More Valuable Since Broken

By Hope Springs

This is an encouraging account of how God uses circumstances to help each yielded person to reach the goal that God has set for him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Inspiring Voices
• Release date: Jul 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781462402403

Hope Springs

This author is an undergraduate of IUP and received a Master’s Degree from Evangelical School of Theology.; worked as a Mobile Therapist and Behavioral Specialist Consultant since 2001. Taught home Bible studies for seventeen years.

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More Valuable

Since Broken

Hope Springs

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Copyright © 2012 Hope Springs

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0239-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4624-0240-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012912283

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 8/28/2012

Contents

INTRODUCTION

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

TWENTY-NINE

THIRTY

THIRTY-ONE

THIRTY-TWO

THIRTY-THREE

THIRTY-FOUR

THIRTY-FIVE

THIRTY-SIX

INTRODUCTION

The butterfly begins as an ugly, wormlike larva that is surrounded by threads woven into a cocoon. As the butterfly grows it has to free itself from the cocoon. This entails struggle. Should someone cut the cocoon to lessen the butterfly’s labors, the butterfly emerges and dies. Its’ wings are not strong enough to survive. It is in the struggle that the butterfly gains strength. When the struggle is cut short, so is the life expectancy of the butterfly.

It is my hope that as you read this book you will not see the struggles and triumphs in my life, but the unseen presence that was constantly there to guide and strengthen. Each of us is a composition of the circumstances life deals us, the actions of others, our responses, and God’s Hand upon our life. God in His wisdom allows the struggle. Without this struggle we could not become the beautiful butterfly. Without the power of the Holy Spirit we could not overcome these struggles. It is God’s power that gets us through.

DEDICATION

To the beautiful young woman who gave me pens, notebook, and encouraged me to write a book to help people in pain. Tish, this one’s for you.

ONE

It was spring time, a Sunday evening, when I was born. I was a tiny baby, with a boisterous cry. We were poor, barely scraping by, but my parents loved each other very much. You can say that I was a product of their love. Despite the fact that I was very much wanted, I do not think that either of my parents was quite prepared for the responsibilities that came with having a baby and later raising the defiant, headstrong child I was to become. Although they tried their best, they were too wrapped up in each other to see the hurting child that was before them.

Childhood should not only be a time of growth and maturity, but also