When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment
By Ozell Adkins
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Have you ever set goals and had a plan of action on how you were going to reach those goals? Do you have big dreams that you have envisioned since childhood? We all have certain things in life that we long for. Ordinarily, one should plan and prepare for the future that he or she desires. However, life doesnt always go as planned. Sometimes our dreams are either shattered or put on hold. We may have to face the unexpected or things that are far beyond our control.
In this book, When Life Doesnt Go as Planned, you will learn some important truths about the plans and purposes God has for your life.
You will learn such key points as:
- where your life begins
- setting goals and making plans
- how God interrupts your plans
- developing character through the school of life
- the meaning of true success
- discovering a life redefined and fulfilled
Ozell Adkins writes like a life coach and teaches like a Bible professor. His book serves as a guide that will teach you how to deal with lifes disappointments from a biblical point of view. When you have finished reading When Life Doesnt Go as Planned, you may well discover your true destiny and purpose for being on Earth.
Ozell Adkins
Ozell T. Adkins was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1969. He is the son of a Baptist minister and musician. During his years in the public schools, Ozell was very studious in English grammar and literature. He attended World Evangelism Bible College in 1991, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a study in world evangelism. There he worked in radio and television production as a crusade singer. Having the opportunity to meet and work with people from all over the world enhanced his passion for global outreach.
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When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned - Ozell Adkins
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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0569-5 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013905174
Inspiring Voices rev. date: 3/21/2013
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1:Prelude to Life
Where Life Begins
God’s Masterpiece
Chapter 2:Setting Goals and Making Plans
Planning Your Future
Dreams and Aspirations
High Hopes
Chapter 3:Your Plans and God’s Purpose
When God Interrupts Your Plans
I Wasn’t Expecting This
It’s Not Fair but Favorable
The Damascus Experience
Purpose and Predestination
Chapter 4:A Learning Experience
The School of Experience
Life’s Fundamental Lessons
Life Management
Graduation
Chapter 5:From Disappointment to Destiny
Destiny in the Making
Appointment with Destiny
On Time and on Schedule
Chapter 6:A Future in God
On God’s Mind
An Expected End
Life’s Defining Moment
Chapter 7:Life Changes
Change Is Inevitable
The Present Is Not Permanent
The Best Days of Your Life
Chapter 8:The Journey Continues
Lifelong Journey
Making Life Count
Along the Way
Chapter 9:A Success in Life
The Truth about Failure
What Is a Success?
Life from the Bottom Up
Chapter 10:Life Redefined
Reassess Your Life
Loving Life
Your Life Fulfilled
When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
Conclusion
About the Author
This book is dedicated to you.
Before you were born, God had a plan for your life. It is no accident that you have this book in your hands. God longs for you to discover the destiny and purpose for your life. This is the moment for you.
For I know the thoughts (plans) that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
—Jeremiah 29:11
I am grateful to all the many people who have shaped my life and helped me learn the basic truths in life. I thank God for choosing me as an instrument to bring hope and encouragement to the world. Again, I wrote this book with you in mind. I want your life to be forever changed as you read this book.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
—Romans 8:29
Acknowledgments
How can I say thanks? First, I want to thank God for rescuing my life some twenty years ago through his Son, Jesus Christ. When I was sinking deep in sin, God saved me with his loving grace. I thank him for all that I’ve experienced in my life. It has helped make me who I am today.
Secondly, I want to give special thanks to my father and mother, Reverend Sherman and Clara Adkins. They taught me to fear and honor God at a young age. It wasn’t easy growing up as a preacher’s kid. However, because of their teachings and corrections, I am helping others find the best life in Christ Jesus today. I thank them for believing in me and for their many years of prayers and continued support. I want to thank my high school and college instructors for teaching me the importance of English grammar and literature. How can I forget all of those research papers and reports? I am enjoying writing!
I would like to thank so many pastors and churches for their many years of love and encouragement. I can’t mention all their names. I might forget some. However, I will mention a few. Thanks to Dr. Lloyd Benson and the Cathedral World Worship Center Church. Thanks to Pastor Darryl McCoy and the Trumpet in Zion Fellowship Church. Thanks to Carol Elaine Ministries. Thanks to Pastor Othell Adkins and the Bible Way Baptist Church. Thanks to Mrs. Anna Turner for the initial proofreading of the manuscript. Special thanks to my editor and publisher, Inspiring Voices. Thanks to all my family, relatives, and friends for their love and support. I want to give special thanks to all the readers who bought my first book, Life Inspirations, and who have purchased this book. I hope it will be a blessing to you. My desire is to spread the message of hope to the world, and that hope is