Book Description: This book represents a culmination of the author’s thoughts and prayers, while seeking God’s provision and purpose in life. As an engineer, he has sought for structure, order and purpose in life. As a pastor, he has counseled and served others. As a servant of God, he has personally journeyed through many challenges and situations throughout life. This transparent, candid perspective and expression of life’s financial defeats and triumphs will both challenge and encourage readers. The structure of each entry is fueled from a word phrase from Genesis, with an introductory connection to the topic, a reflective thought, and then a personal account of how the author has seen God work in his life. Each entry concludes with encouragement, prayer, next steps, and a connected scripture for further reflection.
Book Description: In Acts 9:6, after Saul’s conversion to Paul, God told him to arise and go into the city. God continues to speak those same words to all of us. Once we know Him, we are to “arise and go” for Him and to serve Him with Gladness (Psalm 100:2), in His Power and for His Glory. This book will encourage, ignite, and help you develop a heart for outreach. In a devotional-type layout, the encouragement takes the form of applying a Godly perspective to a topic from Psalms 100 and sharing a testimony and a principle from the author’s life. The encouragement continues with applicable help including a model prayer, a scripture for reflection, and suggested next steps. The purpose and heart of the chapters are to fuel your desire to seek God on how to serve Him and others, encourage you in your growth in God, and ignite you to “arise and go”.
Book Description: The heart of this book is to walk a generation of God Seekers through three chapters of God's Wisdom in the Biblical book of Proverbs with a father’s heart to lovely and boldly; teach, guide, and direct to life fulfillment, success, and purpose. These three chapters focus on the contrast between the life and ways of the wicked and the righteous. Committing to 90 days of daily reading, meditating, and application of these proverbs; and its application will give readers a sense of who to befriend and who to un-friend, what to commit to do and not do, to think and not think, to seek and not seek. These 90 days will allow a habit to form and change to occur when applied. Dr. Bell openly and transparently shares his trials, mishaps, and triumphs in the application of these truths in his life and the lack of application. This book highlights the connection of Proverbs to life application and New Testament scriptures. Read and be ready to press through your current challenges to lasting purposefully change from your commitment, God’s Word, and God’s Spirit.
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REVIEWS
GOD WILL PROVIDE
"... A man's journey and God's grace and mercy, truly touching and reassuring, ... Great for teens and adults." -Education Leader
“You’ll be reminded of God’s promises and will be encouraged to seek God’s Word for yourself when it comes to your finances. This devotional serves as a guide with actionable next steps as you align your thinking with God’s. I highly recommend this thoughtfully-written devotional. ” —Entrepreneur
"Dr. Bell walks readers through God's word in Genesis, and explores the meaning and purpose of each word choice. He shares personal experiences that are relatable and allows the reader to deepen the impact of their own self-reflection. Best of all Dr. Bell simplifies the passages so a full understanding is obtained, and provides encouragement through the darkest instances of confusion, frustration and financial disparity." — College Professor
ARISE AND GO
"I especially enjoyed the inspiration that the book gives for us to serve God and community. It reminds us that the foundation of love is service and uses experiences with and lessons learned …to drive that message home. This book encourages us to live our best lives -- the lives that God intended for us to live - with joy and in community with God and others." — Education and Ministry Leader
“I found Arise and Go to be a great read to challenge me to open my eyes and to see how God can use me and our congregation all around us. What I love about this read is I know Ronald's heart and life of compassion and service and it is evident in Arise and Go. You will be encouraged and challenged to make a Kingdom difference every day.” - Pastor
“Pastor Bell masterfully guided the reader into not just who God is, but also how He wants to be connected to every area of our lives by providing ample testimonies of how there is nothing in our lives too small or big for the Lord. After each chapter, you are left with not only more instruction but also with how to apply the information you have received into growing your relationship with God by walking by faith. You get to see real life encounters with how God is faithful, merciful, loving and always on time! Pastor Bell encourages, edifies and walks out the faith-walk of the Christian believer to give you what you need to grow your relationship with God." —Church Leader
WALK IN WISDOM
“…he offers guidance, using biblical passages in order to lead the reader to a more just path. He strives to drill down the importance of faith especially as it pertains to God’s Providence. As I navigate my way through life there were passages and direction that really spoke to me as I dealt with uncertainty and despair. There are also helpful quotes that offer guidance as it pertains to being a support to others.” -Church Leader
“…is a superb daily devotional. The start and ending in scripture is a beautiful design for remembering to keep scripture as our daily anchor. The questions in the daily devotions open the door for self reflection and marinating the words in daily thought.” —Marriage Ministry Leaders
“Very simple and concise and insightful.” — Husband
“Gives something to meditate on throughout the day.” — Ministry Leader