Birthing Pains

By Bonnie Baker

For centuries, people have asked why God allows pain and suffering. Bestselling author, Bonnie Baker, makes a compelling case regarding the meaning behind hardship is an essential component of our relationship with the Lord. Whether it's her near-death experience or her miraculous recovery from a stroke, Bonnie describes how burdens which come with pain – whether spiritual, emotional, mental or physical – can be hard to bear.

Using the metaphor of labor and delivery, biblical wisdom and personal testimonies of overcoming adversity, "Birthing Pains" is an invaluable guide to a difficult issue. God's promises that when you “walk through the fire...I will be with you.” Avoid despair. Learn to PUSH your blessing to fruition.

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 ESV)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Living Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 8, 2017
• ISBN: 9781562293178

Bonnie Baker

Bonnie Baker has been involved with analog design and analog systems for nearly 20 years, having started as a manufacturing product engineer supporting analog products at Burr-Brown. From there, Bonnie moved up to IC design, analog division strategic marketer, and then corporate applications engineering manager. In 1998, she joined Microchip Technology’s Microperipherals Division as the analog/mixed signal applications engineering manager. This has expanded her background to not only include analog applications, but to the microcontroller. Bonnie holds a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). In addition to her fascination with analog design, Bonnie has a drive to share her knowledge and experience and has written more than 200 articles, design notes, and application notes and she is a frequent presenter at technical conferences and shows.

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Birthing Pains

Joy Comes in the Morning

by Bonnie Baker

Copyright © 2017 Bonnie Baker

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Photographs by Pat McDowell

Dedication

I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for inspiring me to write this book about all that I have gone through and how he healed me through it all.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 – There Is a Season

Chapter 2 – Pain

Chapter 3 – Natural Birth

Chapter 4 – Our Retreat

Chapter 5 – The Stroke

Chapter 6 – Rehabilitation

Chapter 7 – Passing Out

Chapter 8 – Miracle Woman

Chapter 9 – Birthing Pains

Endorsements

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Foreword

I am honored to be asked to share in this book Birthing Pains because I know this great, powerful woman of God personally. She is one of my God-daughters. I have observed her walk with God down through the years. It is obvious that she lives close to Him because He rewards her faithfulness with miracle, after miracle, after miracle.

Her first three books are riveting as they outline her life story. It’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that this woman, small and dainty in stature, has gone through seemingly unbearable experiences prior to God coming into her life. No one person should have to suffer the things she has experienced. Yet, she came through it strong as a giant, seasoned, and now able to share testimonies and divine, supernatural, mind blowing revelation to vast audiences in churches, halls and auditoriums around the country.

In this powerful book, Evangelist Baker focuses on the importance and value of holding on in the midst of adversity. This book is filled with solid documentation of the favor of God that has been extended to her, especially the experience of crossing over to the other side, getting a glimpse of Heaven and coming back with the ability to let us know that Heaven is real.

So, take my word for it; there is no way you can begin reading this book with any doubt, fear, or unbelief and finish it feeling the same. I visualize in the spirit right now, that as you read it, faith will begin to take legs and walk. I’m reminded of this scripture:

Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith as this man’s. (Luke 7:9 AMP)

Because of her testimony, many have repented and given their hearts to God.

Evangelist Esther V. Smith

World renown author, gospel recording artist

International Gospel Center

Ecorse, MI

Introduction

Evangelist Bonnie Baker is a powerful woman of God, who has been chosen by God to be an ambassador. She is an accredited representative of Christ, tested and proven in the kingdom of God, and sent by the Lord to be