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9781491711200: The God of How: Understanding How Trials, Transitions, and Triumphs Fit into God's Plan for Your Life
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ISBN 10: 1491711205 ISBN 13: 9781491711200
Verlag: iUniverse, 2013

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When you are at the end of your proverbial rope, your mind and heart may be filled with questions about how such difficulties fit in with God's plan for your life. It is during those times that you need straight talk and forward-thinking principles. In The God of How: Understanding How Trials, Transitions, and Triumphs Fit into God's Plan for Your Life, Dr. Preston Williams II seeks to help you understand God's involvement in life's many transitions. Through true-life stories and biblical references, you can come to understand the key points of change, including submitting to God's process, examining your options, acknowledging your resources and support systems, and maintaining confidence in yourself and in God's track record for success. As you make your way through the personal stories and spiritual reflections included in this study, you can begin to see life situations from a purposeful vantage point. Be inspired to follow your dreams by seeing the world through God's eyes and prepared to confront the rapid and complex life challenges and transformation in the twenty-first century.

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The God of How

Understanding How Trials, Transitions, And Triumphs Fit into God's Plan For Your Life

By Preston Williams II

iUniverse LLC

Copyright © 2013 Dr. Preston Williams II
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4917-1120-0

Contents

Dedication.................................................................vii
Foreword...................................................................xi
Preface....................................................................xv
Acknowledgments............................................................xix
Prologue...................................................................xxi
Part 1 Understanding Life's Trials.........................................1
Chapter 1 The Turning Point (Story)........................................3
Chapter 2 God WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle.......................10
Chapter 3 Visiting the Past—But Not For Too Long (Story)...................22
Chapter 4 Driven by Pressure or God's Pleasure.............................30
Chapter 5 The Image Sabbatical: Taking a Break from Who You Think You Are 
(Story)....................................................................		39
Part 2 Understanding Life's Transitions....................................45
Chapter 6 Dying To Be Me...................................................47
Chapter 7 In The Toils of Change (Story)...................................56
Chapter 8 Learn From Your Past but Live For Now: Life Change...............63
Chapter 9 And Still I Rise (Story).........................................73
Chapter 10 Preparing For Your Prophetic New................................81
Chapter 11 The Way We Were: The Homecoming (Story).........................95
Chapter 12 Confronting the Pros and Cons of Familiarity....................105
Part 3 Understanding Life's Triumphs.......................................119
Chapter 13 Once More To Live (Story).......................................121
Chapter 14 Behind the Curtain of Cause (A Tapestry of Experiences).........132
Chapter 15 Once More To Love (Story).......................................144
Chapter 16 Life Full Circle................................................158
Chapter 17 Triumphs: God's Ultimate Purpose Behind Trials and Transitions..171
Epilogue In Retrospect—This Book (My Testimony)............................181
Bonus Chapter..............................................................187
About the Author...........................................................199
Endnotes...................................................................201
Bibliography...............................................................205
Index......................................................................209


CHAPTER 1

The Turning Point (Story)


Savannah, Georgia—June 1991

He'd just flown in from presenting a week long seminar in St.Thomas, Virgin Islands. Enroute home from the airport, he turnsonto Bay Street from I-516. Driving through the historic district ofdowntown Savannah, he basked in the ease of living in this place ofwarm coastal breeze and meandering brick and cobblestone streets.And for the brief drive home, he chooses not to remember thetension between him and his wife before leaving for the seminar.

The man's name was William Clive Jamison II. Dusk wasfalling as he arrived in the driveway of his home. He immediatelyobserved the signs of his worse fears. Something truly unspeakablehad happened. The house was dark, and the daily newspapers hadbeen collecting on the front lawn for several days. As he turns hiskey to open the front door, there is a knot in the pit of his stomach.There was no response to his greeting—hello, as it echoed throughthe naked entrance way; offering the first answers to some of theimpending questions.

Little by little, from light switch to doorway, from room toroom, his fears were becoming a reality. William collapsed to hisknees in the middle of the living room, emotionally paralyzed by theshock of returning home to find it empty and filled with a disturbingsilence. The common voices of his wife and children mute from theabsence of their presence. Just a week earlier, he was sitting in thatvery living room with his thirteen-year-old son and eleven-year-olddaughter at his feet watching their favorite sitcom, his wife, scurryingaround the kitchen preparing dinner while making periodic remarksin response to the sitcom's dramatic moments. At that very momenthis life was—perfect.

This would be the last perfect evening he would have withhis family before leaving for St. Thomas the next morning. Itwould be the last evening he would spend with them as a family.One week later, after a remarkable week of lecturing, he returnedhome only to find his life dismantled and in utter disarray. He hadalways championed the cause of individuals experiencing personalabundance through the Spirit-filled life and striving to evolve tothe next higher level of fulfillment in the areas of life, love andrelationships. Indeed in the eyes of many he was the example of aloving husband and father, a dreamer, and a man living life fully ina successful ministry unfolding with each passing year. Yet, in onebrief week, with one major decision (unknown to him), this manwho was one of the most progressive voices in the arena of personaland spiritual empowerment—a champion of sorts, had been reducedto a victim.

He was a young up and coming leader. He was well known forhis effervescent personality, and he was distinguished as a publicspeaker. Now kneeling on his empty living room floor with histravel-bag dropped and leaning against his laptop briefcase, he liftshis arms and places the palm of his hands against his forehead as ifhe was trying to keep it from falling off his neck. It was as if time wasstanding still waiting for his disbelief to catch up with the reality ofthe situation. His wife was following through on her desire to be freeof the pressures of being the wife of a public figure. The expectations,the extensive travel, having to share her husband with the world hadcome to a head. She was now seeking a divorce. She was leaving afifteen year marriage; taking his kids; ending the only reality knownto William outside his ministry.

William collects his thoughts and proceeds to search for a note, amessage—anything that would make sense out of what has happened.He slowly lifts from his knees and heads for the kitchen. The phonemessage recorder light is blinking. As William moves toward themessage machine, there is heaviness in his chest. He senses that hisworst fears will be confirmed upon pushing the play button on theanswering machine. He hesitates, as if not playing the message wouldsomehow not validate what is happening. With his heart beating sohard...

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2013
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