7 Biblical Life-Changing Lessons: A Guide to a Successful and Peaceful Life

By Barrington A. Rowe

Do you want to change your life, be successful, and live a peaceful life? Then this book is for you. The empirical knowledge and techniques in 7 Biblical Life-Changing Lessons will change the lens through which you see this world. It identifies and discusses seven little-known themes that weave their way through the Bible. These ancient themes, should you dare to read, examine, and follow them, will change your life and significantly contribute to you living a successful and peaceful life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Mar 26, 2018
• ISBN: 9781490787305

Barrington A. Rowe

Barrington Rowe earned his masters and bachelors degrees in computer science from the University of the West Indies. He grew up on the island of Jamaica West Indies and spent his early childhood in the city of Kingston and the spicy hills of Trelawny in a poverty-stricken environment where lack and want was his abundance. It was this environment of privation and hardship that gave rise to Barringtons determination to be successful. Because of his unwavering Christian faith and the love and encouragement of his family, he has achieved academic and financial success. He now resides in Ontario, Canada, and lives with his wife, Janet and three children, Jovaughn, Jordan, and Breanna. His purpose for writing this book is to share the seven biblical lessons that have contributed to his success so that others may also find success and fulfillment.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Lesson Number I

Don’t Worry

What Worry Does to You

Why You Shouldn’t Worry

What to Do About Worry

Lesson Number II

Think Big

Why We Think Small

God Wants Us to Think Big

How to Think Big

Lesson Number III

Not Everyone Will Like You

You Are Unique

They Dislike Christ, so They Will Dislike You

The Golden Rule

Lesson Number IV

The Secret Ingredient: Faith

Disbelief Will Prevent You from Getting What You Want

Faith: It Will Drive You towards Your Goal

Faith: How to Increase Your Faith

Lesson Number V

Study, Study, Study

You Need To Study

Don’t Study What You Don’t Love

Excessive Study Will Wear You Out

Lesson Number VI

Bad Things Happen To Good People

Bad Things Do Happen To Good Christians

Praise God in All Things

It Came To Pass

Lesson Number VII

Always Do Your Best

QASE: For Quality Work

When Your Best Is Not Good Enough

Being Lazy Will Make You Poor

The Final Lesson

Dedication

7 Biblical Life-Changing Lessons is dedicated to my wonderful wife, Janet, and three amazing children, Jovaughn, Jordan, and Breanna.

This book is also dedicated to my mother, Albertha Rowe. She is a devoted Christian full of faith, and who with little resources, has helped countless number of people in lesser and greater positions than herself.

Without these people, especially my wife, Janet, this book would not have been created and my successes would not have been realized.

Thank you.

Acknowledgements

Firstly, I thank my wife for encouraging me to write this book and for patiently providing feedback on the many versions that were created before this book was finally realized.

I also acknowledge Breanna (my daughter) and good friend Cavel for their input as well. Their feedback is also reflected in this book.

For the illustrations, I thank my forever best friend, Kojovi Dawes, a professional artist, who did not hesitate to assist me by creating the illustrations that highlight the lessons in this book.

Finally I thank my parents, Daddy and Momsy Rowe. They struggled throughout their lives to provide for themselves and their three children Barrington (myself), Brian, and Karen. They were simple folk with little education, yet they knew the value of hard work and how to make ends meet. The lessons they have taught us have directly and indirectly helped us to weather the storms we have encountered throughout our lives.

Introduction

I have been a Christian for over twenty years, and while I would never have considered myself to be a model Christian, there are seven lessons that I have learned throughout my interaction with God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, can someone as ordinary as you and I interact with God? Yes, you can. You interact with God through

a. reading the Bible,

b. the miracles you experience throughout your life, as well as those you witness in the life of others, and

c. praying.

It is through these interactions that I have learned the seven