Bad news has become a constant. If you are still watching TV news, you can feel the stress of the nation. Jobless rates are soaring. Prayer requests are piling up at church altars and online through e-mail and Twitter. The questions are real. Where is the relief when your marriage fails? What is the balm to ease worries about paying the bills? What direction do you take when your child goes "left"? How do you start over when you get laid off and you are only a few years from retirement?
In That was Then, This Is Now, This Broken Vessel Restored, author Paulette Harper offers insight about overcoming hard
times after surviving a broken marriage as a pastor's wife. She will be featured on Final Days Forum on Sunday, March 15, 2009 as part of "This Broken Vessel Restored Blog Tour."
Stop by and show Paulette some love for sharing her story with the world. Final Days Forum will post a devotional she created just for an appearance on this blog.
Here are excerpts from her new book:
"Can you imagine living in the midst of peace when others are not? When drama is present in the lives of your loved ones? When there is such disarray going on in the nations and the world? We must choose to live in this arena at all times in our lives, knowing that the Prince of Peace is living with us."
"For years I depended on man to provide what I needed in the area of finances, spiritual nourishment, and guidance. It was during my most difficult test that God began to show me that He would supply everything I needed to survive."
"I learned that my success and recovery had nothing to do with my bank account, investments, or my job; it was all centered on God manifesting who He wanted to be in my life. Provision was going to be made because of my relationship to the King. My welfare is a reflection of Him, and if I wasn't going to recover from my divorce, He wasn't going to look good. God wanted to be glorified in my life at all times."
Paulette chose God's recovery plan. She survived a painful season of life on his terms, not hers.
Judy Howard Ellis
Here is the schedule for "The Broken Vessel Restored Blog Tour" hosted by Tywebbin Creations:
Sunday, March 15th
Monday, March 16th
- Mari’s Morning Room
- Written Voices Podcast (podcast)
- Sister Circle Online Radio Show (7:00 pm EST)
- Black Authors Network (8:00 -10:00 pm EST)
Tuesday, March 17th
Wednesday, March 18th
- The Master’s Vessel
- FIRST Wild Card Tours
- A Peek At My Bookshelf
- Loving Heart Mommy
- Laura Williams’ Musings
- A Joyful Heart Blog
- I Need to Read
- Window to My World
Thursday, March 19th
- Vanessa Richardson
- Victorious Cafe
- Inspiration Station (6:30 PM EST)
Friday, March 20th
Saturday, March 21st
- Cookie Aisle
- Worth More Than Rubies (3:00 pm CST / 4:00 pm EST)
