No More Band-aids

By Stacy James

I was prophesized over in my early thirties I would write a book, and through my brokenness, it would bring many of our Father's children home to the kingdom. I have 100 percent faith this book can and will change your life or the life of a loved one. In no way am I saying I wrote a top New York seller, but with no doubt, He used my hand to pen it. It contains murder, exorcism, abortions, sexual fetishes, drugs, domestic abuse, and criminal acts; but even though I was the main character in the story, the story somewhere is your own story. I cry when I read the final version because with every evil thing the enemy has caused in all the above, you will see Jesus's mighty hand and His word in Scripture that will change your life if you choose to have a relationship with Him like I did. You are just leveling out of an epidemic, wars are happening, the cost of living has skyrocketed, and my friends, with every breath in my lungs, what the enemy has done for bad to turn our world into a place I definitely feel is not the same world even five years ago, but I believe we are the last generation, and God has used all this evil to shake the world to get them to depend on His Son, Jesus, before it's too late. I hope this book changes you, your relationships, and your brokenness like it has mine. If anyone reads this and found the love of our Father, I would love to do a follow-up book with your love story into chapters. Remember, even if you forgot what love even means anymore, you will when you see how much He loved me after all the evil and hate I did toward Him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9798886164107

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No More Band-aids

Stacy James

ISBN 979-8-88616-409-1 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88616-410-7 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Stacy James

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Foreword

Chapter 1

Best Friends vs. Covenant Friends

You Are Enough

Glossary of Terms I Use

A Letter to My Younger Self

A Moment

About the Author

Dedication

Francis Maxey Lynch

Wanda and Larry Maxey

Sarah Lynch

Joseph Lynch

Joshua Gately

Joseph Billingsley

Romeo Billingsley

Ryan Billingsley

Noah

Sawyer Chapman

Barbara and Darrell Studdard

Molly Mae Studdard

Richard, Joshua and Paige Pierce

Tommy Chrycy

Sherri Nichols

Johnny McIntosh

Issiach

Pastor Andy

Berryville Methodist church and my youth

Kieth Cook

J. P. Diodene

Chris Kandis Ella Mia Studdard

Shiloh

David Kelly AJ Kyle Studdard

To all the broken children of the world

Stacey R. Bliss and Blaze Billingsley

Tammy Maxey

Keri and family

To all the people planted by our mighty Savior that were in my journey both for the good or bad.

Acknowledgments

Romeo, the orphan but my light and strength besides my Savior, lifted me up when I was down. My dear Romeo, this book has been in the making for many years. It took a while for Jesus to refine me and realize I truly belong in the spiritual world, not that of the secular world.

My mother—we have been on a journey throughout our lives. We have laughed, cried, and to this day have a relationship, which is something I thought was only a dream I cherish every moment. I truly believe not our strength but His—we have had a rebirth in the spiritual realm. You are not just my mother but my best friend. As our relationship has grown, I know it's from the grace of God and prayer I finally feel the emptiness that I felt is why we are where we are today. I cannot express the love I feel; I can truly say God has given us the ability to have the agape love that I have yearned for. I love you, Mom!

Joshua—you were my firstborn. I am so proud of the God-fearing man you have become. I knew from the moment I heard God's voice telling me to put down the baby's name book to pick your name from the Bible, you, like Joshua in the Bible, are strong, courageous, and have a love for our Savior that is beautiful. I thank God for having the opportunity to borrow you here on earth. As a parent, you pray your child will succeed, become a CEO of a company, and the highest honor on the secular level would be the president of the United States; God gave you talents that prevailed higher than that honor; He called you into the fivefold ministry. My Joshie Poo, go fight the fight of your life, and let's bring all God's children back home to our Father.

Joseph—my mighty warrior. I am so proud of your accomplishments and becoming the father you are. You have been our protector. I'm sorry for the choices I made and the pain I caused. You are like me in so many ways. You now have two sons, Bliss and Blaze. Teach them from the Bible, and teach them to be mighty warriors like you.

I love you.

Introduction

First and most important, I dedicate this book to my Father, my love, my creator, my comforter, throughout the final journey of my life turning my old wineskin into a new wineskin.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins, otherwise, the wine will burst the skin turning and both the wine and wineskin will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskin. (Mark 2:22)

To my heavenly Father, I first want to confess loudly and boldly, I humble myself before You. I ask for forgiveness of all sins—knowing and unknowing—for every one of my sins. I thank You for being with me during the storms of my life. I thank You for having the privilege to be a vessel to use my ways of the world to share my testimony to reach your forgotten children. You have shown me love that is unexplainable, forgiveness that is so interpretated what the actual meaning really is—and is one emotion I believe is the hardest one we have to deal and accept on a secular level. We cannot complicate on a worldly concept the amazing love and forgiveness You represent in Scripture and as our true Father that forgives and love us.

I thank You for the ability to decipher Your voice from that of the enemy. I know since birth to the present time that You were even communicating to me way before I ever knew who You were.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to nations. (Jeremiah 1:5)

Foreword

Jesus is the answer to the dreams and fulfillment of mankind. It is true that so often, they do not see this to be the truth. They see the answer, their dreams in power and in wealth, in material plenty, in the realization of the ability which they cherish. If ever humankind dreams of peace, love, greatness, and satisfaction are to be realized, then they can only find their realization in Jesus Christ.

Scripture

Romans 8:28 (NIV): That God works for our good in all things is reassuring; it means that no matter the circumstances, there are only two qualities—for God to be working all t hings together for our good and those who love God are called for His purpose.

Ephesians 6 (NIV): In Ephesians 6, the armor of God includes cover for the feet. A modern equivalent would be shoes or sandals. It describes as the preparation or readiness that covers from the Gospel of peace. As part of the armor of God that helps you stand against any spiritual attack, it's an important piece.

Psalm 91 (NIV):

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord He is my refuge and my fortress my God in whom I trust. Surely, he will save you from the deadly pestilence He will cover you with His feathers under His wings, you will find refuge His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart, you will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day or pestilence that stalk in the darkness, nor the plague destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways so that you will not strike your foot against a stone you will trample the great lion and the serpent because he loves me, says the lord. I will rescue him, I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call om me and I will answer him. I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble.

1 Chronicles 4:9–10:

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him in pain.

Exodus 33:16:

For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So, we shall be separate. Your people and I, from all the people and I, from all the people who are on the earth.

Colossians 1:21–23 (NIV):

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of[a] your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Colossians 3:1:

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

Luke 19:10:

For the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which was lost.

Chapter 1

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

—Romans 8:28

Wow! What a powerful verse. This tiny but powerful verse has been the purpose of me writing this book. On a dreary drive to Arkansas from Flagler Beach, Florida, I was unfortunately on the final journey to lay an important father figure in my life to rest. After driving nonstop around fifteen hours, I pulled into a gas station, and as I was backing my car out, I