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    Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life
    Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life
    Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life
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    Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life

    By Henry Epps, Jr

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    Why write a book about the spiritual path to life? Well when I read John 10:10 Jesus says. “The thief comes but to kill, steal and destroy, but I (Jesus) have come that thy may have life and that much more abundantly” so why isn’t every believer in Jesus Christ living the abundant life? Well when I ask that question, I thought of my mother the most wonderful mother a person could have. She raised seven children by herself, and all seven children are very successful, two obtaining doctorate degrees. My mother loved God but she held unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment all of her life because of things that happen in her youth. So many believers I meet are suffering from the same problem of unforgiveness because they will not let go of the past, and they blame everyone else for their present situations in their lives. They have placed all of these negative influences in their lives and they shift the blame to other people so they do not have to face the truth. Other people are not your problem, no! The enemy you will find in this life is the person you see in the mirror. The problem your life is so miserable and unfulfilling is that you will not allow yourself to trust God and be responsible for your life. My friend admits it that you had a part of your failed relationships, that you chose to go to college or not to go to college. You chose your mate, and you chose the neighborhood that you live in.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHenry Epps, Jr
    Release dateJan 12, 2016
    ISBN9781311870728
    Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life
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    Henry Epps, Jr

    Henry Epps is a retired Army Infantry Man, Social Worker, Juvenile Officer, writer and Entrepreneur, Prophet of God! Henry is married to Vera and they have seven children, and sixteen Grand children. Henry write books about history, religion, spiritual principles and social issues. Henry is the founder of the Harvest life Global Ministry and Henry Epps Self-Publishing Inc.. Henry has written many books on social issues, history, spiritual principles, prophetic and apostolic teachings.

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      Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life - Henry Epps, Jr

      Spiritual Path to the Abundant Life

      Copyright 2016 Henry Epps

      Published by Henry Epps Self-Publishing

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      About Henry Epps

      Connect with Henry Epps

      Introduction

      1 Peter 2:9 says about you, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy Nation, a  people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness  into his wonderful light!"

      It’s all a state of mind! (Believe)

      "If you think you are beaten you are, if you think dare not you won’t, if you like to win but think

      you can’t it’s almost a cinch you won’t"

      "If you think you will lose, you have lost, for out in the world you will find that success begins

      with a fellows will, it’s all a  state of mind!"

      ‘Think big and your deeds will grow, think small and you will fall behind, think that you can and

      you will; it’s all a state mind!"

      "If you think you are outclass you are, you have got to think high to rise, and you have got to be

      sure of yourself, before you can win the prize!"

      "Life’s battles don’t always go to the faster or stronger man, but sooner or later the man who

      wins, is the fellow who think he can, it’s all a state of mind!"

      -Author Unknown

      Why write a book about the spiritual path to life? Well when I read John 10:10 Jesus says. The thief comes but to kill, steal and destroy, but I (Jesus) have come that thy may have life and that much more abundantly so why isn’t every believer in Jesus Christ living the abundant life? Well when I ask that question, I thought of my mother the most wonderful mother a person could have.  She raised seven children by herself, and all seven children are very successful, two obtaining doctorate degrees. My mother loved God but she held unforgiveness,  bitterness, and resentment all of her life because of things that happen in her youth. So many believers I meet are suffering from the same problem of unforgiveness because they will not let go of the past, and they blame everyone else for their present situations in their lives. They have placed all of these negative influences in their lives and they shift the blame to other people so they do not have to face the truth. Other people are not your problem, no! The enemy you will find in this life is the person you see in the mirror. The problem your life is so miserable and unfulfilling is that you will not allow yourself to trust God and be responsible for your life. My friend admits it that you had a part of your failed relationships, that you chose to go  to college or not to go to college. You chose your mate, and you chose the neighborhood that you live in.

      Chapter One

      1a. Spiritual templates

      1b. Spiritual signatures/or sea of God

      1c. Self-disclosure

      1d. Template reinforcement

      1e. Template replacement

      1f. Template paradigm shifting

      1g. Template amplification

      1h. Template building

      1I. Template deviation

      1j. Template Fulfillment

      1k. Template Maintained Prayer

      Matthew 4:18-19, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good  news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."

      1a.  Spiritual templates/ spiritual terms  –

      Spiritual templates are spiritual patterns that we develop from emotional negative or positive life experiences. Children that receive love and nurturing from their parents may usually grow up with strong positive images and are most likely to have positive life experiences and be very successful in life. Children that have negative childhoods and critical parents usually deal with feelings of negative self-worth, and personal low self-esteem, these children also may have problems keeping good positive relationships. So  we can say that spiritual templates are the foundations of life.

      Spiritual Triggers-

      Spiritual triggers are our feelings or emotions in each of us that respond to particular situations. For instance children that are raised in a house of domestic abuse, may react grow up fearful and nervous around loud situations or when they feel threaten.   They may have overwhelming feelings to flee when confronted with confrontations.

      Personal belief systems-

      The Personal belief system is very important to every human, because our P.B.S is who we are! Our P.B.S is developed by our religious, spiritual, social, family beliefs that we integrate into our belief systems. If a person develops a strong self-image it is because that person withdrew the positive signals of life, and has internalized these positive signals as a part of the personality and character make-up.  Much of our information we internalize is brought in through our conscious mind to our sub-conscious mind. We are going to learn how to remove bad  signals and replace them with good positive feedback back into our P.B.S systems.

      Spiritual Barriers-

      When we are children our inner child is who we really are! Our inner child is that part of us that is loving, caring, and trusting towards our parents, families, and outsiders. A child brain is  80% developed by the time they are 4 years old,  and that is why we have programs like head start today for children, so we can instill positive templates  in our children that we give them a strong foundation for life. Children that are loved, nurtured, protected grow up with positive a positive inner child that accepts the external stimuli of the outside world, and they grow up with better health and stronger self-images of themselves. Children that are negative about themselves, often feel rejected, hurt or neglected, will place spiritual barriers around their inner child. Even big strong powerful men still may have that inner child that reacts to the outside stimuli of life.

      Spiritual personal logic-

      Every person has an inner view of personal logic and that SPC is how we internalize the outside stimuli we receive every day. What do this mean? Well think about yourself, when you are hearing people talk, preach, or teach you are actually receiving these verbal signals and you are

      evaluating what do these words or images mean to you! For instance you are listening to a preacher

      talk about the doctrine of tithing and how you will believe or not believe in the gift of tithing.

      For instance for years  I did not tithe because I logically in my mind justified myself that tithing was a requirement of the Old Testament and did not apply today! Well for years I struggled with my finances and maintain good credit. I struggle with even keeping money in my savings accounts, and no matter what I did I could not keep money in my pocket; because I justified not giving back to God what belongs to him. About 10 years ago I read that God loves a cheerful giver and how important giving money back into the kingdom of God, so I had a korus moment of the revelation of God’s word.

      Yes tithing may be a doctrine of the Old Testament, but the doctrine of giving still applies toady even more so because the spirit of God is in me and tells me what to give. I and my wife gives more than 10% of our income to

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