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    You Only Live Once: 31 Days to Make Your Life Count
    You Only Live Once: 31 Days to Make Your Life Count
    You Only Live Once: 31 Days to Make Your Life Count
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    You Only Live Once: 31 Days to Make Your Life Count

    By Mark Overton

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    “Mark has structured this book’s 31-day roadmap of God’s conditional promises around three guideposts: the promise’s meaning, an engaging story of fulfillment, and fruitful application. The stories are inspiring. But more than the information, motivation and practical guidance, what stands out is the appeal and journey to trust in and live out God’s promises.” –Rod Loy, Senior Pastor of First Assembly North Little Rock

    “I like that this book is very simple, plain and well put together. The topics are really timely and highlight important promises for those of us who want to just be happy and enjoy life – you only live once.” –Dr. Joe R. Williams, Sr., Founder and Pastor of True Love Apostolic Faith Church

    “The brevity of each of the promises in ‘You Only Live Once’ allows you to reflect and meditate on the promises that are relevant to everyday life. They enable you to maximize your time and position yourself to receive His blessings. This book is inspirational, thought-provoking, and praiseworthy!” –Vicki Venable, Unity Baptist Church

    We live in a fallen world with challenges and unmet expectations. Life doesn’t come with any guarantees. However, one thing you can be certain of is God’s love and promises that never fail. Even in an age of skepticism and fake news, you can draw strength and find hope in His guaranteed promises. By trusting Him, you can truly make your life count and open doors to His abundant blessings and timeless wisdom. You have His word; He is not slack concerning His promises!
    Divided into 31 days, “You Only Live Once” will...

    -Motivate you to embrace almighty God’s conditional promises and receive His abundant blessings.
    -Inspire you to take a leap of faith in God and let go of unbelief or anything that would turn you away. You don’t have to keep your ‘fingers crossed.’ With Him, you are never alone.
    -Encourage you to stand on the rock-solid foundation of His promises in faith; they won’t give way in your tough times.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Living Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 2, 2018
    ISBN9781562293543
    You Only Live Once: 31 Days to Make Your Life Count
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    Mark Overton

    Author Mark C. Overton is a retired Chief Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force who developed a love for writing after transitioning. He first wrote the "Career Progression Guide for Airmen" series. Through his faith, Mark turned to the Christian Living genre, penning "Chapter and Verse: Daily Devotions for Your Work Week" and co-authoring "Lord Teach Me How to Pray". His experience leading laymen ministries – usher, television, media, information technology and a men’s group – as well as founding and ministering the Good News Book Series website has helped him to build and spread his faith. Mark practices his faith by attending the First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also a Champion of Hope, partnering with Joel Osteen Ministries. His latest book, "I Like to Start with Something Funny," is a collection of short, witty Joel Osteen jokes that bring joy and encourage laughter.

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      You Only Live Once - Mark Overton

      FOREWORD

      I love singing the Russell Kelso Carter’s hymn, Standing on the Promises: Standing on the promises of Christ my King, Through eternal ages let his praises ring; Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, Standing on the promises of God. Great song, but what does it mean – this standing on the promises? How do you stand on God’s promises? What does the word promise mean to you? A promise is a vow, a commitment, a guarantee. Or so the book definition is, but when I say promise, what do you think of? Do you think of the crooked car salesman who told you there was nothing wrong with the car, and it’s the cheapest one they had? Or maybe the politician who promises he won’t raise taxes and he’s on your side. Or perhaps it hits even closer to home. She promised to take you for better or worse, or for richer or poorer. And when poorer and worse came, her promise left with her. Stand on a promise – I don’t think so; the last promise I stood on was broken.

      A couple of years ago, we had a pretty bad ice storm on a Friday night. One of our pastors arrived at the church Saturday morning to get ready for our Saturday night service for young adults. The parking lot was covered with ice. A couple of other people were already there busting up the ice so that folk could get to church. The volunteers went in and got coffee to warm up, and he stayed outside and started working. He was glad they went inside because it wasn’t long before he lost his balance. Both feet and the shovel went in the air, and the pastor landed on the hard ice. He saw nothing but sky overhead. Thankfully, no one was around. But now he had to get up – without falling again. The pastor had no such luck. He fell one more time and saw nothing but sky. Thankfully, no one was around. He slowly got up this time using the shovel. Now my colleague had another problem, the pain was unbearable. Lots of pain, and he was cold. And to go inside was defeat. After all, the helpers had worked for a long time without stopping. The Young Adults Pastor had been out there 15 minutes, and now he was going in. However, it hurt so badly. He was so cold and carefully made his way inside. My coworker found the guys, but for ego’s sake, he couldn’t tell them why he had come inside. He could barely sip his coffee and his rear end was hurting so bad. My associate wasn’t about to tell them why he was inside. All that pain and embarrassment because he couldn’t trust what he was standing on. The ice was hard to walk on and painful when he fell. In life, broken promises are hard to stand on too; they’re even more painful when what you were standing on-- a rock-solid foundation gives way.

      Something to stand on that won’t give way in tough times and for followers of Jesus Christ; we stand on the promises of God. The promises of God are found in his Word – the Bible. It’s our rock-solid foundation. The Bible is more than a book of stories about what happened 2,000 years ago. From its promises, we draw strength, find hope, and most of all, we learn about the God who loves us. His word is powerful. His promises are real. It’s the rock-solid foundation our faith is built upon. It’s his promises found in his Word we stand on.

      In the end, that word promise means different things to different people. Mark, who joined FirstNLR in 2015, has structured this book’s 31-day roadmap of God’s conditional promises around three guideposts: the promise’s meaning, an engaging story of fulfillment, and fruitful application. The stories are inspiring. But more than the information, motivation and practical guidance, what stands out is the appeal and journey to trust in and live out God’s promises. You can receive 31 days of Almighty God’s blessings and favor every day and every month of the year. Similar to the story of Ezekiel in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 2:9 – 3:9), Mark had an encounter with the Promises of God. No, Mark didn’t eat a scroll with God’s words. However, they are a part of his life just like the food he eats becomes part of him. He’s an active member of our greeting and homeless ministries and supports outreach and Mission initiatives.

      The Bible is also God’s story of bringing salvation to us. God loved you and I so much, he gave us life and created us for relationship with him. When we sinned and broke that relationship, he gave us Jesus his son to restore that relationship with him. After that, he gave us the Holy Spirit so we would not be alone. He then gave us the Bible. The Bible explains all of this and tells us this story. The Bible is our guidebook for living and can transform your life. His Word is to be the light that guides you in a dark world. His Word is to be your comfort in a storm. It’s what you stand on. When you need a promise to stand on that won’t fade away, you go to the Bible. It’s filled with encouragement, blessing, guidance, and direction. It’s our guidebook for living. Like Ezekiel eating the Word, you and I have to do the same thing. Take his Word, break it down, and absorb it. Eat his words and grow. Fill your life with the Bible. God gave us his Word. Respond to his gift and realize that you need more of the Bible in your life.

      Let me give you a couple of ways you can fill your life with Scripture:

      1) Create and follow a plan to read the Bible. Spend time reading a portion of the Bible until you think you understand it and can apply it to your life. Then move on.

      2) Memorize Bible verses. Memorizing the Bible gives you a foundation to stand on when life begins to overwhelm you. So I’ve got a question for you – what promise are you standing on? Your own best guesses? Somebody else’s promises? Maybe the reason you keep falling and the reason you have so much pain is because you’re standing on the wrong thing. Stand on his promises. Read God’s promises, memorize them and then here’s one more way to get more of the Bible in your life.

      3) Join a Sunday school class. In addition to meeting great people, Sunday school is one of the best places to learn more about God and faith. God’s promises don’t fail. But sometimes you need all the help you can get standing. Sunday school is that place. That’s the reason why you and I need more of the Bible in our life. When life’s hard, I can stand on the rock-solid promises of God. What you stand on determines if you’ll make it when life becomes difficult. These are God’s promises from his Word. And as you hear or read God’s gift to you, eat his words – You Only Live Once.

      –Rod Loy

      Senior Pastor

      First Assembly North Little Rock

      INTRODUCTION

      Following God’s Promises and Receiving His Blessings

      We make many types of promises -- from marriage vows to military oaths, specific actions or

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