God’s Call Upon You!

By Sharon Webb Jackson

Sharon begins to explore her relationship with God. She questions her connection by pointing readers to the big picture of the Bible. It is a story of redemption and repentance, as she begins to explore her purpose here on earth. Will God use her if she sin. Does God speak to people that make mistakes. Can God use broken pieces? Will he hear her prayers? This book is a true testament about God still placing her in his divine protection despite the things she’s done. It gives an account of his glory being placed upon her. She gives clear illustrations of God using her even when she messed up. She encourages you to stay on the path of righteousness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781543498486

Sharon Webb Jackson

Sharon Webb-Jackson, a loving and compassionate individual that allows the grace of God to shine in and through her. She is like a conduit that believes in unlocking the hidden treasures that lie within each human being. She is a giver of herself. Sharon is wonderfully made with the life of the father, Jesus Christ on the inside of her and at the helm of all she does. She believes that God has so much love for her and others. She demonstrates God’s love in the things he gives her and she shares with her family and friends. Sharon is surrounded by God’s love and grace because God is precious in her sight.

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CONTENTS

Prelude

Who’s report do you believe

The testing of your faith

Standing in God’s peace

Walking in his divine glory

Being equipped in the fire

Prelude

God is calling us to be more like him. However, we live in a world that does not reflect his kingdom on this earth. There are so many people proclaiming to be Christians; however, our behavior and actions are not reflective of his love and presence. We make statements about being a Christian, but let someone upset you. As his chosen vessels, it is our responsibility to be a reflection of him each day. This book was inspired by the number of events that have occurred in my life. Each event had a different level of distress or despair, but the Spirit of God that resides within me did not allow the circumstances around me not to call on his great name. I will continue to call him Aba, Father as he is the great provider. I know that I am from another kingdom, living on the planet earth, and serving another king each and every day. Psalm 37 comes from David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil

or be envious of those who do wrong;

² for like the grass they will soon wither,

like green plants they will soon die away.

³ Trust in the LORD and do good;

dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴ Take delight in the LORD,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;

trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,

your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD

and wait patiently for him;

do not fret when people succeed in their ways,

when they carry out their wicked schemes.

⁸ Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;

do not fret—it leads only to evil.

⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed,

but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Even those who are faithful and obedient in their relationship with Christ will sometimes face experiences that involve danger, fear, and despair. At times, the circumstances will exceed their natural ability to endure. When severe troubles occur in our lives we need not feel that God has abandoned us or has stopped loving us. Rather, we must remind ourselves that these things have happened to God’s faithful people throughout history. God sometimes allows us to experience desperate times so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God. When we realize that Christ is with us and we look to him in faith, he will give us strength to endure and come through the situation victoriously (2 Corinthians 1:8-10).

Who’s report do

you believe

We need to unwrap your gifts and believe in his report

Human beings were created by God with a spirit, soul, and body (Genesis 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 5:23). It has been said that we are not bodies with souls; we are souls that have bodies. The body, the outer man is our physical housing through which we experience the world. Our souls are the personality centers of our beings from which our mind, will, and emotions operate. With our souls we choose either to listen to