21 Days of Faith: Finding Your Purpose

By MDiv Rev. Stephanie Denise

God supplies all our needs. Divinity within feeds the soul within. When our soul is connected to God, our source, we prosper. Unfortunately, navigating life can cause us to feel disconnected from God. God is calling you to reconnect fully today. It's time to connect to God on a heart, mind, and soul level. Overcome the attacks on your soul with

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
• Release date: Feb 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887383743

MDiv Rev. Stephanie Denise

God has blessed me to be a wife, mom, daughter, sibling, and friend. I served children as an elementary teacher for more than twenty years in the California public education system. I graduated from Cal State Hayward with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Multiple Subject K-12 California Teaching Credential and from Pacific School of Religion with a Master of Divinity Degree. I was ordained an Itinerant Deacon and Itinerant Elder in the Methodist Church. I served as a Senior Pastor of a Methodist Church for seven years. Today, I am dedicated to teaching, preaching, and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank all my Spiritual Mentors and Teachers along the way who have displayed unwavering faith, free of the fears and doubts that can easily get us derailed from our true purpose in this life. Thank you for your patience and commitment to help me find my voice. God bless you.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement 3

Foreword 7

Chapter 1 9

Chapter 2 13

Chapter 3 17

Chapter 4 19

Chapter 5 23

Chapter 6 27

Chapter 7 29

Chapter 8 31

Chapter 9 35

Chapter 10 39

Chapter 11 41

Chapter 12 43

Chapter 13 47

Chapter 14 51

Chapter 15 55

Chapter 16 59

Chapter 17 61

Chapter 18 65

Chapter 19 67

Chapter 20 69

Chapter 21 71

Foreword

I was born in Selma, California on October 6, 1971. It was fall. The leaves had begun turning bright orange, brick red, golden like mustard, and even shades of brown and deep bronze. At the time I decided to make my entry into the world, night had fallen and all that could be seen was the blueish violet sky, with hints of bright light from the lampposts and a few very distant stars in the sky. My mother was a tall, slender, golden, light-skinned woman with a toothy smile, gentle disposition and the youthful innocence of a sixteen-year-old girl. Even in her youth and innocence, she had the intuition to know it was time for my arrival and went to tell my grandmother, It’s time. My grandmother finished rolling her black silky hair, carefully placed her scarf over large pink rollers, casually grabbed her car keys, and took my mother to the hospital.

Fowler, California is a small rural farming town located about twenty minutes outside of Fresno. The town is made up of farmers, farm laborers, business owners, migrant workers, ministers, and families. Many are employed by Sun Maid Raisins, canning companies, construction, farming, and factory work. My grandmother worked at a bank and was preparing herself for bed. My mom insisted it was time again. She finished up with her nightly routine of washing dishes, rolling her hair, and drove my mom, Donna, to the Fowler hospital. Unfortunately, there was no doctor working at the time. It was approximately 11:30 at night. My mother knew I was on my way. She didn’t let the news deter her. They simply thought to drive to the next closest hospital, which was in Selma, California, about twelve minutes away. When