Become Whole, Unbreakable, and Unstoppable: Tapping into Your Inner Strength Makes You Solid

By Ann B. Makena

Become Whole, Unbreakable, and Unstoppable, is an engaging text to help readers stop being led by worldly circumstances and instead discover their purposes in Christ. She articulates a plan to support the readers inner healing, solidify inner strength, and guidance to successfully pursue life dreams. The key aspect of this book is getting in touch with real self and finding the peace that defeats the outer circumstances. She invites readers to look within and to God for their purpose finding not only their true selves but peace, joy, happiness and hope for the future.

Her poignant messages are so important to help navigate the difficult times that every person encounters at some time in their life. Thank you Ann for sharing your wisdom and understanding with all of us.
By Dr. Ann Milz, MD, M.P.H, Pediatrician, HealthEast Clinic-Tamarack

Ann Makena, the author of Knowing And Yielding To The Voice That Counts , an account of her personal challenges, has now written about sources of inner strength and inner contentment that prevail over the vicissitudes of life. Ann Makenas qualifications to address the topic are well outlined in her previous book. The current book provides more detail on what enables a person to navigate stormy waters with serenity and inner peace.
By Dr. Breningstall Galen, Neurology department, Gillett Children

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781512763782

Ann B. Makena

Ann B. Makena is a wife and a mother. She is an author and founder of Citys Heart Cry Ministries. She is ordained a minister. She is completing a M.A in Ministry leadership. She has M.A. of Theological studies, B/S in Psychology- counseling, B.A in Divinity and received clinical pastoral education. Previously Ann served 10 years as a full time Hospice chaplain providing spiritual support during end of life and their families.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 11/22/2016

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1:  The Three Aspects of This Book

Wholeness

Un-breakability

Unstop-ability

Part 2:  Become Whole

Who Are You?

Develop Your Faith

How to Develop Your Faith

1. Study Truth

2. Spend Time in Prayer

3. Engage in Fellowship with Believers

4. Read Christian Books and Stories

5. Avoid Buying into Myths about Faith or Deception

6. Grow in Discernment

7. Choose Your Habits to Create Your Lifestyle

Habits That Make a Healthy Lifestyle

1. Practice a Life of Prayer and Reading Scriptures

2. Practice Worship

3. Practice Intentional Reflection

4. Get Enough Sleep

5. Choose What and How Much You Eat

6. Exercise Consistently

7. Practice Drinking Water

8. Read More

9. Find Some Balance

10. Discipline Yourself

11. Understand God’s Grace and Mercy to Be Free

12. Develop and Maintain Intimacy in Your Life

13. Arrive at Contentment of the Heart

14. Learn to Stand Alone

15. Never Stop Learning

16. Don’t Lose Your Identity in Relationships

17. Practice Self-Awareness

18. Realize Your Subconscious Has a Huge Impact on You

Part 3:  Become Unbreakable

Your Battles Can Become Your Victories

Mind Your Foundation

Develop Healthy Boundaries

Have a Grateful Heart

Forgive and Let Go

Give Up Control

Surrender a Need to Revenge

Make Your Suffering Count

Enjoy Your Process

Recognize That Disappointments Are Inevitable

Enjoy Transition Time

Part 4:  Become Unstoppable

What’s Your Purpose?

Dreams Do Become a Reality

Live Intentionally

Why Not You?

Don’t Die with Regrets

Be Generous

Practice Prioritizing

Grow in Passion

Your Race Is Unique; Don’t Compare Yourself

Understand the Power of Choices

Manage Your Attitude

Own Your Power

Take Off Your Limits

There Is Power in God’s Word

Don’t Look for the Supernatural in the Natural

Choose Your Confessions

Dealing with Distractions

You Are Unique; Do It Your Way

Position Yourself Right

Know That It’s Okay to Take Risks

Make the Best of What You Have

Dealing with Shame

The One Opinion That Really Counts

Learning to Make a Demand

Inner Witness

Develop Courage

The Reality of People

Face Your Fears

Divine Relationships

Get Motivation from Others’ Testimonies

Don’t Die with Regrets!

Part 5:  Conclusion

Our Life on Earth

Life Is a Battlefield

Dealing with People

Wisdom

My God, the more I know You, the more I find myself in awe of who You are and how You work. You are unlimited and faithful in all Your ways. Your Word is simple and trustworthy. I have seen You in good and bad times. I marvel at your goodness. I am thankful for your love and to be Your child. You are everything to me and I am nothing without you.

To Sally and Nate, you are my greatest purpose a delight to my heart. I love you dearly. To my parents, Joseph and Dorothy. Somehow you trained me for life. Your sacrifices have brought my dreams to a realization. I remember watching you work very hard, which taught me that hard work pays. You maintained gratitude, a positive attitude, and generosity. Your example keeps me going. I thank God for you every day of my life. I love you.

Foreword

A nn Makena is truly inspirational in so many aspects of life. I have had the pleasure to provide pediatric care for Nate and Sally, Ann’s children for the last 3 years. During this time, I have come to understand what a remarkable individual and mother she is. This book is a wonderful demonstration of her resilience. She offers the wisdom and strength she has gained through her life experience and faith to world in this book. She provides everyone with advice and motivation to find one’s inner strength and resilience. The book uses messages of faith in such a meaningful way to guide and instruct people on how to become whole, unbreakable and unstoppable. An example is, Take time to prepare yourself by practicing good habits that make you solid on inside. This will keep you standing no matter what comes to attempt to knock you down. Her poignant messages are so important to help navigate the difficult times that every person encounters at some time in their life. Thank you Ann for sharing your wisdom and understanding with all of us.

By Dr. Ann Milz, MD, M.P.H, Pediatrician, HealthEast Clinic-Tamarack

Preface

L iving from a place of wholeness makes a great difference in the decisions we make concerning our lives. There are three questions we need to ask ourselves regularly; Who I am? Why am I here? How Can I? The mistake we want to avoid is making big decisions from a place of brokenness. When we are broken in spirit, our judgement is not sound. If we are not careful, brokenness can lead to more brokenness and the worse it gets, the more the tendency we have to believe it will never get better.

It is important to start somewhere in making our life solid. It may not happen overnight, but every step you make towards becoming whole is one less step you need to take tomorrow. Becoming whole, unbreakable and unstoppable will give you some guidance into searching your heart, getting healing and fulfillment for your life.

Acknowledgments

I am thankful to God for making me His child and being Father and the greatest parent I know. I am grateful for whom He is in my life. His unconditional love has sustained me through my life, and His grace has been sufficient in times of need. Because of His grace, I get to share the things I have learned along the journey in various ways on the subject of parenting. I am in awe of God.

Thank you, Steve, my husband and my friend. Your love has helped me be more and more whom God has called me to be. I thank you for your understanding through putting together my writing and bringing them to finish. I love you and appreciate who you are.

I thank God for my children, Nate and Sally. We have been through a lot together, and they have remained trusting of the process. I couldn’t ask for better children to raise. I love them dearly. I am very thankful for their sacrifice through this process even though it may not all make sense. They are delightful children.

Thanks to my parents, Joseph and Dorothy, my siblings Mary, Lucy, Koome, Isabella and their families for a long time of great love and support. Thanks for your support in many ways during the production of this book and knowing that I can always count on you.

Thank you Dr. Milz for reading through the manuscript of this book and writing a very kind forward for it. God bless you for your support of my family.

Thank you Dr. Breningstall for reading through the manuscript of this book and recommending it to buyers. Our family especially Nate are touched by your commitment and kindness.

Thanks to Westbow press for the editing and publishing this book.

Introduction

W hat is it like to have contentment of the heart regardless of life circumstances? Does what you believe about yourself make any difference? Paul is one of the people most admired in the Bible. He was a man of passion, no matter where he was. Once he was converted, his purpose