Shut up for What?: "Cry Aloud and Spare Not"

By Mary Anne Holloman-Mathews

Mary Anne declares that every new day gives us reason for conveying our appreciation to God, who has made conceivable all things worth having in life and the life to come. However, the Adversary would like to use your past as a weapon. The author talks about how she has used her past as a pathway for greatness. She believes in the words of 2 Corinthians 12:7. And lest I should be exalted above measures therere was given to me a throne in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measures. In this book, Shut Up for What?, the author talks about her life growing up as preacher kid, a teenage mothertwiceteenage marriage, and how the God she serves turned her ashes into beauty. During her teenage years the question was raised if she would finish high school. Not only did she finish high school, shes a Registered Nurse, License Real-estate Broker, the owner of her own real-estate company Triple A Realty, LLC.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 3, 2016
• ISBN: 9781512730715

Mary Anne Holloman-Mathews

Mary Anne Mathews is a very unique, talented, humble woman of God and is a valuable gift to the body of Christ. Her favorite saying is, “The more God blesses you, the more humble you should be.” She faced many challenges in her early adult life, some of which she brought upon herself. It is evident that God is using her to build His Kingdom in this epoch. Lives are being empowered by her genuine approach to the Word of God.

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-3070-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-3079-1 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-3071-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016902481

WestBow Press rev. date: 02/26/2016

CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Born with a Condition

Chapter 2 Precipitous Labor and Teenage Marriage

Chapter 3 Precipitous Labor

Chapter 4 Transformation Starts in the Mind

Chapter 5 Incinerated or Liberated by the Tongue

Foreword

A s we people embark upon the dawning of the twenty-first century, we have taken a spirit and mind-set that we really have the right to pursue anything that makes us happy. The US Constitution has forged us with the idea and concept that we can legally justify any action that we dare as an attempt to be happy.

Matthews 6:33 says, But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Also Luke 9:23 says, And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. With the valuable insights of this knowledge-filled book, Shut Up for What?, much spiritual truths and wisdom will be gained to enrich our lives.

Isaiah 58:1 says, Cry aloud, spare not, lift up the voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. With this thought, Shut Up for What? hopes to encourage the body of believers. It is still our responsibility to cry, call out to address by name, proclaim to the world, and not spare or withhold the truth and dangers of sin. Lift up your voice. Exalt or extort, and stand boldly against. Manifest, expose, and report the transgression, rebellion, trespass, and revolt against an almighty God.

I'm assured that after reading this breathtaking book by Mary Anne Mathews, you will truly say, Shut up for what?

Elder Anthony DeWitt Mathews

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The blood was placed in the body to flow freely, and if that movement is disturbed, it causes an irritation and a stunting of the growth. Many individuals have been denied their God-given purpose and authority to speak out, and they are dying daily because someone has told them to shut up. As defined in the dictionary\ to shut up means to hush, refrain from talking, or silence one's voice. However, the minute an individual shuts up is the moment that the blood flow is changed and the person's spiritual as well as physical deterioration, such as cancer, high blood pressure, or diabetes, begins.

Darkness has its place in everyone's life. Take, for instance, a seed. When a seed is aboveground, it has no value. But when it is planted and covered in dark soil, it goes through a season before it grows up and enters into the light. Likewise, when a photographer takes a picture,