If You Can Lift This Book, This Book Can Lift You

By Shirley Simmons

When a problem or a uncomfortable situaltion comes into your life, there is a quote or a verse that can handle it.  You just have to declare it out of your mouth and believe it in you heart and know it in your mind.

 

Jesus said"his words would not come back void why should yours.  So speak the words out of your mouth of how you want your life to be when the words come out of your mouth your life will follow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 29, 2005
• ISBN: 9781463497293

Shirley Simmons

Shirley Simmons, in her life journey she has been a Model, Flight Attendant, Writer, Author, Poet, and addict. After her marriage dissolved and her children became adults, she was diagnosis with depressing and begin using drugs. In and out of rehabs and other institutions for several years, finally, with the help of God and her mentor she was able to gain sobriety in 1998, in addition, she quit smoking cigarettes four weeks later, a great accomplishment.   Now a born again Christian residing in Redono Beach, Calif, she is a student at El Camino College, majoring in Journalism, and doing volunteer work. She also does poetry reading through-out the Los Angeles and surrounding area. She decided to write this book to give the youth and others some positive principles, guidance, spiritual applications and mentoring tools.   Only through her personal relationship with God was she able to bring this book into fruition. She learn to overcome several set back in the process of writing this book; however, she would resort to affirming Bible verses and positive quotes repeating and believing them, whenever she found herself in a dilemma. She said God would bring her out of adverse situations each time.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Affirmations

Chapter 1   The Ancient Secret

Chapter 2   Life Is What your Make It

Chapter 3   Life’s Journey

Chapter 4   Your Furture Is In Your Mouth

Chapter 5   What’s In A Name

Chapter 6   Soul, Body, and Mind

Chapter 7   There’s Nothing Under the Bed

Chapter 8   The Four Classic Principles

Chapter 9   Looking for the Pursuit of Happiness?

The color of a child

Time

Mother Nature Laluby

Running

Field of Flowers

I am somebody

Remember

My Gift

Impression

Reverse The Curse

Stage of School Fright

Time is Running Out

Set Yourself Free

God Is my Good and Plenty Pill

Pen-Paper-Pain

In God Great Heaven

About the Author

Dedication

This book is dedicated first to God, without whom, I would not have been able to bring forth these words. To my mother, Fannie Cowan , whom I now know I took after, All the things she wanted to be and do I believe God allow me to bring them into fruitation. Love You Mom.

To My bless son, Elder Maurice A. David, of The City of Refuge Church. God is not through with you yet.

To his wife Michelle David and my number one Granson Maurice A. David II, this book is especally for you.

To My Lovely Daughter, Loni David, who God blessed with an uncanny knowledge about life and mentoring others, at an early age.

To My Brother Jimmy and Bobby David, who are now in the bosom of God.

Illustration by Pam Soul @I.C.E

God Bless us All!

Acknowledgement

A special thanks to my mentor, Author, Publisher Dr. Donald Sutter, who help rebuild my character with tought love and perseverance

Who taught me the Five Basic steps to the Free Enterprise.

A special thanks to Bishop Noel Jones, My Minister. My Mentor Sunji Ali. Tavis Smiley a member of my church who I did volenteer work for at the L.A. Convention Center, Black Teconolgy and my friend, Author, Publisher, Minister, teacher, Charlotte Ferrell.

Joyce Myer, Cleffo Dollar, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Paula White, whom I watch on TV and saw in person numerous of time, and others, especially, Jan and Paul of the TBN station.

Affirmations

An affirmation is a positive statement or fact you say to yourself, about yourself, when you start to affirm something positive about yourself, start out with the words I am in a lot of the bible verses Jesus use those words to say something positive about himself. Using the word I am or I will, these words will empower you more. You can say some affirmation in the future tense but is better in the present tense. Example, I am learning, I am becoming... or I am now... I am loved, I am blessed, and I will have a new house.

I used the affirmation, everyday