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ISSUE 1, JANUARY <strong>2020</strong><br />
CONTENTS<br />
STEPPING<br />
FORWARD<br />
TRANSFORMED<br />
LIVES<br />
16<br />
Trusting God as Your<br />
World Crumbles<br />
BY SHARON ASPINALL<br />
8<br />
Overcome Loneliness<br />
BY RUSSELL JOHN NESTOR<br />
9<br />
Trusting God: Your First<br />
Step to Wholeness<br />
BY MARY ANN<br />
The inability to change her son’s<br />
heart condition brought Sharon to<br />
a new level of trust in God.<br />
10<br />
15<br />
18<br />
Try a Little Kindness<br />
BY LINDA CUBBEDGE-SMITH<br />
What Do I Know To Be True<br />
about God?<br />
BY RACHEL OVERTON<br />
God Will Help You<br />
BY SHAWN ASPINALL<br />
WITH KRISTI OVERTON JOHNSON<br />
<strong>34</strong><br />
Mary Ann had tried many things<br />
to make herself feel complete, but<br />
nothing worked until she turned her<br />
mind and heart over to God.<br />
Deal with Deadly Emotions<br />
BY TIFFANY<br />
Verbally and sexually abused by<br />
those who should have loved her,<br />
Tiffany turned to self-harm to relieve<br />
the pain she felt inside.<br />
20<br />
26<br />
COVER STORY<br />
The Gift of Forgiveness<br />
BY DORI GREESON<br />
WITH GENE GREESON AND<br />
LINDSAY A. HAUGEN<br />
Amazing things happen when we<br />
forgive those who have committed<br />
grievous crimes against us.<br />
Change the Equation<br />
of Your Life<br />
19<br />
25<br />
33<br />
Hold Out Your Hand<br />
BY TINA M. BROWN<br />
Change Your Course<br />
BY KRISTI OVERTON JOHNSON<br />
Finding Your Eternal Value<br />
BY KENNY MUNDS<br />
12<br />
FEATURES<br />
Resisting Temptation<br />
BY ROBERT LOWERY III<br />
Counting on your own resources<br />
to overcome temptation often<br />
leads to failure. With God’s help,<br />
however, success can be yours.<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Robby taught his<br />
parents, Dori and<br />
Gene Greeson,<br />
much about the<br />
power of God’s<br />
gift of love and<br />
forgiveness, but<br />
they didn’t fully<br />
comprehend the<br />
magnitude of that<br />
gift until they<br />
encountered a<br />
stranger—Robby’s<br />
murderer.<br />
28<br />
BY STANLEY MCGRAW<br />
Your life will reflect the choices<br />
you make. For lasting change,<br />
surround yourself with godly<br />
people and wholesome activities.<br />
The Power of Prayer<br />
BY BJ EMERSON<br />
God has given BJ Emerson and his<br />
father, Allen, an incredible story<br />
of restoration and hope. Together,<br />
they share it with all who will hear.<br />
30 El Poder de la Oracion<br />
6<br />
POR BJ EMERSON<br />
Dios les a dado a BJ Emerson y<br />
su padre una historia increíble de<br />
restauración y esperanza. Juntos<br />
la comparten con todos los que<br />
escucharán.<br />
IN EVERY ISSUE<br />
Publisher’s Note<br />
You Are Not Out!<br />
37<br />
38<br />
From the Father<br />
I Am for You<br />
Going Deeper<br />
Resisting Temptation<br />
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