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    Growing in the Presence of God
    Growing in the Presence of God
    Growing in the Presence of God
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    Growing in the Presence of God

    By Calvin W. Allison

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    We take the journey together. Jesus leads the way and we follow. We travel the narrow road and go through the process of spiritual growth. Our tests arent always easy. It takes a lot of study and dedication to make the grade, to show ourselves approved unto God. But we endure. We continue down the narrow road, keeping our eyes on the One that leads our hearts in the right direction.

    The worlds distractions are there, opening their doors of pleasure, in hopes of leading us astray and pulling us back into their grip of deception. But we are not of those that depart from the way. We are the strong and the faithful. We, through great adversity, pass the tests that are set before us. We are growing, becoming more and more like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

    Growing in the Presence of God is the fifth book by author Calvin W. Allison. Its theme is on spiritual growth. Its intended to encourage believers to prepare themselves for tough times. To diligently seek God and to study His word. Because the process of spiritual growth will take the believer through some tough times. And good preparation is extremely important.

    With poetry, teachings, testimonies, and scripture, this book has much to offer.
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    Release dateMar 6, 2014
    ISBN9781491839409
    Growing in the Presence of God
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    Calvin W. Allison

    Calvin W. Allison was born in a town called Ada in the state of Oklahoma. When he was four years of age, his family moved from the town of Ada to a remote location deep in the country where he grew up. His immediate biological family consisted of himself, his dad, mom, and two sisters. The years passed while the surrounding climate of his childhood took him through the diverse seasons of growth where the developing cycles of character took their effect. During his 7th to 10th grade years at the educational edifice called school, he experienced some very difficult times that caused his emotions to darken, and his self-esteem to sink low into the dimly lit hallways of manic depression. Inward hurt outwardly resulted in a reckless living that sent him staggering to find balance down a pathway obstructed with self constructed landmines that he narrowly edged his way around. During that dark venturing -while in self destruct mode- he wrote numerous volumes of negative poetry, and surrounded his life with dark secular entertainment that intensified his excessive impulses for erosion. He attached himself to harmful habits, often indulging in drug use, and in alcoholic consumption. As a result of his dangerous addictions, he went off-road into several ditches, encountered various perils, and once spent a night in a physical jail. The time that he spent existing was unproductive, and the chains of the world were steadily tightening around his vague hope of progressing. Though the rope of his unstableness was long enough to stretch through an accumulation of scarred up years, it reached its end on the night of February 7th 1999. On that night he stepped away from the toxic waste that he had become, and toward the belief that there was Someone there that could help him. So he called out to God with a sincere heart, and then received an experience that gave him an unyielding desire to continue seeking God. Then one night he opened up his heart and received the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Calvin was born again, and everything in his life became brand new. His eyes were opened up, and he could see things with a spiritual clarity that he previously was not able to. His perspective on life had completely changed, and he got rid of all of the negative volumes of poetry that he had written. He also got rid of all of the dark secular entertainment that had once contributed to his condition of grief. The light of God’s pure redeeming truth had filled his heart and mind with a love that reconstructed his entire being. Now Calvin writes for the glory of God, and bears witness to the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Calvin is a well learned student of the Bible who stands strong in the faith of the Lord. He is a Conservative American with a good understanding of the political system, and he has an interest in the field of true science. His Christian values are the foundation of any subject that he advances in, and upon that foundation he cannot be moved. Whether the subjects are of political significance , scientific significance , or of any other subjects of significance, Calvin strongly believes that they must be proven durable from a Biblical standpoint. If they cannot be proven durable from a Biblical standpoint, he believes that they have no place in the classifications that are relevant to importance, and therefore have no underlined substance to offer that would be beneficial to anyone. Calvin is proficient in writing in a various form of styles, including in a second person format, as was demonstrated in this short documentation of biographical/ testimonial information. He hopes that his books greatly bless all of those that read them.

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      Growing in the Presence of God - Calvin W. Allison

      Growing in the Presence

      of God

      A Storm’s On The Horizon

      A storm’s on the horizon

      It’s headed towards me

      Its purpose, to test my faith

      Will I walk on the sea?

      I am preparing my heart

      Though already prepared

      I am not fearful

      And I am not scared

      My foundation has been laid

      I’m built on the Rock

      Jesus Christ is my Shepherd

      And I’m of His flock

      So I will be ready

      For what is to come

      And from it grow stronger

      In faith and wisdom

      Topic Prolong

      2 TIMOTHY 2:15.

      Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

      JAMES 1:2 through 4.

      (2) My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations:

      (3) Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

      (4) But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

      One of the many benefits of studying God’s word is that it prepares our hearts for the trials and tests that are to come. And since we don’t know when they are going to come, we need to always be prepared. You see, God has made us promises and He expects us to know, believe, and stand on them. So when we study God’s word and put it in our hearts, it strengthens our faith. Then when the time of testing comes, we claim His promises by faith and we make it through.

      JOHN 15:7.

      If you abide in Me (Jesus), and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

      Build your foundation solid on the living word of God. Be prepared for difficult situations.

      LUKE 6:47 through 49.

      (47) Whosoever cometh to Me (Jesus), and heareth My sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:

      (48) He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock.

      (49) But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

      So you see, one man heard Jesus words and trusted that what He said was the truth. So when the time of testing came, he put his faith in Jesus, stood on His word, and made it through his test. While the other man didn’t listen to Jesus words and had no faith in Him. So he put his faith in his own ability. So when the time of testing came he could not stand. I would imagine that this man experienced fear first, stress second, anger third, and lastly desperation. We want to know God’s word. Amen. Jesus is the Living Word Of God. The Rock. Build your foundations on this Rock and no storm will be able to prevail against you.

      What A Trial

      Oh, what a trial

      I’ve been facing

      Thoughts upon thoughts

      Wildly racing

      Yesterday was this

      Today there’s that

      Tonight’s this, that

      And that’s where I’m at

      I’ve been on my knees

      I’ve been on my face

      Here I’m stationed

      In God’s abounding grace

      I will get through this

      I will make it through

      Precious Lord Jesus

      My faith is in You

      Topic Prolong

      We have got to come to the realization that when we face things that are too difficult for us to handle in the natural, we must reach into the spiritual in faith. We must learn to trust in God to come through for us. And He will. We just have to have faith in Him.

      ROMANS 1:17.

      For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

      We have to know that God, through difficult circumstances, is making us wiser and our faith stronger. He is working things together for our good. When we truly understand this, things get much simpler.

      ROMANS 8:28.

      And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

      Here is something that I’d like for you to consider. This will help you go forward when you’re going through a really difficult time. Okay, think back to something awesome that the Lord has done for you. Okay, now understand this, when the Lord did that awesome thing for you, He knew it then that you would later be going through difficult times. Amen.

      He knows at what times failures will occur and at what times victories will occur. And He is still with you. He still loves you. And He is making you stronger. Just make sure that if you fall, you get back up. Don’t stay down.

      PROVERBS 24:16

      For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.

      Keep following Him and He will finish the work that He began in you. He is in control saints. Just keep your faith in Him no matter what you’re going through.

      Still Going

      No sleep, I ponder the day

      Still up, my thoughts want to play

      Restless, it’s hard to relax

      Give out, it seems to the max

      What will tomorrow bring?

      Hard work, more witnessing

      Will I be at my best?

      I need to get more rest

      Midnight is coming again

      My bed’s ready to get in

      I lay down and get back up

      Go outside and pet the pup

      Come back in, resume to write

      Fourteen minutes passed midnight

      Almost ready for the bed

      Two more lines left to be said

      Always with me, all the way

      Praise You Jesus for this day

      Topic Prolong

      I must admit that there have been days when I’ve felt weary from the battle. That is to say, the battle that we Christians are engaged in to win people to Jesus. Like on days when I continue to witness to those around me about the goodness of the Lord and the power of The Holy Spirit, and it just doesn’t appear to have the effect, on what seems to be most of them, that I’m hoping it would. I want people to get excited about our awesome Heavenly Father. When they don’t, when they don’t it can sort of try to get to me after a while. Especially when they quit speaking to me or ignore me when I speak to them. At my work some have even reported me and gotten me pulled aside by a boss or supervisor, saying that I offended them. I must say, this can hurt. But, I remain strong in the Lord and remember what He told me.

      JOHN 15:18 and 19.

      (18) If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you.

      (19) If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen ye out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

      So when these things happen, I simply get prayed up and grow even bolder in my witness. Amen.

      Getting Up

      Getting up with fire

      Eyes intensely flaming

      A supernatural pulse, activated faith

      Mind with one thought, forward

      Unbridled devotion

      Heart prepared, body energized

      Serious happenings soon to happen

      Uncharted adrenaline coursing throughout

      No impossibilities

      Can’t will turn to can

      Couldn’t will turn to did

      A touch from the Master’s Hand is felt

      And I’m standing

      Topic Prolong

      It’s unfortunate, but sometimes we have to get knocked down really good before we can get to that place where we finally say, Enough Is Enough!. Where we get so violent in our faith that we cross over that line of weakness and become the bold man or woman of God that we’re supposed to be.

      MATTHEW 11:12.

      And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

      The Test Of Faith

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