I am so thrilled to introduce you to Abby Lewis! She has a heart for God and a passion to lead you to Him. I had the great privilege of publishing her book through my WRITESOURCE Publishing services and am thrilled to be helping to bring her powerful message of LIVING STILL to the world!
Warning:
Drought Conditions
. . . Danger Ahead?
by Abby Lewis
During my walk the other morning, I saw that most of the yards I
passed were dying. There was no color
left in the grass or flowers and the leaves on the trees were beginning to
turn. Yet a few houses down, I saw a
yard vibrant and alive, full of color and beauty. It is obvious why one yard is thriving and
why the other one isn’t, right? We all
know the answer to that. One has been
nurtured, fed and watered, causing it to thrive while the other one has not,
causing it to dry up and begin to die.
I love nature and it breaks my heart to see everything dying
during this drought, to see the life and color just fade out of God’s beautiful
creation. But there is something that
breaks my heart even more….people in a spiritual drought.
I look around and see exactly what I saw during my walk the other
morning. I see some people thriving,
full of joy, peace and love and then I turn around and see others who are
stressed, bitter, full of anxiety, depressed, angry and so much more. I would guess that the ones who are thriving
are choosing to spend time with God while the other ones aren’t. The ones who are full of joy are choosing to feed
themselves daily with the word of God while the other ones are listening to
their own wisdom. The ones who are full
of peace are choosing to seek the heart of God in the midst of their
circumstances while the other ones are relying on themselves to figure it all
out.
It
breaks my heart so much to see this because 10 years ago I was there. I experienced what life was like when a
person chooses to live far away from God, when a person chooses to live in a
spiritual drought. I was only
twenty-four years old, but I was in complete chaos. I suffered from extreme anxiety, control
issues, depression and numerous addictions.
My marriage was falling apart, as were my relationships with my entire
family. My thoughts and words were
filled with negativity and lies, and I had accumulated major credit card debt. As my problems piled up, they began to
manifest physically through severe neck and back pain, as well as numbness in
my left arm and left side of my face. I
had no love for myself, no joy, no peace and no happiness. My entire life was
in complete and utter chaos.
So
how did I come out of all of this? How
did I begin to thrive and be so full of life?
How did I become peaceful and joyful?
How did I get out of the spiritual drought I was in? It really is very simple. I chose to spend focused time with God each
day, and in the midst of it, I learned the practice of “living still.”
What
is living still? Living still is not
adopting a life of inactivity or solitude; rather, it is choosing to live in
tune with the voice of God in the midst of the inevitable noise around us. Living still is recognizing that without God,
we cannot experience the fullness of life. It is choosing to trust God more
than we trust ourselves. Living still is learning to rest in God’s perfect love
for us. It is taking the time to listen to His still, small voice with the
expectation that He will lovingly guide us, one step at a time, toward freedom.
The practice of living still works. Learning to live this way delivered me from
the pit and continues to transform my life each day. And, I am confident that living still can
change your life too.
Read Abby Lewis’ powerful, life changing
story, in her new book Living Still.
For a limited time, download the Living Still e book for FREE.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Abby Lewis has a degree in Health and Wellness and her massage
therapy license. She is the author of Living
Still and producer of A Breath~in Stillness. Her life’s work is to
passionately encourage others to experience transformation of spirit, mind and
body by learning to practice “living still.” In January of 2006 Abby
opened her own business called Healing Naturally. To learn more about Abby
visit her website at www.myjourneytohealing.com
1 comments:
Just got it downloaded. Thanks so much Cherie!!! Do you know any good books on Ruth? If you think a book is great......I have found it is!! Love you!!!
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I am so blessed that you would take the time to share your thoughts with me! You encourage my faith and I pray that God will fill you to the full with His love, mercy,and grace! With joy, Cherie