Life Interrupted: Thirty-One Lessons in Thirty-One Days

By Shamika D. Hamilton

The Lord interrupted author Shamika D. Hamilton’s life when she lost her job due to layoffs. Her plans have now become his plans, and her purpose must now align with his purpose. He used that moment to get Hamilton’s attention and steer her on a new path.

In Life Interrupted: Thirty-One Lessons in Thirty-One Days, she presents a devotional to encourage, restore hope in God, and to bless your heart. Through her personal experiences, she shares how she was forced to slow down and listen more intently to all the Lord had been saying to her. As she started to seek God deliberately, she rediscovered his truths which have kept her going and led her to her purpose.

Life Interrupted: Thirty-One Lessons in Thirty-One Days reinforces these truths. It shares an intimate reflection of Hamilton’s journey with God and the things the Holy Spirit placed in her heart. She tells her story through these devotionals to remind you God is real and he loves you unconditionally. Become great as you journey through life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781973678373

Shamika D. Hamilton

Shamika D. Hamilton is passionate about developing others and helping them to find their God-ordained purpose. She is a youth leader, volunteer, and mentor who has served in several leadership capacities. Hamilton enjoys being involved in ministry that is focused on empowering young adults and children. She lives in Jamaica. This is her first book.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019917137

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/20/2019

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Day 1: Who or What Is Your Delilah?

Day 2: The Mind (Desiring God’s Will)

Day 3: Courage

Day 4: Our Journey

Day 5: The Sore Thumb

Day 6: How Far Can You See?

Day 7: Making the Right Decisions

Day 8: Don’t Give Up

Day 9: Once Is All It Takes

Day 10: God’s Promises Are True

Day 11: The Upright Shall Have Good Things

Day 12: You Never Showed Up

Day 13: Seasons

Day 14: Your Place of Failure, Your Place of Triumph

Day 15: Relationships

Day 16: Trials

Day 17: Why Have You Been Seeking God?

Day 18: The Test of Love

Day 19: The Wind of Problems (He Knows)

Day 20: God’s Will but Your Way

Day 21: The but God Moment

Day 22: Love beyond Expectations

Day 23: First Place Always

Day 24: Let God

Day 25: Don’t Back Down—Part 1

Day 26: Don’t Back Down—Part 2

Day 27: What Kind of Soil Are You?

Day 28: Reflections

Day 29: Blast Off

Day 30: The Place of Surrender

Day 31: A Grateful Heart

Preface

I always knew that I was supposed to write but shrugged it aside. I was too busy to have time to do one of the things I am most passionate about—reaching others through writing what the Lord has laid on my heart. I was so caught up in the whirlwind of life that I hardly had time for it. You know what? I am finally at the place where I realize that this is one of the purposes for which I was born, and I will no longer put it aside. Whatever the Lord puts on my heart, I am definitely going to write, and I know you will enjoy reading it.

We often try to fit into normalcy even when God has a call on our lives that is not. We believe that if we can blend in with the crowd and make ourselves insignificant, God will miss us. God often does drastic things to get our attention and reminds us that even though we might trick the crowd by blending in, He never loses sight of us and the purpose He has prepared for us. God had to shake some things in my life for me to be awakened to the realization that living in my comfort zone was not for me and I was avoiding my purpose.

The Lord has interrupted my life. My plans have now become His plans, and my purpose now has to align with His purpose. Life Interrupted is no coincidence. I literally had my life interrupted when I lost my job due to layoffs at work. He used that moment to get my attention and put me on a new path, where I became more committed to His purpose for my life.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28 NKJV)

May your heart be blessed