Living Your Best Life on Purpose

By Bishop Hattie Dancil-Small

This book was written with the express purpose to motivate each reader to believe that you can life your best life. Before you were born God had a plan for you and had formed and shaped you for a particular purpose which requires His Holy Spirit to set you apart in preparation for His Service. It all begins with our faith in Jesus Christ. Then you can say with assurance, I can do all things through Jesus Christ. Start believing you can, Stop believing you can’t. Start saying you can, Stop saying you can’t. God has greater for you and God has better for you. If we allow God to have his way in our lives, you will live your live on purpose. You will live a fulfilling life. You will reach your destiny. There will be nothing missing and nothing lacking with the Lord on your side. Ultimately God will get the glory. When you live your life on purpose, you will hear the voice of God distinctly leading and guiding you to be all that he has ordained for you be. His guidance is important because it is the Lord who gives each of us purpose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665511599

Bishop Hattie Dancil-Small

Bishop Hattie Dancil-Small is a native of North Carolina. She has been ministering the word of God for thirty-five years. For the past 16 years she has served as Senior Pastor of Kingdom Harvest Outreach Ministry Inc. which she founded. Bishop Small currently lives in St. Petersburg, FL. She is known as the encourager. It is her desire to give support, confidence, and hope to everyone she meets regardless of their life experiences, talents, physical ability, or role—they have a purpose and a destiny. What matters the most is that they remain faithful. Bishop Small is a graduate of St. Petersburg College and Eckerd College and has both an Associate and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, respectively. She holds a Master’s in Education from St. Leo University. She has an Associate and Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Faith Theological Seminary & Christian College, Tampa, Florida and is currently working currently toward a Doctorate in Christian Education. Bishop Small was confirmed a Bishop in July 2018 under the Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministry, Worldwide under the leadership of Apostle Allen H. Simmons. Bishop Small has worked in several positions in the insurance industry for almost 30 years. For the last 12 years, she was a reading teacher in both middle and high school. After two devastating events in her life in 2003, Bishop Small found herself in a state of brokenness, but instead of giving up, she set herself to seek the Lord. After much prayer, she began an outreach ministry which has evolved into a full-time ministry. She continues to be fueled by inspiration from Jesus Christ and the driving desire to fulfill the Lord’s will for her life, and a dedication for winning souls for the Kingdom.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/27/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1158-2 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020925175

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1 Get Pass Your Past

Chapter 2 Take a Look in the Mirror!

Chapter 3 The Magic of New Beginnings

Chapter 4 Just Do You!

Chapter 5 God will Exceed Your Expectations

Chapter 6 Living Your Life on Purpose

Chapter 7 From Purpose to Destiny

Chapter 8 Soaring Higher

Chapter 9 You are Chosen

Chapter 10 Praise! Use Your Weapon

Bibliography

FOREWORD

The Power of Witness

A young Pastor had served for many years in the inner-city.

Many felt that she was wasting her time there. She seemed to have little to show for her efforts, at least in terms of large numbers or an attractive building. But across the years, she had built a good rapport with the street people of the area and had gained their respect. As a result, she could safely go places that others feared to enter.

One night during a meeting at the church, an unshaven, poorly dressed, man entered. This man returned night after night and seemed to listen intently to the sermons. Finally, one night during the invitation, the man came forward. Do you want to give your life to Jesus? he was asked by one of the altar workers.

Well, I don’t know, came his reply. I don’t know much about Him.

Haven’t you read in your Bible about Jesus?

Nope. I ain’t never had a Bible. And besides, I can’t read.

Then, why did you come forward?

Well, I’ll tell ya, I’ve been a watchin’ that Preacher Lady. She walks like she talks and so whatever she’s got, that’s what I want!

Many people will never read the Bible. The only gospel they will ever know is the one they see written in the lives of Christians. But this kind of message has the power to reach the lives of many people. Bishop Hattie Dancil-Small through the years has and continue to walk out in her lifestyle and witness, the talk she Preach. Knowing her struggle firsthand it is my pleasure to pin this forward.

If the express purpose of this book, Living Your Best Life on Purpose, was to motivate each of you to believe that before you were born God had formed you and shaped you for a particular purpose; mission accomplished! It deals not only in areas of spiritual vulnerability, but gives explicit remedies to overcome, according to the scripture, with victory.

God wants us to have fellowship with Him and He is always looking for an opportunity to become an essential part of your life because the Lord’s eyes scan the whole world to strengthen those who are committed to him with all their hearts. 2 Chronicles 16:19 CEB

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