LINCOLN, Neb., April 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- In her new book, Understanding Life's Seasons: Wisdom to Stand in Spiritual Conditions (now available through AuthorHouse), Donnetta S. Mathis helps people discover that the hardships and changes in their lives aren't merely events to be dealt with. Rather, they are steps to further them spiritually.
Like seasons in nature, people endure seasons of change in life. Mathis, a pastor, tells readers how to stay strong throughout these difficult times by always remembering that God is causing these changes for a good reason.
"Every season we face brings completely new changes, new challenges and new growth," Mathis writes. "God uses loss, adversity, loneliness, hurt and bitter seasons to develop our character that we can become Christ like."
Mathis discusses the "seasons" of failure, loss, salvation and patience. She offers inspiring advice about how to endure such changes and provides uplifting Bible passages that correspond to the type of challenge a person faces. She helps people prepare their families for changes, which affect people at every age.
Understand Life's Changes is a spiritual survival guide that unlocks a persons' inner strength. Mathis' book prevents people from crumbling under the weight of life's seasons; helps them prepare themselves for standing in the midst of God's power and reminds them that each season shall pass in time.
Mathis is the senior pastor of Zion Restoration Ministries Inc. in Lincoln, Neb. She often speaks at conferences and writes inspirational articles. She attended school in Texas, California and at The Bible College of Ministry in Georgia. She and her husband Rubin have two children and two grandchildren.
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