Help to Get over It!: When Circumstances in Life Have Us Stuck and Powerless to Move Forward

By Rev. D. R. Williams

This book looks at strategies to cope with many of todays issues by examining similar biblical situations.

You can get help to deal with:

Grudges so you do not become
Embittered nor use
Trickery to accomplish goals.

You can get over:

Obsessive behavior,
Vexation,
Emptiness and
Running from problems.

You dont need:

Impetuous behavior to be deal with;
Tradegy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 16, 2003
• ISBN: 9781403382528

Rev. D. R. Williams

Reverend Diana Williams is married to John Williams and the mother of four daughters (Keisha Vanleer, Anita Moore, Emojoy Williams and Dana Roberts) and one son (John II). She has three sons-in-laws (Cedric Vanleer, Omari Moore, and Jordan Roberts), a grandson (Christian Vanleer) and a granddaughter (Camille Vanleer). She is one of the Associate Pastors and the Director of Membership Development at Carter Tabernacle CME Church in Orlando, Florida, where Rev. Roderick Zak is the pastor. Rev. Diana is an ordained Elder in the CME Church and is authorized to expound Scriptures, hold Gospel meetings, perform marriages, celebrate the Sacrament, offer pastoral counseling and conduct clergy visits to the sick and incarcerated. She has served as presenter on Women and Spirituality at The Black Women’s Expo in Orlando, Florida; Speaker for Ground Breakers Annual Fall Conference; Guest Revivalist at West Point Academy; Founding Member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Orlando Chapter; Executive Board Member of Leadership Orlando and Executive Board Member of the Christian Reading Society. The Scripture promise that she walks in by faith comes from Isaiah 43:19, “Behold I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth…” She encourages others to come along and be a part of the “New Thing” that God is doing in this generation.

Book preview

Chapter One

Help Me Lord

(Author’s Personal Testimony)

The Early Years

Psalms 109:26

Help me, O LORD my God;

save me in accordance

with your love.

NIV

When I look over my life and take it apart decade by decade, I can remember some times that were dark, difficult and very trying. In the midst of reminiscing, I can also recall periods of pleasure, joy and triumph.

Like the words of a gospel song, My good days out weigh my bad days, so I won’t complain! God has been very good to me and has blessed my marriage. Over thirty years ago I met my husband, John, during the first week of my freshman year at Clark University, Worcester, Ma. I married him one year later. We are the proud parents of four daughters, one son and three sons-in-laws. We have one grandson (Christian) and two granddaughters (Camille and Kayla). John and I have had the opportunity to live in New England, on the West Coast, in the Deep South, on the East Coast, in the Mid-West and we now reside in Orlando, Florida.

During those years, I can remember times of plenty when all seemed to go well and times of want when there did not seem to be enough to go around. Through it all, I learned the importance of being totally Dependent ON God so that I could become a Dependable servant.

My experiences have encouraged me to rely on God to meet my every need. I have learned to seek God in prayer for every move and decision in my life. It is true we can cast our care upon God in confidence being anxious for nothing!

Since I am mostly an emotion driven person, you can imagine what a great discovery it was to learn that emotions have worth in God’s kingdom! Having the ability to put oneself in someone else’s shoes points others to the realization that no matter how we’ve been hurt or grief stricken or how abandoned we may feel, God can turn it around. God can help us to GET OVER IT! Scripture teaches us, We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 KJV

Think of a very talented artist sitting on a beautiful hillside overlooking an ocean and meadow of beautiful flowers. Picture in your mind’s eye a beautiful blue sky full of fluffy powder puff clouds. Imagine theocean full of white capped waves with majestic sea gulls flying over head. Imagine the skillful artist capturing on his canvas the brilliant colors of the flowers and the vibrant green of the grass beneath. When the artist is finished you can see a brilliant masterpiece of the majestic