Christian Words of Encouragement

Email Email Author writes second book to inspire others: By Gary Alan Ruse CARL MATHIS Cutler Bay resident Carl Mathis, a minister and elder at Holy Ghost Tabernacle Ministries in Goulds, brought out his first book in March of last year after overcoming a personal tragedy. That book was Life Is What You Make It: Build a Better Life for You and Your Family. “When I lost my wife in December of 2005, my life took a dramatic turn for the worse,” Mathis said. “Trying to raise three boys while grieving was not an easy task, so in a sense, I could sympathize with someone who may need to know that if I could tread the path of difficulty and come out victorious, they could also.” His new book, Life Is What You Make It: Seven Steps to Moving Forward, will be published on Aug. 17 by Tate Publishing. The 104-page paperback will be available through Amazon.com and other booksellers. “As I look around I see so many people who have lost a loved one or somebody who is close to them, and th...

The unexpected happened to you, Someone special and dear to you has been taken from your life by tragedy or just maybe an unfortunate situation, and your heart is broken into pieces. Searching for that certain thing to mend it back together has not been easy. I am so very sorry for your loss, and wish to extend my deepest sympathy and prayers to you and your family. I may not know the specific of your situation, however, I can sympathize with your loss because I also loss my wife about five years ago and had to cope with the obstacle of grieving and moving forward. Welcome, my friends, to the recovery blog. You have come to the right place for the right answers, practical advice, hope, encouragement, inspiration and more. I realize that you probably are in the midst of one of the most painful and trying experiences that you can possibly endure, and no one can really know of your pain. I know that you will never forget what happened, and the memories will never leave you, nor should...

We sometimes choose to hang onto things in our life that are not helping us at all—the things that at some point have hurt us, angered us, made us feel sad, or depressed us. Its funny how we so intending on not letting go of the bad memories and those discomforts in our past is be on my comprehension, what I can say is, holding on to misery is very bad for your health, and is hindering your forward movement. When we choose to hang on to a bad situation, we never move forward, and we even create physical or medical damage to our bodies. To prevent this from happening, we need to let go. We really don’t know the extent of the damage that could cause from trying to keep what not good for your well been, it could reach where it can cause serious health problem for you body. The body functions are very delicate and work according to the feeling that is generated from how the mind thinks. We go through different experiences in our lives, some are positive, and some we see as negative...