Sharpen Your Sword: 50 Inspirational Parables To Make It In Life

by Shelly Lockett

Overview

Sharpen Your Sword promises to be a blessing to readers. We all need greater wisdom and understanding to navigate life's daily challenges. How do we deal with all the different people who either compliment or complicate our lives? When should we take on other people's burdens? Can we look negativity in the face and reject it?  

In Sharpen Your Sword, Shelly Lockett shares 50 original inspirational parables paired with scriptures that will be a blessing to readers seeking help to maneuver through those challenges and more. The short, allegorical stories, designed as devotionals, illustrate timeless truths and moral lessons. Accompanying study questions allow readers to apply practical solutions for personal growth, and they will learn that what's already embedded in their DNA can unlock doors to living a full, satisfying life. Through real-life, frank talk on issues that others often shy away from, Shelly Lockett provides insight and knowledge that normally takes years to learn.  

 

These 50 inspirational parables that Shelly Lockett shares is a mixture of allegorical, creatively worded, sometimes real-life spiritual stories, told with honesty and humor, that will inspire readers year after year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736868713
Publisher:	Favor Management LLC
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	273
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Shelly Lockett is a native of Kansas City. She's been running for Jesus a long time after having a personal Damascus road experience that solidified her disposition as a pugilist for Jesus. She has a Bachelor's degree in accounting with an emphasis in psychology & marketing from Rockhurst University and obtained an MBA in Accounting from Avila University. She received her Evangelism license from CH Mason Bible Institute of Kansas East Jurisdiction of the C.O.G.I.C. Before becoming an author, she was an accountant for 20 years and owned and operated Lockett Accounting Solutions. Shelly attends Trinity Temple Church of God In Christ in Grandview, Missouri, part of the MO Western 2nd Jurisdiction of the C.O.G.I.C, where she is an E-Church Assistant Pastor under the leadership of Bishop Dr. Benjamin Stephens, III and Supervisor Dr. Latonya Stephens. Married to Deacon Jeffrey Lockett, Shelly has three handsome adult sons, Marcus, Juwan, and Javon, one daughter-in-love Brae, and three beautiful grandchildren, Daniel, Jai and Kamryn. She has an infectious sense of humor, believes in the whole Bible, and tries to exemplify it to all she meets. After the Holy Spirit ordered her to write Sharpen Your Sword: 50 Inspirational Parables to Make It in Life, she leaped out on faith. Many life lessons led to this book. Shelly desires to do the Great Commission of God by inspiring others through this book to gain and maintain a balanced Christian life and to help more find the pathway to Heaven.

Table of Contents

Foreword

A Letter and Testimonial from the Author

Sharpen Your Sword

1. Jesus Is Looking For You: Turn Yourself In

2. Life Can Be Hard, Resist the Temptation to Make It Harder!

3. Bad Advice Is Like Bad Breath: Nobody Wants It

4. Is It Time to Abort the Mission?

5. Life Points: Always Reward Yourself!

6. Without Good Directions, You'll Stay Lost

7. Work Your Personality

8. It's OK To Sound The Alarm

9. I Don't Know How to Do It Yet, But I'm Not Going to Stop Trying

10. Use Your Filter, Not Your Fool

11. Keep the Drip and Dream Alive

12. Does This Situation Require Love?

13. Put The Air Mask on Yourself First

14. Don't Mix Politics And People

15. I Can't Live Your Best Life, I Have to Live My Best Life

16. The First Step to Needing Counseling for Life

17. Remind Yourself It's Going to Get Better

18. It's Not Beyond Your Reach

19. Never Get Angry With God

20. Everything Is Not For Sale-Neither Should We Be

21. Your Issues Are Not My Issues!

22. Avoid Anything That Messes Up Your Sleep

23. Most Don't Start and Get Mad Because They Don't Finish

24. Don't Second Guess God or Yourself

25. Nothing in Life Is Free But Salvation. Most Don't Want It

26. Staying Positive Is Better Than Being Negative

27. Teach Culture Not Cult Tendencies

28. Sharpen Your Sword

29. Stop Fighting the Power and Get the Power

30. Your Sexual Appetite Is Not a Meal

31. If It's Too Tough to Talk About, Talk to Jesus

32. Hiding Never Works

33. Death Knocks But God Calls

34. Being Lost in Life Is a Choice

35. God Is Not Reactive, He's Proactive

36. Can't Drink or Drug Life's Problems Out

37. Sometimes God Saves the Best for Last

38. Truth Is Like a Mountain: It Can't Be Hidden

39. Live Each Day With God's Approval

40. When Wisdom Calls, Answer!

41. Respect Is Not Just for You

42. "I Didn't Know" Is Not an Excuse to Make It Into Heaven

43. Everybody Will Not Celebrate You

44. It's a Great Day To Be Great!

45. Get Out of D.E.B.T.

46. God Has a Master Class

47. There's a Sound That Moves God, But It's Not Complaining

48. Being a Christian Doesn't Mean Being a Doormat

49. From Your Mouth to God's Heart

50. Look Negativity in the Face and Reject It

Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

For those who read this book, I fully expect their hearts to be encouraged, their spirits challenged and their hearts to be forever changed by this godly woman whom I affectionately call Mrs. Lockett! Mr. Anthony Williams

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