Encourage yourself in the lord

There are various things that can happen in the lives of every human being, and sometimes the situation doesn't change right away, however, with encouragement, we can experience the peace of god and joy to handle these situations before we are delivered from and/or out of them. this last verse is where i captured the theme for this book, which has a collections of my writings throughout the years. these are things that god gave me as encouragement to face what i faced, and i believe that these words of encouragement will build, lift, and cheer you up, as you face the cares of this life! be encouraged! de'angela haynes, i live in florence, sc. i was born and raised in marion, sc. attended and graduated from francis marion university for my undergraduate studies. attended and graduated from webster university with my first master's degree in human resources development. my mother is the late, bertha mae haynes, and my father is oliver taylor, who resides in columbia with his wife, victoria taylor. however, i reared by my aunt annie mae rowell, aka, "momma" and my uncle harold grant, who loved and taught me a lot of the basics and fundamentals in life. i was also reared spiritually by my pastors, bishop michael a. blue and pastor malinda j. blue, and i attend the door of hope christian church, worship and ministry center.