Going All In: FINDING SUCCESS THROUGH SURRENDER

By Jody Almond and Tommy Steele

Are You Surviving or Thriving?

The cemeteries are full of potential that has died with the ones buried there. Songs, books, poems, movies, medical advancements, leaders, entrepreneurs, and many more possibilities lie in the ground with no hope of becoming a reality.

Are you stuck? Do you feel like you’re

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jody Wayne Almond
• Release date: Jan 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781647460396

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Praise for Going All In

Stop surviving, start thriving, and begin living in your purpose! Jody tells us why now is the perfect time to move from the camp of struggle to the castle of success through a life of surrender. God’s way is not just right; it’s so much better.

– Travis Greene, Gospel Artist, Pastor of Forward City Church

"Going All In is a relevant and timely solution to the majority of the population who are struggling in life. Jody’s teachings will lead you from the camp of struggle to the castle of success...all through surrender."

– Kary Oberbrunner, author of Your Secret Name and Day Job to Dream Job

"Going All In – Finding Success Through Surrender is a relevant and timely solution for individuals struggling in life. Through the act of surrender Jody shares with his readers a three phases process that transforms someone from the camp of struggle, to the castle of success."

– Niccie Kliegl CLC, RN, and CEO of Fulfill Your Legacy

GOING ALL IN

Finding Success Through Surrender

Jody Almond

Going All In Finding Success Through Surrender

© 2019 by Jody Almond. All Rights Reserved.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019918861

ISBN: 978-1-64746-037-2 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-64746-038-9 (hardback)

ISBN: 978-1-64746-039-6 (ebook)

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To my wife Shellie along with my daughters Amber and Christian, you have always supported me and encouraged me to fulfill my purpose. I can’t wait to see what God does with your purpose for His Kingdom. Thank you for being so amazing and I love you.

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contributors

A Note to the Reader

Introduction

Part 1: Your Significance

Chapter 1 — The Password

Without It, You Can’t Enter - Discover The Secret Code

Chapter 2 — The Call

Answer the Call - Follow by Faith

Part 2: Your Setbacks

Chapter 3 — Don’t Stop Half-Way

Pausing When You Should Be Progressing

Chapter 4 — Faith in the Famine

Fight or Flight?

Chapter 5 — Surrender Stuff

Release to Receive

Chapter 6 — Surrender Involves Sacrifice

Altars That Will Alter Your Life

Part 3: Your Success

Chapter 7 — The Journey

The Providence of Your Path

Chapter 8 — Going All In

Just Jump—Taking a Leap of Faith

Conclusion

About The Author

Stay Connected

Foreword

Wow, this is an incredible book! I found myself not being able to put it down.

The great evangelist D.L. Moody said, It’s been yet to be seen what God would do with a man wholly surrendered to Him. Pastor Jody Almond desires to be that man. While other men try to get you to know about them my friend Pastor Jody Almond thrives to let people know who Jesus is and what He can do in their lives. When I met Pastor Almond seventeen years ago in a little storefront building where he pastored, his heart was to show people that the Lord had a better life for them than what they were currently living. His desire has always been to get broken people to a healing Saviour while helping them to find a life of success through surrender.

Jody doesn’t discriminate and shares his belief that Jesus died for everyone and anybody can find and live a life of abundance. I count it an honor that a man of his caliber would allow me to be his Pastor and his covering. It has been said that a man or woman who does not read is worse than a person who cannot read. I can tell you that if your desire is to find and live a life of success you will want to read this book. I want to be the first to congratulate you on your new life that you’re about to start living once you apply the principles of these teachings. You will not be sorry and your life is never going to be the same if you will decide today that you are Going All In!

Dr. Tommy Steele

Senior Pastor

New Life Baptist Church Concord, NC

Acknowledgments

Thanks first and foremost to Jesus, I can’t do anything without Him! A huge thanks to my amazing wife of 25 years, Shellie, as well as my two daughters Amber and Christian, for their continued support and encouragement. I am also thankful for their patience with me in writing this book. A special thanks also to my parents, Gary and Jackie, who have always believed in and supported me.

Thank you to my spiritual father, Dr. Tommy Steele, for always encouraging and supporting me and for teaching me so many valuable lessons about ministry. I greatly appreciate the family of Transformation Church in Salisbury, NC, where I pastor, for always being a part of the vision Jesus has for the ministry.

I also want to thank those who helped make this book possible, spending countless hours either talking with me or working with me on the book. Stacy D. and Dr. Brickhouse, thank you for your help on the book. I appreciate Chad and Mark for talking with me countless times concerning the book during this process and helping me with many of the details. Lastly, I want to thank everyone who was a part of my launch team, you know who you are, in helping get out the information to the public via social media. Going All In wouldn’t have been possible without any of you, so thank you all very much!!

Contributors

Lastly, I want to thank all of you who helped financially make this book possible. I cannot express my gratitude for your obedience to God and donating towards this project.

A Note to the Reader

Welcome to Going All In.

Welcome to an opportunity for you to transform your life.

It may sound like a big claim, but I am confident that this book can transform your life because the first life it changed was my own. In my twenty-plus years of ministry I have experienced radical transformation in my personal, pastoral, and professional life. This came as a result of understanding my significance and true identity.

The path hasn’t been without setbacks, but I continued my journey knowing that success was ahead if I would trust the process, and endure the pain. Using the pain as a means to my promotion I continued on the path to prosperity. Once you clearly identify your purpose you become dissatisfied with anything less. This is the case with countless others throughout history including those in the Bible.

I will take you on a journey through the life of Abraham and Sarah, while interweaving my personal stories in as well. For simplicity, and flow of the book, I will refer to these Biblical patriarchs by their final God given names of Abraham and Sarah throughout the whole of the book. By the end of the book you will discover that many of the aspects in your life relate to the three major themes of this book which will guide you to your success. Relocating like Abraham from the camp of struggle to the castle of success.

Introduction

Would you say most people you know are struggling, satisfied, or successful in their lives? What if I told you a recent poll taken on my Soulution Ministry Facebook page resulted in 88% of people admitting they are struggling? This left only 12% of people feeling as though they were successful. I have discovered the majority of people I come across in casual conversations as well as counseling and coaching discussions confirm these findings. Many people in our world today don’t feel like they are living a life of fulfillment and success. When is the last time you can say you felt fulfilled? Do you struggle with finding your purpose? Would you say you feel as though your