Good News in a Bad News World

By Aleysha R. Proctor

Have you heard of any bad news lately? Im sure that you have.
Did you seek out this bad news; did you go looking for it? Im sure that you didnt.
Bad news seems to find its way to us, all day every day. We now live with 24-hour news cycles, and with social media being so popular, these bad news messages just seem to surround us. How can anyone live their life to the fullest with so much disappointment, pain, tragedies and well just bad news - constantly bombarding us?
I can answer that. There is hope. I have some good news for you!
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483684802

Aleysha R. Proctor

Aleysha R. Proctor is a Christian Inspirational author and lifestyle blogger. She published her first book, “With Style & Amazing Grace” in 2006. Later came “He’s the Keeper of My Soul” in 2008 and “Jazz, Java & Jesus” in 2009. Aleysha’s work has inspired others to get through some of their most difficult and personal matters. One of her readers shared that as she was on her way to the emergency room that she grabbed her copy of “Jazz, Java & Jesus” to help keep her spirits high. Aleysha resides in the Washington, DC metro area and can be found on most social media platforms @AleyshaProctor.

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Rev. date: 08/23/2013

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Contents

Foreword

How to Read this Book

Quotes, Scriptures and passages from…

With Style & Amazing Grace

(Taken from the Chapter, What is Grace?)

(Taken from the Chapter, How to BE.)

(Taken from the Chapter, "What Are You

Thinking About?")

(Taken from the Chapter, The Spirit of Excellence.)

(Taken from the Chapter, The Beauty of Creating.)

(Taken from the Chapter, A Leader Worth Following.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Your Best Accessory.)

(Taken from the Chapter, "Strength While

You’re Waiting.")

(Taken from the Chapter, Oh—To Be Thankful!)

(Taken from the Chapter, The Wellness Factor.)

(Taken from the Chapter, . . . and AMEN.)

Quotes, Scriptures and passages from…

He’s the Keeper of My Soul

(Taken from the Introduction.)

(Taken from the Opening Scripture.)

(Taken from the Opening.)

(Taken from the Chapter, You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.)

(Taken from the Chapter, You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Your Tears = Your Prayers.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Others May Count You Out—But God Has a Plan!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Others May Count You Out—But God Has a Plan!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Others May Count You Out—But God Has a Plan!)

(Taken from the Chapter, His Approval Is Needed!)

(Taken from the Chapter, His Approval Is Needed!)

(Taken from the Chapter, "He’s Thinking

About YOU!")

(Taken from the Chapter, He’s a Promise Keeper!)

(Taken from the Chapter, He’s a Promise Keeper!)

(Taken from the Chapter, What Kind of Man is this, Who’s So Crazy About Me?)

(Taken from the Chapter, "He’s the Keeper

of Your Soul.")

(Taken from the Back Cover.)

Quotes, Scriptures and passages from…

Jazz, Java & Jesus

(Taken from the Chapter, All Things Beautiful.)

(Taken from the Chapter, "And In That Name.")

(Taken from the Chapter, But God Is Faithful!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Forgive and Be Forgiven.)

(Taken from the Chapter, God Is Able!)

(Taken from the Chapter, "God Has a Plan.

He Always Does.")

(Taken from the Chapter, God Has Been Good and He’s Been Better than That.)

(Taken from the Chapter, "Goodness and Mercy.")

(Taken from the Chapter, "He Sends His Word to

Heal Our Dis-eases.")

(Taken from the Chapter, In God’s Presence.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Is There Anything Too Hard for God?)

(Taken from the Chapter, It’s All Working Together for Your Good!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Move Forward!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Perfected, Established, Strengthened, and Settled.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Prayer Changes Things.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Remember the Lord!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Say Something.)

(Taken from the Chapter, That Is His Name!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Wait on the Lord.)

(Taken from the Chapter, What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do.)

Quotes, Scriptures and passages from…

Inspired to Move Forward

(Taken from the Foreword.)

(Taken from the Chapter, "All Things Are Working Together for Your Good—the Good, the Bad

and the Ugly!")

(Taken from the Chapter, Bad News? No Problem!)

(Taken from the Chapter, Encourage Yourself.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Jesus Christ: One Man, One Sacrifice, For All of Mankind—FOREVER!)

(Taken from the Chapter, The Hope that Does Not Disappoint.)

(Taken from the Chapter, Where. Is. God?)

(Taken from the Closing.)

New Quotes, Scriptures and passages for…

Good News In a Bad News World

He’s Still God.

Isaiah 46:9-11

You’re Just Going Through

AMEN!

Without A Trace

TIME

God’s Word

Jesus Throughout the

Bible—(all 66 books!)

The Word of God is Already Confirmed

In Closing

The news of this world is subjected to, and superseded by, the Word of God.

#Trumped

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God

may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

Foreword

We live in a world where bad news just seems to be the norm.

I used to watch my local eleven o’clock news before going to bed. That’s when I realized that all of the bad news that I had just ingested was disturbing my sleep at night—and thus, my new rule is not to watch the evening news.

There are usually two anchor-people. And they seem to tag