[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.2.2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(255,255,255,0.1)” background_color_gradient_end=”#0c71c3″ background_color_gradient_direction=”124deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”90%” background_image=”https://rfk.ail.mybluehost.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ebook-24.png” background_position=”bottom_center” overflow-x=”hidden” custom_padding=”6vw||6vw||true|false” border_color_all=”#00a8e8″ border_width_left=”10px” locked=”off”][et_pb_row gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2.2″ width=”100%” module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2.2″ text_font=”Poppins|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#00171f” text_font_size=”26px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”Poppins||||||||” header_font_size=”28px”]Waltzing with God In the Garden of Our Hearts[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ gutter_width=”4″ _builder_version=”4.2.2″ background_size=”contain” background_position=”bottom_center” max_width=”1280px”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”DEDICATION” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.2.2″ header_font=”Poppins||||||||” header_text_color=”#f6f0f6″ header_font_size=”20px” body_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” body_text_align=”left” background_color=”#0c71c3″]This book belongs to the Prince of Peace who in my childhood, stepped into my broken world and gave me peace in those days of pain and sorrow. Like the stars touching heaven, I was allowed to grasp a small glimpse of that special place.
In certain places of my heart, time stood still causing decay in my life. However, one day, my Prince of Peace rode in on His white stallion and started the process of removing all the rotting decay that surrounded my life. He replaced it with freshness on He could bring.
My Prince of Peace help my hands gently and step by step He walked me through the barriers of time to heal those painful places that had broken my heart. Then He filled those places up with His love and my soul was set free to run after Him completely.
Now, I can run into His arms with no shame, singing a new song of freedom that He has given me. As we embrace, my heart floods with joy for the Lover of my soul. My Prince of Peace has me in His loving arms again.
He whispers in my ear, “Dance with Me, My love.” As we waltz, I know in my heart our dance will go on throughout eternity in the wonderful garden He has created for me.
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INTRODUCTION
Our hearts are like many gardens. We can let them grow to be a refuge where there is only peace, joy, and love or we can let them be filled with bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness. What we do with the things in our past that have broken and hurt us is always our choice.
By the time I realized my heart’s garden was a total mess, I was a grown woman, married with four children. I had been walking with the Lord for many years but I had no idea I was really broken inside. I knew I had lived with fear, doubt, and unbelief all the time but I never knew why.
All I knew was that my personal choice was to build up walls of protection to feel safe. But the truth is I never did. I had put everyone who ever hurt me behind a wall with a lock and key. I never let myself or anyone else enter those places because it was very painful.
I walked around as a Christian woman serving the Lord. With all my heart, that’s who I thought I was, but that was only a versy small portion of my life. I was consumed by self-hatred to the extent that I could not even look in the mirror. I was very angry inside.
In the twinkling of an eye, the Prince of Peace stepped into my heart’s garden and began a work that has changed me forever. He took a woman trapped in the emotional bondage of a little girl who had been abused, abandoned, rejected, and broken. A little girl who lost her innocence. A little girl who grew up all broken inside stuck in a grown-up body but stunted by the brokenness of childhood.
Like flower seeds. He stepped into my heart’s garden and began to replant it with His love. He so graciously entered my world touching every area of anger, fear, and rejection. As I gave him full access to my garden. He uprooted all the bitterness and anger that was there. He took all the fear, doubt and unbelief out leaving joy, peace, and love. As I gave Him full access to my life, one step at a time He healed them all. He has replaced all those bitter seeds of hate with love. Rather than hate those who hurt me in the past, I felt compassion for them.
The Prince of Peace longs to do the same in your heart. Ask yourself what is growing in your heart’s garden. Can you examine your heart without fear or do you run and hide from your hurt and pain thinking no one would ever know? That is what I did but I was wrong because the Prince of Peace knew.
If I had not allowed heaven’s rain to fall on me, I would never know there was such peace to be had. I would have remained that little girl in emotional bondage, trapped forever. My heart was a place of no rest or peace. I had no idea what real peace even was. As a matter of fact, I was even afraid of having peace because I feared it and did not know what to expect.
It took time when I finally unlocked the gates and allowed my Prince of Peace to enter in life returned to my garden and me. It was an awesome thing to behold as I watched the overflowing love of God change me. It has been an amazing journey.
I can close my eyes now and whisper His wonderful name and I am there in the midst of that beautiful place He has created for me, waiting for Him to come. I never wait long because at the whisper of His name Jesus He is right beside me. My arms outstretched to the side looking up to the heavens as the sun pours down upon me. His love and joy flood my soul as the rain of heaven falls in the midst around me. I know now that all His promises are true. There are no more broken places left unturned. He has conquered them all. He has restored all the Enemy has stolen.
When I look in the mirror today I no longer see a little girl all broken inside or one who always thought she was so ugly that no one would ever love her. Now I see a beautiful woman who is complete and knows she is loved by the Prince of Peace, Jesus. I finally know that He had rode in on His white stallion and conquered those broken places in my heart. The Prince of Peace, Jesus also desires to heal your brokenness. He wants to help you put the pieces back together and heal your heart.
In writing this book, it is my hope that you will be encouraged to remove the walls you have set up to protect you from being hurt again and give access to the Prince of Peace, Jesus, to heal you.
As you read each page, may you be touched by His love, and healing power. He will create a garden full of love, peace, and joy. A garden where we can meet with Him daily seeking His will for our lives. A place where the cares of this world are left laying at His feet. He will create a place in your heart where you are forever free. A place where we are in the boat of life and He says, “Let’s go to the other side,” and “Peace be still.” We trust him to take us there. E can then run into His arms as He embraces us and whispers in our ear “Dance with me my love” we waltz off into the setting sun knowing He has us in His loving embrace.
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Overview
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348 Pages
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Chapter 1: Broken But Fixable
Chapter 2: The Journey
Chapter 3: Frozen Memories
Chapter 4: Heaven’s Rain
Chapter 5: The Ruins
Chapter 6: My Dad
Chapter 7: My Mom
Chapter 8: My Stepfather
Chapter 9: My Daughter’s Father
Chapter 10: My Husband
Chapter 11: Growing in the Garden Learning about
The Littles Foxes That Things
Chapter 12: Digging The Wells
Chapter 13: Waltzing in His Courts
Chapter 14: Walking in the Palace
Chapter 15: Heaven’s Completion
Chapter 16: Ministries And Scriptures
Chapter 17: My Family & Photo Gallery
Poem By The Sea
About The Author
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Sample Chapter 1
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