Life's Transitions: The Benefits and Challenges Of

By Jacqueline Coates

This work is very much an analysis. It is aimed at pinpointing and highlighting specific elements of three major themes. Based on common life experiences, the themes outline both benefits and challenges of life’s transitions.

Life’s transitions are outlined in seasons to encourage and lend edification. The chapters lead the reader to survey biblical scriptures, stories and analogies with life’s key principles, building blocks and prayers. The chapters close by focusing on life’s analysis using seasonal reviews. A study guide and journal are included for the benefit of young and older readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664170803

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Contents

Dedication – A Mother’s Love

Purpose

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE

The Benefits and Challenges of Life’s Transitions The Process

Chapter 1: A Breath of Divine Life

Chapter 2: Season of Submission

Chapter 3: Season of Love

Chapter 4: Season of Faith

Chapter 5: Coming Forth-Manifestation

Chapter 6: Season of Service

PART TWO

The Benefits and Challenges of Life’s Transitions Receiving the Impartation

Chapter 7: Season of Transition

Chapter 8: Season of Trials

Chapter 9: Season of Pain

Chapter 10: Season of Heaviness

Chapter 11: Season of Release

Chapter 12: Season of Gratitude

Chapter 13: Season of Purity

PART THREE

The Benefits and Challenges of Life’s Transitions The Finished Product

Chapter 14: Season of Restoration

Chapter 15: Season of Reconciliation

Chapter 16: Season of Harvest

Chapter 17: Season of Rejoicing

Chapter 18: Season of Maturity

Chapter 19: Season of Fruitfulness

Chapter 20: Season of Glory

Chapter 21: A New Season

Study Guide and Personal Journal

Notes

Contact Information

Reader Feedback

Dedication in Memory of our Mother

A Mother’s Love

(She was only here for a season)

A mother’s love is something that no one can explain.

It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain. It is endless, and

unselfish, and enduring come what may, for nothing can destroy or take

that love away.

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, and it never fails

or falters even though the heart is breaking. It believes beyond believing

when the world around condemns, and it glows with all the beauty of the

rarest brightest gems.

It is far beyond defining it defies all explanation. And it remains a secret

like the mystery of creation. A many splendored miracle, man cannot

understand, and another wonderous evidence of God’s tender giving hand.

Joceline Anugwolu

Purpose of this message – To

Advance the Kingdom of God

T HIS MESSAGE CAME because of much suffering and trial. It was through these struggles that the Lord instructed me to impart, and I do so, not of my own ability but by the prompting of the Holy Spirit and perhaps because of many writers whose work, inspired me.

Finally, to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my source of strength, grace and especially His deposit of wisdom, knowledge, revelation and spiritual understanding, the everlasting God, who gives me the pleasure of writing. I am your eternal scribe and servant.

Acknowledgments

Eternal Gratitude:

T O MY LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, my source of strength and grace. His impartation of wisdom, knowledge, revelation and spiritual understanding, God has given me the passion and pleasure to write. I am your scribe and servant.

To my Pastor Bishop Jonathan Wallace Sr., his dedication and commitment to the advancement of the kingdom of God.

To my Mother and father who always inspired me to be a writer.

To my Sisters and Brothers who encouraged me, whose successes, challenges, and experiences gave me something to write about.

Preface

W E WANT TO live a life that pleases God. Yet, our lives are not always reflective of a spiritual lifestyle that is explained throughout the Bible. We desire to have a life that is peaceful, happy, and short of mishaps. But life is not as simple and uncomplicated as we anticipate. Life’s complications begin to occur when we experience certain seasons that teach us life lessons. These life’s lessons come to teach us and help us to understand the reason for these spiritual transitions. As we simplistically explore these seasons as outlined, we have provided to the reader an arsenal and avenue of life tools. These tools are to give the seeker a better understanding of life’s challenges and benefits. Consequently, when these spiritual nuggets are understood and implemented, they will bring forth the blessing of righteousness in the spiritual life of the recipient. These life tools are outlined as life principles, life keys, life prayer and a life analysis.

Everyone is given a lifetime to fulfill the purpose and plan God has for them. Within their lifetime transitional events will transpire. These events may prompt one to accept the lifestyle shift within this phase or stay in limbo. These host of events such as hardships, sufferings, martial and family demands, financial dilemma and disappointments will manifest challenges, unexpected results that will have us question the reasons for their outcome. Our lifestyle, life work, and life faith choices all come because of being in the will of God. The source of true life comes from Jesus Christ who directs us in our path of life. As we move through our various transitional periods, we can receive knowledge that can then help us later during subsequent life transition. This work is to help you examine and perhaps investigate your own personal transitions as they relate to the will of God for your life.

The word of God is simply excellent! There are so many illustrations, allegories, picturesque experiences, and historical manifestations that come to life. When anyone begins to read and study the Word of God, their understanding is changed. The Word of God is more than just ink on the pages from dead wood; this Word of God within itself is life. Not only does it have life, but it also has eternal life, which brings total wholeness, and perfect healing, deliverance, and power. This book is dedicated to God first. It is through Him and in Him I can write and express to the body of Christ, what I see through my spiritual eyes and discern through the Holy Spirit. No matter what road you are traveling in life, what hardship you may have to endure, or whatever you must go through, God is there with you.

I believe these experiences and words of encouragement will help enlighten your walk in the Spirit with the Lord. There is within these pages a real-life experience that you can relate to, and that you can turn to again and again for spiritual comfort and edification. God has given to me, these experiences to share with you, to build up your inner man in Christ Jesus. "God has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakened morning by morning, he wakened mine ear to hear as the learned." Isaiah 50:4. The Holy Spirit is the one who has taught me to be an eloquent orator. Through the voice of the Holy Spirit, he has allowed my tongue and my hands to be the pen of the ready writer. I would like to thank the Holy Spirit for waking me up many mornings to write and to pray through this compilation. I had no idea that I would be going in this direction, but as the steps of my feet are ordered by the Lord, God has enabled me to always share and encourage my brother and sister in Christ.

Introduction

L IFE IS A glorious experience with Christ as Lord and Savior. In the Bible the book of James has a notable verse that I would like to use as a key passage in this writing, James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeared for a little time, and then vanished away. Life begins at conception and life ends in death. The life we live here is earthly, its’ principles, powers and expectations are all just for a transition of time. What do you expect from life? Does life come with responsibilities? Yes! We make up the caldron of life-the good, the bad and the ugliness. As you embark in the unfolding of the pages of this book and begin to read my discovery of life and perhaps be inspired in your own life. I have learned many lessons and some I would rather not repeat, but I am endeavoring to impart to you, what God has deposited in my life over the years.

Pray then, that you too would comprehend the impact of these words of exhortation, and perhaps use them as encouragement in your own spiritual life and spiritual growth. Choose today to walk with God, follow His pattern of spiritual life outlined in the Bible and know that all his promises and commandments will eventually come to pass, and manifest in your life. God also wants you to know that once you become born again through water baptism and receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you are rightfully a new believer in the kingdom of God, and you now have eternal life. Is not that wonderful! That is more than satan has to offer you, which is death and destruction. Know that satan in all his demise cannot take this promise from you. He will attempt to lie, to deceive you, but know that God’s word is sure and true. You can bank on this promise. Life with the Son is glorious with suffering, it is not easy, but God has given us help, and that help is through His empowering Holy Spirit. The Greek term for the Holy Spirit is Parakletos. means His Holy Spirit, your helper, counselor, intercessor, and comforter will provide you guidance and His eternal truth to understand life. Just as Jesus, himself, had to transition through life, so must we. God intends for us to travel the road of transitions. The transitional season comes by timing, regardless of ambiguous situations, delays or struggles that encompass our spiritual walk and life with God. Our mindset must be spiritual and centered on the Word of God and His commands. As we begin to apply the word, God will fulfill his promise in our spiritual life. Yet, we may encounter situations, relationships, trials that will teach us and very well lead us to places we do not want to discover or encounter. Know that these very encounters of life are for our spiritual growth and change.

Our spiritual walk in this life may cause us to partake of Seasons. This