The Testimony of Simple Truths From God
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Make the decision today to stop believing the lies of the devil. The Testimony of Simple Truths from God will encourage you to open your heart and release everything that is holding you back. Once you do, enjoy living in freedom and hope as you take one step at a time, one day at a time, with Jesus by your side.
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The Testimony of Simple Truths From God - Teri Sawyer Brady
For those who have been overwhelmed, this book can move you to overcome. Teri’s real-life testimonies interwoven with the power of God’s Word provide every reader on any level a renewed confidence to rise above their circumstance. Experience the power and simplicity of a child-like faith again!
—DAVID COMER
SENIOR PASTOR, CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP
Let me ask you a few questions: Are you burdened with fear, despair, or loneliness? Have you been crushed with unimaginable pain, and it seems that you cannot rise above its weight? Read how this handmaiden of the Lord turned to God, and allowed His healing power to flow through her being. Learn how to flow in the anointing of the Holy Spirit—allow God to align your Spiritual being, soul and body with His incredible anointing. Read how the night-time hours can be fruitful in allowing alignment to take place deep inside the depths of the Holy Spirit. Learn how to receive dreams and visions that will turn your life around.
REV. DR. G. CHARLES SATTERWHITE, PASTOR
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
OPP, ALABAMA 36467
THE TESTIMONY OF SIMPLE TRUTHS FROM GOD
by Teri Sawyer Brady
Published by Creation House
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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois, 60188. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations marked NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984. 2010, 2011 International Bible Society. Used by permission.
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Design Director: Bill Johnson
Cover design by Nancy Panaccione
Illustrations by Dan Williamson
Edited by Wendy Grady
Copyright © 2014 by Teri Sawyer Brady
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Visit the author’s website: www.simpletruthsfromgod.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: 2012934082
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-61638-918-5 (paperback)
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-61638-975-8 (hardback)
E-book International Standard Book Number: 978-1-61638-919-2
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If it were not for His companionship and much needed guidance during this time, this book would not have been written. He has given me strength where I knew none; and the wisdom and knowledge to write the next word.
There is no other man I love more than Skip Brady—I jointly dedicate this book to you, the man of my dreams. For believing in me even when I did not believe in myself.
TO MY SONS, Morgan Bradford and Marlin Brady II, for understanding and loving me even though I did not always make the right choices. I thank God for giving me the opportunity to be your mom.
Thank you, Pastor Lynn Braco! Not only for agreeing with me in prayer, but for having faith in the God within me; to know that I had been with Him and you could trust what He was saying to me. I love and appreciate your sincere heart.
Ms. Wendy Grady—you are a true example of a mentor at heart! Your love for people and the passion God put within you to help others is very large. I appreciate you and all the help you so freely gave. God knows I could not have walked this path without you. You are my friend.
Darin and Lana Robinson—Thanks so much for your support; without the two of you, I would have spent many nights in hopelessness and despair. You both showed me the way to Christ. Your love, patience and kindness brought me through one the toughest times of my life.
Also, thanks to my illustrator, Mr. Dan Williamson.
And my editor, Mrs. Wendy Grady.
All love and thanks to a fantastic support team; you prayed and encouraged me through a difficult process of learning to write according to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. I appreciate all you have done.
My lovely sister, Linda Pettis
Holly McGinnis
Lee Brown Welch
Teresa Ritter
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
1 Martha and Mary
2 The Roman Officer
3 More Faith and Balance
4 Moving in the Moment
5 Don’t Let Go of His Promise
6 Our Children Are Gifts
7 The Jewish Woman
8 Healing in His Wings
9 Prosperity for All Who Believe
10 Tithes and Offerings
11 Co-Dependency Who?
12 Life or Death
13 Faith, Righteousness, and Obedience
14 Overcoming Sexual Violations
15 You Can Do This
A Note to the Reader
Prayers
Notes
About the Author
Contact the Author
They overcame him [the enemy] by the blood of
the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
—Revelation 12:11a, NIV
AN OLD SHAKER hymn says, Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free.
Teri Brady, in her book The Testimony of Simple Truths from God, has aptly demonstrated her gift to be simple and free. The truths she shares are at the same time both simple and profound. What makes them profound is that they are validated through the experiences of her life. They are not just abstract truths; they are filled with the practical stuff of life. They are truths made real in real-life situations.
As a university professor observing and interacting with Teri as one of my students, I have seen Teri grow as a student and as one of God’s precious treasures. She has shown grace, the God-given ability to overcome much adversity, and the resiliency to bounce back after divorce, addictions, cancer, and more.
In my book Finding Your Niche, I describe how we find our niche, our purpose and calling in life, through, among other things, our life message—how we were knocked down and God picked us up, how we were in bondage and Jesus Christ set us free, how we were in distress and disease, and God healed us, how we were in defeat and how we overcame through Christ. In this book, Teri has found and shared her life message, her victory in many of these very things. The power of her testimony can impact the lives of others encountering similar struggles.
Teri has found God’s message in the mess of her life and God has turned her calamities into her calling, her pain into passionate purpose, and her trials into triumphs. God can do the same for you as you read and absorb God’s simple truths. You will be encouraged and inspired as you read.
—PAUL L. KING, D.MIN., D.TH.
Dr. Paul King has served on the faculty of Oral Roberts University, Crown College, and Alliance Theological Seminary. Author of nine books, he is a pastor, seminar speaker, and President of Paul King Ministries, Inc. (www.paulkingministries.com).
SOME CHRISTIANS, ALONG with others, walk around in a solemn state of mind; feeling confined, imprisoned with bondage and hopelessness. You can learn how to be happy and full of the joy of the Lord even though you are walking through trials and tribulations.
This book has been birthed out of a genuine love and compassion for others to be set free from the chains of bondage. Having walked through what seemed an insurmountable amount of tragedy, I have been set free and I am being made whole by faith through Christ Jesus, daily. I want to teach you how to do the same. Hopefully, as I share my testimony you will benefit from what I have learned. You do not have to be sad, disappointed and discouraged! You don’t have to walk around with your head hanging low; you don’t have to walk and talk doom and gloom. Instead, you can celebrate life! You can have joy in the midst of the storm. You can have freedom through it all by learning to lay it down at the feet of Jesus. This is where you will find your peace as you Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall
(Ps. 55:22). Release the responsibility that you may have assigned yourself to mope around. Victory can be yours for the taking. Do you want it? I ask you today, are you ready to become an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony?
I hope to share in your victorious outcome with an end result of restored hopes, dreams and ambitions so you can move forward with your life and be transformed into the man or woman of God He intended for you to become. God bless you all!
Chapter One
ISIT AT MY desk. It’s a brand new year, 2010 is here! What will it bring? I listen to a preacher live streaming on the Internet; talking about a new year, change, misinterpretation of what you think you know, restoring, and seeing clearly. I find myself reading my Facebook mail while gazing at a picture on the wall. The presence of the Lord enters the room and I am