Our Lives Our Destiny

Sabrina Garcia

Description

The book’s premise is based on the struggles of a young woman, who like many in her plight to be free and establish her identity, finds that she does not know herself as well as she thought.

Sujets

• Relationships
• Relationship
• Poetry
• Family

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 29 juin 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781669817390
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Our Lives Our Destiny
Poetry that Speaks to the Heart of Fa mily
 
 
Life will never be a gift wrapped in a bow and beautifully packaged until God seals it; we’ve paid the postage, and allowed him time enough to deliver. Our steps are ord ered!
 
SABRINA GARCIA
 
Copyright © 2023 by Sabrina Garcia.
 
Library of Congress Control Number:
2022905714
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-1741-3
 
Softcover
978-1-6698-1740-6
 
eBook
978-1-6698-1739-0
 
 
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
 
Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.
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Rev. date: 06/28/2023
 
 
 
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Illustrations/Autobiography
Destiny & Words of Wisdom
In The Beginning
Chapter 1Life’s Ups and Downs Along My Spiritual Journey
Chapter 2The Saga Continues
Chapter 3All about the Creator
Chapter 4Family Expressions
Chapter 5Family Dedications
Chapter 6To Hell & Back (The Restoration)
Chapter 7“Small Particles”
Biography
Vision Statement
End Note
 
 
 
 
 
 
This book and all of my future works published, are dedicated to my loved one’s lost in the struggle, and people all over the world that are trying to overcome in a life of uncertainty. Our lives, our destiny, and our fate, all belong to the The Most High God. As His servant I am only here to spread the good news of a greater hope!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There are numerous people I would like to acknowledge and thank for their patience, and their investment in my writing abilities throughout the years. You already know who you are, because I have already told you. Yet I feel obligated to thank you anyway for knowing my capabilities and continuously encouraging me to move forward even when I was weary and lacked the confidence.
To My Heavenly Father that knows me better than I will ever know myself, a Father that knew me before I was in my mother’s womb, a Father that knows every hair on my head and each and every single fiber of my being. Lord I thank you for loving me unconditionally in spite of my short comings.
To my precious family and friends both near and far, for putting up with what I like to call “My Specialness”. Thanks for giving ear to all of my thoughts, hopes, dreams and concerns. You mean the world to me for you have all taught me that it’s okay to be different, unique, and sometimes peculiar, as that is how God made us.
To Bishop T.D Jakes who inspires me continuously with all of his books, sermons, and words of wisdom. Last but never the least, Thank you Mom both for creating me and showing me throughout your life the importance of having hope in Christ. Although I attribute everything to Jehovah, you were the first one in my life to provide me with purpose by teaching me the true definition of love. Now that you are gone. The chapter is complete, my story is concluded. This poetic journey has come to and end, now I close this book.
Truly I thank each and every one of you for empowering me. Your words, thoughts, knowledge and experiences, have provided me strength while helping me to endure tough times by standing on my faith. You have been with me, supporting both my vision and my dreams, along every step of this journey. Had it not been for your presence, words of encouragement, and your unconditional love, I would not be who I am today. Thanks so much for loving me.
PREFACE
This book was originally dedicated to the poet, sociologist, scientist, or psychoanalysis that inspired me with the Hebrew saying, translated, “Every great idea that has ever manifested itself throughout humanity has come from a solitary thought in someone else’s mind and if anyone of us are capable of such thought then we all have the same capacity because we are all human and we were all created equal;” And to you my dear friend Harry (Harold Gotti) even though these sayings were not yours originally, thanks for sharing them with me, because they have helped to inspire me along my spiritual journey while reminding me that “If you can believe it, then you can achieve it”, and we all know that “IF” is a big word! My dear friend you were probably before most, quite capable, and never even knew it. Even in your passing, you never knew just how capable you were. By the grace of El Elyon, The Most High God and in the Name of Jesus (Yeshua), we are all cap able.
It’s our inheritance and our destiny to understand the mysteries of the mind. We all possess enough wisdom to make the impossible possible, but half of us just haven’t realized it yet. Truly I thank The Most High for people like you and others who have guided and inspired me to a new level of consciousness, while helping to change the course of my life with their words of wisdom. The phrase above has subliminally restored to me once again, the faith and hope necessary to pick up Gods word, and allow it to saturate my most inner being to the point of making a differ ence.
Today his word provides me revelation and insight to continue pursuing my dream of publishing this book. After all, in the Bible was it not the Father who said In Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen?” It is written so it shall be done.
 
Thanks again my biblical a ngel.
INTRODUCTION
What makes this book unique is that it’s not just an ordinary book of poetry; it’s one of great significance, geared toward educating family and those experiencing an identity crisis. It’s about crisis intervention, prevention intervention, harm/risk reduction, social work and case management. This book teaches that, it’s the honest social work that makes life count.
The book’s premise is based on the struggles of a young woman, who like many in her plight to be free and establish her identity, finds that she does not know herself as well as she thought. Both she and her family had been through much hardship over the years so she struggled to find her place in society while pondering her reason for existence. If you consider the dates on these poems, you will realize many are in chronological order. The rational is that when she started writing in 1983, she was torn between the natural and supernatural world around her. Tormented by worldly desires and convicted by the Holy Spirit, yet too naïve to understand the difference or her purpose. She reacted in ways that eventually began to take a toll on her physical, emotional and eventually her spiritual well-being. She was naïve to the fact that at a very young age she was already in the midst of a spiritual war. Predestined because God loved her, so her steps were ordered.
In this book there are several different sections, one of which is just spiritual, others include family members’ friends, and dedications, but some of her most valued sections are words she envisioned would take form and come into fruition. Overall the goal of her book is that her poetic writing would speak volumes to people in general. Words parallel to the everyday problems, experiences, and most importantly to the definition of the term, we like to call “Family”. These poems reflect who she was at particular moments in life, who she is currently, and who she shall become simply because of her identity and her destiny. She began expressing herself through her writing with no idea as to where it was about to lead her. She used her book as an escape from the world, a release valve whenever she felt the need to cry out.
She carried paper and pen with her everywhere and wrote about almost everything. Occasionally she would even draw an audience and share a few lines, as those curious to know what she was writing would sometimes inquire. Eventually everyone she encountered expected her to provide words of wisdom. At certain periods in life she’d experience writer’s block, and could not articulate her thoughts, problems, and loses. She could not and would not write in fair of releasing negative energy into the universe. This showed her, she was stagnant in life and life was putting her under too much pressure. Only by the grace of The Most High would she continue on her literal journey. However, she never lost sight of her original vision and stayed true to her purpose, remembering her dreams as well as God’s promises.
She had no idea God held her in such high regard and He previously ordained she hold such high position. At the time there was no inclination as to who she was in Christ or where he was about to take her. She had no clue that she was nothing more than a servant used for his glory. Over the years she began to realize that it was Jehovah God that provided her with grace, wisdom, and virtue along every step of her journey. He knew she was a sinner. He knew her shortcomings, he knew her weaknesses, he knew her strengths, and he knew she would be saved and redeemed, but most importantly, he knew her heart. He also knew she would eventually fulfill his purpose and his will for her. This is why he provided her with scriptures such as Paul i