Need inspiration during hard times? Do you have a spiritual hunger you cannot fill? Are you at a painful crossroads? Manna for Mamma: Wisdom for Women in the Wilderness may serve as an an encouragement for you. Final Days Forum is featuring this book as part of the Summer Reading with Anointed Authors Blog Tour by Tywebbin Creations.
Author Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress' book "links the similarities between the Israelites’ journey from captivity in Egypt toward freedom in the Promised Land of Canaan, and the 10 most common experiences women face today during their personal pilgrimage," according to Tywebbin Creations. The wilderness journey is always a wonderful illustration to use to understand our journey with God. Like the Israelites, sometimes we "get" what God is doing, and sometimes, unfortunately, we don't.
This book by this Dallas-based author and columnist "responds to the wilderness conditions in a woman’s life by revealing that Jesus is her manna, available to both sustain and deliver her. Manna for Mamma will inspire women to move in the direction of his promises for her life, already fulfilled and awaiting her arrival," according to Tywebbin Creations. The 10 experiences Dr. Monroe Congress details in her book regarding women include:
- Beauty and Aging
- Dating and Marriage
- Education
- Employment and Finances
- Illness and Death
- The Missing Man
- Parenting
- Position
- Religion
- Self-Esteem
I like this excerpt from the book:
"There is never any benefit to traveling or making decisions apart from God's wisdom. Venturing off from God will only lead to discipline through which He seeks to return us back to the right relationship with Him. Your human insight cannot even fathom, let alone see, what God has in store for your life. The gulf between the way we think and see things and how God sees them is comparable to the distance between heaven and earth. You cannot plan your own life, but you can be a willing vessel by allowing God to demonstrate His power through your wilderness."
And this:
"I offer that any woman who accepts the manna -- the bread from heaven's kitchen-- for herself and her household, confirms by that single action that she is operating in uncomfortable faith and has learned to depend on Him to meet all of her needs. Not only will she pass God's test of faithfulness with flying colors, but she will have earned the right to expect Him to deliver and restore her and to move her from glory to glory in Him."
Uncomfortable faith. What a description! From the human point of view, dependence upon God is so impractical. Who wants to wait for heavenly supply -- manna -- when sometimes those deliveries don't always arrive just at the moment we want them? But when we walk in uncomfortable faith, we get a glimpse of the Big Picture from God's point of view. And as we allow God to reshape our perspective, his viewpoint becomes all that matters.
Judy Howard Ellis
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress, D.Min. is the founder of The Grand Prairie African American AUTHOR SHOWCASE and a trademarked columnist, The Voice of Inspiration™.
She has earned and Masters and Doctor of Ministry in Christian Counseling and as a self-proclaimed Literary Servant, her works include: The Bankrupt Spirit: Principles for Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks, The McMillon Family Cookbook: Something to Shout About! and Manna for Mamma: Wisdom for Women in the Wilderness.
She lives in Dallas, TX with her family. To learn more about this author, please visit her website: www.DrViviMonroeCongress.com.
This definitely sounds like a book I need to read.
Posted by: Renee Williams | June 10, 2009 at 08:59 AM
Judith,
Thank you so much for hosting Dr. Vivi on your blog today. We hope your readers will check out her book.
Blessings,
Ty
Posted by: Ty | June 11, 2009 at 02:40 PM