Standing at the Top of the Hill

By Calvin W. Allison

Searching throughout the seasonal change, observing during clear blue skies, and dark, thundering storms, theyre looking within you, listening for a tone of heart unlike the one sounding out from their own. You are at the top of the hill.

As Christians, we have been given the task of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. This task is not an easy one. We encounter great difficulties carrying out this duty. The Bible says that we are the light of the world; a city set on a hill cannot be hid.

We are here, placed in a position of influence. There is no retreat into a secluded world of me, myself, and I. We are the light of the world. Jesus has called us to Himself, and having done so, placed a calling upon our lives. It is His light that we carry, His light that others see, His love that others feel, through us. Christ in us, the hope of glory. We have been bought with a price, and we are not our own.

Standing at the Top of the Hill is the newest book by author Calvin W. Allison. There are two purposes for this book.

(1) To call the world to open up their eyes to the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ.
(2) To encourage other believers to progress in the great calling that is on their lives.

May we never take for granted the great task that lies before us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781496960429

Calvin W. Allison

Calvin W. Allison was born in a town called Ada in the state of Oklahoma. When he was four years of age, his family moved from the town of Ada to a remote location deep in the country where he grew up. His immediate biological family consisted of himself, his dad, mom, and two sisters. The years passed while the surrounding climate of his childhood took him through the diverse seasons of growth where the developing cycles of character took their effect. During his 7th to 10th grade years at the educational edifice called school, he experienced some very difficult times that caused his emotions to darken, and his self-esteem to sink low into the dimly lit hallways of manic depression. Inward hurt outwardly resulted in a reckless living that sent him staggering to find balance down a pathway obstructed with self constructed landmines that he narrowly edged his way around. During that dark venturing -while in self destruct mode- he wrote numerous volumes of negative poetry, and surrounded his life with dark secular entertainment that intensified his excessive impulses for erosion. He attached himself to harmful habits, often indulging in drug use, and in alcoholic consumption. As a result of his dangerous addictions, he went off-road into several ditches, encountered various perils, and once spent a night in a physical jail. The time that he spent existing was unproductive, and the chains of the world were steadily tightening around his vague hope of progressing. Though the rope of his unstableness was long enough to stretch through an accumulation of scarred up years, it reached its end on the night of February 7th 1999. On that night he stepped away from the toxic waste that he had become, and toward the belief that there was Someone there that could help him. So he called out to God with a sincere heart, and then received an experience that gave him an unyielding desire to continue seeking God. Then one night he opened up his heart and received the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Calvin was born again, and everything in his life became brand new. His eyes were opened up, and he could see things with a spiritual clarity that he previously was not able to. His perspective on life had completely changed, and he got rid of all of the negative volumes of poetry that he had written. He also got rid of all of the dark secular entertainment that had once contributed to his condition of grief. The light of God’s pure redeeming truth had filled his heart and mind with a love that reconstructed his entire being. Now Calvin writes for the glory of God, and bears witness to the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Calvin is a well learned student of the Bible who stands strong in the faith of the Lord. He is a Conservative American with a good understanding of the political system, and he has an interest in the field of true science. His Christian values are the foundation of any subject that he advances in, and upon that foundation he cannot be moved. Whether the subjects are of political significance , scientific significance , or of any other subjects of significance, Calvin strongly believes that they must be proven durable from a Biblical standpoint. If they cannot be proven durable from a Biblical standpoint, he believes that they have no place in the classifications that are relevant to importance, and therefore have no underlined substance to offer that would be beneficial to anyone. Calvin is proficient in writing in a various form of styles, including in a second person format, as was demonstrated in this short documentation of biographical/ testimonial information. He hopes that his books greatly bless all of those that read them.

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

MATTHEW Chapter 11 Verses 28, 29, and 30

The Great Journey Continues

I Know

Some Similar Similarities

Spiritual Riches

Leave Your Life Of Darkness

You Can Find Hope

Take His Hand

My Dream

There Is Still Hope For You

A Beneficial Knowledge

Are You Ready For Something New?

Reach Beyond Yourself

A Strength Through The Storm

Alive With A Hope

Journey The Narrow Path

An Effect Of Witnessing

Righteous Living

Gaining Ground

Help Me Study

The Night Has Come

With Just One Look

An Observation

I Want You To See The Lord In My Life

The World’s Tornado

The Highest Degree

Often Times

G.E.D

They Need The Truth

Reach Out

The Platform Of Expression

The Calm Beneath The Storm

Meaningful Terminology

Keep In The Light

Repent And Move Forward

Stay Where You Belong

Move Forward In Faith

The Noises

Don’t Let Up

She’s Waiting

Stay With The Lord

Mistakes Will Happen

Return To Jesus

Capture Your Thoughts

Glory Be To Jesus

Class Is In Session

Continue In Faith

Don’t Come Down From The Hill

It’s Time To Move The Mountain

Be Prepared

Self Investigation

Progression’s War

It’s Time For You To Move The Mountain

Standing At The Top Of The Hill

ROMANS Chapter 10 Verses 8, 9, and 10

More From The Author

Scriptures used in this book taken from The

King James Version of the Bible.

Acknowledgement

To God the Father and His Son, the Lord

Jesus Christ.

It was for Your glory that this book was

written. Thanks for everything.

Foreword

Hi, my name is Calvin W. Allison. I’d like to share something with you before you go further into the book. I know what it’s like to be caught up in materialistic desires. I know what it’s like to be lonely, hurt, and empty. I know what it’s like to try to find a way to fit into a world that has so many divers personalities, pleasures, fashions, and fads. I know what it’s like to turn to alcohol and drugs to try to fill a void of longing, while at the same time trying to escape a reality of overwhelming pain and sorrow. I know what it’s like to hit rock bottom, to reach the end of life’s finite, feeble rope, and to come to the end of myself. It was then that I called out to God. At that place of brokenness where I realized that there was absolutely nothing else that I could do to bring about a successful outcome in my life. I called out to God, and He came to my rescue. He saved me, and gave me a brand new start in life. I, at long last, found my idenity in Jesus Christ. So I stepped aside, and allowed Him to take the lead.

Many of the following poems contain helpful instructions on how to have a successful life. Those of you who might can identify with the broken life that I once had, might find them helpful. I want you to know that the Lord is there for you, just like He was there for me. And you can call out to Him right where you are. He loves you, and He is willing and able to make you whole. I hope that as you read this book that you can sense your need for a Savior. And for those of you that know Jesus, I hope