top of praise and teach you how to move forward in the Lord. It is God's desire that you flourish to be a mighty woman of God with self confidence, courage and purpose as you receive God's fresh anointing. And for those of you who are on top of the world, that’s right girls, stay there as God continues to uphold you with His righteous right hand. Women of God are a special design. When God created you, he stepped back, looked around, nodded His head and said, “Wow that is good!”” God sees a treasure inside of you. Remember, you are the apple of His eye. In the midst of your storm, continue to push until something happens (P.U.S.H). You are coming out!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alfreda M. Turner
• Release date: Feb 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311698995

Alfreda M. Turner

Alfreda M. Turner is the articulate author of several plays and manuscripts, including her latest book, Bottled Up Tears Turned To Showers of Blessings Inspirations For Your Everyday Needs. She attended Daytona State College and placed on the Dean's list several times and attended Bethune Cookman University. She has also earned a Master's Certificate as a Certified Counselor for the Enrichment Girl's Ministries; Mrs. Turner has been an educator for over 30 years with superior evaluations and accomplishments. Her love for children, inspired her to become Founder of YLT Child Development and Learning Center. Her passion for helping others gained her recognition as winner of the State Women's Ministries President of the Year ,winner of State Girl's Ministries Director of the Year, and Honored for Women Will Evangelize the World and certified Ministry Care Counselor, earning credits with the Florida Bible Institute, Church Of God International Offices. She is also Founder and President of Grace In Action Women of Purpose.

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I Thought I Had Nothing But I Have Everything I Need

Get That Monkey Off Your Back

This Just Might Be The Day

God’s Most Wanted

Jesus Prayer For Me

Love Them Anyway

The Good Child

God Made Me Beautiful

Last Call

Please Let Me Live

Embark Upon Your Future

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Acknowledgments

To Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, first and foremost; who gives me an opportunity to minister to the needs of hurting women. Thank you Lord in advance for touching every soul, every heart and every mind, as these inspirations brings healing and frees every spirit of brokenness, every spirit of loneliness and every spirit of confusion and I pray that you place your hands of comfort over all of them.

To my husband, Bishop James Turner, Jr., who is my special gift from God, and who have always been a great supporter and encourager in my life; to my sons, James Darnell Turner, III. Joshua Dontrell Turner and my daughter-in-law, Natalie Box Turner, (daughter) for standing by me, as this book was being birth and giving me all the emotional love and support that was needed. To my mom, Mary L. Walker and stepfather, Charles and my entire family, Daddy, Carolyn, Alphonso, Marilyn, Alfred, Robert, Tamara, Shantonette and their spouses, Henry, Connie, Cecil, Carletta, Karetta and Derrick and for enlightening me with spiritual guidance and family support in my everyday living.

A special thank you to my church family, Hickory Avenue Church of God, in Sanford, Florida, for believing in me To Connie Roundtree and Lori Hart for your editorial expertise and for seeing that this is more than a book pushed aside, but that this book, will touch many lives by the power of God. To my spiritual mother, Dr. Willie Mae Lee To my spiritual mother, Dorothy Brown To my spiritual mother Gail Harris, To my prayer mother, Ruby Brown, To my prayer mother, Minister Dorothy Miller; To My spiritual confidant, Bishop Wardell Avant and Lady Barbara Avant, To my spiritual confidant, Bishop Dr. Delores Simmons Ward. To my spiritual son, Marcus Streeter, To my son in the Lord, Nehemiah Hardy, To my son in the Lord, Elisha Tillman, To my son in the Lord, Christian Malloy, To my supervisor, Mary Kay Pyles (principal) and Edna Fields (assistant principal) who inspired me to be the best that I can be. Alfreda M. Turner.

About the Author

Alfreda M. Turner serves as the Pastor’s wife, written and conducted several Christian plays and Holiday productions, President of Women’s Ministry, Founder and President of Grace in Action Ministry and Hickory’s Promise Seeds Feeding Ministry Coordinator and Assistant Director of the Youth Ministry at the Hickory Avenue Church of God, Sanford, Florida. She is also a Certified Ministry Care Counselor under the leadership of the Church of God International Offices, Cleveland, Tennessee. She also earned a Master’s Certificate as a Counselor for Girls’ Ministries and a Certificate for Evangelism and Home Missions in Training. She is the Regional Women’s Ministry President under the leadership of the Church of God Florida Cocoa office.

Battered Women

Today could be the day you feel like a Hurricane ripping through your life, destroying your relationship, your self-esteem, and your confidence. You are constantly feeling anxious, depressed and outright foolish. You are feeling like your husband is a non-resident or an unknown person, who has two completely different personalities; for instance, Jekyll and Hyde. Are you confused and walking on egg shells not knowing which personality he would be on any given day?

Christian marriage is to be respected. You have the right to be treated with respect and not be physically or emotionally harmed by another person. It is not God's will for homes to be in trouble. It is the enemy that has brought this chaos and should be resisted, so that the counsel of God for families could be achieved through the Word of God. Marriage, according to the scripture, is a part of God's institution. It is not the will of God for women to be battered. A battered woman's characteristics separate her from others. She feels like she is at fault for not stopping the batter's violent behavior. She is susceptible to depression and isolation. She feels that if she would love the batterer long enough, she would be able to change his behavior.

Scripture: Husbands should love their wives as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for it. (Ephesians 5:25).

Prayer: Dear God, please release fresh anointing into our relationship with Your love. Please allow us to be friends once more and help us to communicate, play and laugh again. Thank You for seeing and knowing our true hearts. I know that there will be change because of You, In Jesus Name.

Purpose Caused Me to Survive

If you are a child of God and you fall in the mud, you'll start to cry. Whether you fall into the mud or someone throws you into the mud, that's not the issue. What is your mind set while in the mud? Your past does not dictate what your future will be! (Bullock) You are the apple of God's eye and the purpose that God placed in you has caused you to survive.

I could remember as a little girl when my mother would take the bandage off the cut or scrape. She would wash and clean the sore area and say, things that are covered don't heal properly. God is our great Physician, who pours healing oil over our wounds. That healing oil and the power of God have caused us to survive because God has PURPOSE for our lives. Uncover your wounds, allows God to gently heal you today and know that His purpose will cause you to survive. I am reminded of the story of a little boy who was curious about lightning bugs. Every night, he would faithfully go to his kitchen window and look on the log that was in his back yard to watch the bugs. One night he asked his father, Daddy what makes the lightning bugs light up? and his dad replied, I do not know son, go ask you mother. The little boy ran off and asked his mother, Mom what makes the lightning bugs light up? His mom answered, Um, I don't know son, but if you keep watching, you will figure it out.

that night the little boy looked out of his kitchen window again, as he faithfully did, and noticed the lightning bug on the logs. He ran outside, stooped down and picked up a bug. Just as he picked up the bug, its liquid, dropped on his small finger which began to glow. he ran into the house yelling, mommy, daddy, i know waht makes the lightning bugs light up, it’s the stuff that is on the inside of it! i say to you, my friends, it is the stuff that is on the inside of you, the holy spirit, the power of god and the purpose that has caused you to survive.

Scripture: The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and He delighteth in His way. (Psalm 37:23). I know the plans and thoughts I have toward you, thoughts of good and not evil to give you an expected end. (Jeremiah 29:11).

Prayer: Father God, thank You for Your Word that speaks to me when I need it most. Thank You for Your Words that I needed to hear when I was feeling the bruise and pain of rejection and isolation. You simply said to me, Get up baby girl and live, you have purpose in your life. To the woman of God, who just lost her job, to the woman who lost her son to cancer, to the woman whose husband has just left her for someone else, to the woman, who was taken advantage of and cried rape, to the woman who is dealing with inward pain and problems, God says to you, Get up, your setback is a set up for your stepped up blessings. Purpose has caused you to survive! Get up and Live! Live! Live! You have purpose!

Victory

Just before your flowers bloom, miracles take place in your life. Just before your blessed promise is fulfilled, that's when the place of torment and hell breaks out against you. Just before you feel the hand of God's awesome power, here comes that old slew footed devil trying to interrupt your life. Your VICTORY is on the way. PUSH through the pain! Push until something happens! Tell yourself, I can make it and I am not giving up. You have gone through too much to give up now. You may cry and sob, but do not give up.

Victory is on the way. A greater blessing is on the way that is better than anything you ever felt before. God is saying to you, your setback is a setup. God is about to open up the windows of heaven and pour you out blessings upon blessings, pressed down, shaken together and running over.

When God redeem and reestablish you, He will do it so that you are immediately walking in the light and can hardly recall how dark and trapped your life has been. When you walk into the fullness of your divine appointment with God, you will not think of your past anymore. You won't have time or the desire to dwell on your disappointments, failures or mistakes in your orderly life now. You will be so thankful, raising up your miracles and blessings. The past will be behind you, out of sight, in mind and heart. You will be free and released to do all that God has called and assigned you to do. Walk in Victory!

Scriptures: I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait. His Word do I hope. (Psalm 130:5). For all the promises of God in Him are yeah and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. (II Corinthians 1:20). Whoever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world. (I John 5:4).

Prayer: Thank