Messages of Encouragement: Inspirational Stories of Triumph over Challenges

By Pauline Hayes Tonsil

I m struggling to maintain my happiness.
Life is presenting more conflicts than I expected.
I am confronted by challenges in my thoughts, efforts, and dreams.
If any of these phrases have risen in you heart and mind, its time to be encouraged!

Messages of Encouragement provide inspirational words and stories of triumph over trials to uplift every reader. Our busy, complicated lives sometimes send us through situations - some small, some large - that challenges our faith, shake our courage, and threaten our strength. It may all seem like more than one heart can handle. But be encouraged! As the old saying goes, What one heart cannot bear alone, a hundred loving hearts can bear with faith. ( Unity- Charles and Myrtle Fillmore). Challenges can turn into triumphs as Mark 11:24 states, Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them (KJV).

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491873076

Pauline Hayes Tonsil

Dr. Pauline Hayes Tonsil holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Virginia State University, a Master of Science in Management from Florida Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a specialization in Higher Education Administration from Capella University. She is also author of the books: School Reform, Finance and Law (May 2003) and Ways to Finance a College Education (September 2005). Dr. Tonsil makes her home in Maryland, but continues fellowship as a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Dinwiddie, Virginia, and First Baptist Church of Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia. Every challenge motivates me to work harder; knowing that opportunities for growth and success are my rewards. — Pauline Hayes Tonsil, Author

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Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Childhood Memories

The Joy Of A Sister

Strength & Blessings: A Homeless Tale

Watch Out: You’re Accountable for Character and Reputation

When You Have Challenges In Life, These Words of God Will Always Keep You Safe

Things Can Change

When You Feel Alone and Nothing Seems to Change

Keep Your Thoughts Positive in Times of Trouble: Let Go and Let God

A Prayer for Healing, Peace, and Comfort

The Shaky Tree

Strength To Meet Life Experiences

Knowing Someone Loves You Is the Greatest Gift of All

My Mother and Me

To Forgive and Love Is From God

To My Dear Friend: Have a Wonderful Birthday!

The Heart of a Child

Realizing Your Dreams

Your Higher Calling: God’s Plan

Look Beyond, Be Patient, and Be Still

My Cousin, My Friend, and My Sister in Christ

Blessing and Work

What is Success?

Faith and Grace

Calm and Peace: For Our Beloved Friend, Harry Winston

Prayers for Our Troops

Why Waste Your Talent There?

Don’t Be Anything Less Than Everything You Can Be

It’s About Being Happy, So Enjoy Life!

In Your Lifetime

Triumph Over Challenges- It’s time to be encouraged!

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Every challenge motivates me to work harder; knowing that opportunities for growth and success are my rewards.

— Pauline Hayes Tonsil, Author

What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived—the things God has prepared for those who love Him—these are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except his own spirit within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God; so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

—1 Corinthians 2: 9-12 NIV

We struggle and work hard, because we have placed our hope in the Living God who is the Savior of all and especially of those who believe.

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