The God of Second Chances: My Story

By Jess Green

In this book, the author encourages readers to have faith and look to the God of second chances in everything they do. She takes readers through the journey of her own life and shows that with faith in God one can triumph over great adversities. She shares her shameful conception and challenging childhood. Her two near death experiences and an unexplained event that to this day still plays on her mind. She shares her highs as a young married woman in love and her lows as a single mother raising two children in a foreign land with no relatives to look to.
She also highlighted strongly that is not where one starts in life but where they finish that will feature strongly in the story of their lives and the legacy that they will leave for the next generation.
The author reassures readers that no matter how long they have to wait God have a plan for their lives and no matter how bad things get He will deliver them. He is a God that keeps His promises for a thousand generation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Aug 8, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524683436

Jess Green

Jess Green was born and raised in Jamaica and is the first of five siblings. She is from a single parent home but one that was full of love and discipline. She attended college in Jamaica but because of sickness did not get the required grade to go to university. She got married at 23 and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 25, where is presently living for 26 years. She is a mother and grandmother. Although she did not attend university in Jamaica, her quest for knowledge was not quelled and in 2009 at the age of 43 years old she started a part- time Foundation degree. Today she holds an MSc in Business and Management and has enrolled on the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme.

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Published by AuthorHouse 08/08/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-8344-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-8343-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017912278

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Introduction

PART 1

Chapter 1   My conception and early years

Chapter 2   The Teen Years

Chapter 3   The College Years

Chapter 4   Off to Work

Chapter 5   I Found Love and Got married

Chapter 6   Moving to a Foreign Land

Chapter 7   When Marriage Goes Sour

Chapter 8   Life After Separation

PART 2

Chapter 9   The fear of God, the Beginning of Wisdom

Chapter 10   An Unexplained Event

Chapter 11   The God of Second Chances

Chapter 12   While I Wait on the Lord

Conclusion

Bibliography

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DEDICATION

I would like dedicate this book to my two beautiful children, I can honestly say if it was not for them, I would not be here writing about the God of second chances. Love you a lot.

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To my grandson, although I love my children a lot, you have brought a whole new meaning to my life. I cannot explain the way you tug at my heart string but you do, and I love you very much.

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And, last but by no means least, my mother, a stalwart of woman, who love, nurtured, disciplined me, but above all, sacrificed her all to help me fulfill God’s purpose for my life. Love you mother dear.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

God always place that one person in your life at the right time, not a second too late. That person is my beloved pastor. Pastor, my daddy.

Thank you Pastor for been obedient and sensitive to the Spirit of God. That day in 2002 when I walked into Gateway House, lost, lonely, broken and terribly afraid, seeking a refuge, you were there. You did not judge me. You welcomed me with opened arms.

Sir, may God, our father continue to bless and keep you and your family. Give you peace that pass all understanding and grant you all the desires of your heart. May your joy be full, in Jesus mighty name.

INTRODUCTION

I sincerely hope and pray that this book will strengthen your faith in God, transform your life, help you to fulfill your destiny and become all that God has created you to be, regardless of your beginning. We are not here by chance and certainly not by happenstance, even if you were conceived in the worst possible situation, God cares for you and you are special to Him. God said before you were formed in your mother’s womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:5 KJV).

Me, I hear you ask? God knew me, set me a part and anointed me as a prophet to the nations? Me who was born out of such a shameful situation? Me who was molested by a close relative at