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    When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment
    When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment
    When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment
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    When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment

    By Ozell Adkins

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    Have you ever set goals and had a plan of action on how you were going to reach those goals? Do you have big dreams that you have envisioned since childhood? We all have certain things in life that we long for. Ordinarily, one should plan and prepare for the future that he or she desires. However, life doesnt always go as planned. Sometimes our dreams are either shattered or put on hold. We may have to face the unexpected or things that are far beyond our control.

    In this book, When Life Doesnt Go as Planned, you will learn some important truths about the plans and purposes God has for your life.

    You will learn such key points as:
    - where your life begins
    - setting goals and making plans
    - how God interrupts your plans
    - developing character through the school of life
    - the meaning of true success
    - discovering a life redefined and fulfilled

    Ozell Adkins writes like a life coach and teaches like a Bible professor. His book serves as a guide that will teach you how to deal with lifes disappointments from a biblical point of view. When you have finished reading When Life Doesnt Go as Planned, you may well discover your true destiny and purpose for being on Earth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInspiring Voices
    Release dateMar 22, 2013
    ISBN9781462405688
    When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned: Discovering Your Destiny Through Your Disappointment
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    Ozell Adkins

    Ozell T. Adkins was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1969. He is the son of a Baptist minister and musician. During his years in the public schools, Ozell was very studious in English grammar and literature. He attended World Evangelism Bible College in 1991, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a study in world evangelism. There he worked in radio and television production as a crusade singer. Having the opportunity to meet and work with people from all over the world enhanced his passion for global outreach.

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      When Life Doesn’T Go as Planned - Ozell Adkins

      Copyright © 2013 Ozell Adkins.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Inspiring Voices books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0569-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0568-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013905174

      Inspiring Voices rev. date: 3/21/2013

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Chapter 1:Prelude to Life

      Where Life Begins

      God’s Masterpiece

      Chapter 2:Setting Goals and Making Plans

      Planning Your Future

      Dreams and Aspirations

      High Hopes

      Chapter 3:Your Plans and God’s Purpose

      When God Interrupts Your Plans

      I Wasn’t Expecting This

      It’s Not Fair but Favorable

      The Damascus Experience

      Purpose and Predestination

      Chapter 4:A Learning Experience

      The School of Experience

      Life’s Fundamental Lessons

      Life Management

      Graduation

      Chapter 5:From Disappointment to Destiny

      Destiny in the Making

      Appointment with Destiny

      On Time and on Schedule

      Chapter 6:A Future in God

      On God’s Mind

      An Expected End

      Life’s Defining Moment

      Chapter 7:Life Changes

      Change Is Inevitable

      The Present Is Not Permanent

      The Best Days of Your Life

      Chapter 8:The Journey Continues

      Lifelong Journey

      Making Life Count

      Along the Way

      Chapter 9:A Success in Life

      The Truth about Failure

      What Is a Success?

      Life from the Bottom Up

      Chapter 10:Life Redefined

      Reassess Your Life

      Loving Life

      Your Life Fulfilled

      When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      This book is dedicated to you.

      Before you were born, God had a plan for your life. It is no accident that you have this book in your hands. God longs for you to discover the destiny and purpose for your life. This is the moment for you.

      For I know the thoughts (plans) that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

      —Jeremiah 29:11

      I am grateful to all the many people who have shaped my life and helped me learn the basic truths in life. I thank God for choosing me as an instrument to bring hope and encouragement to the world. Again, I wrote this book with you in mind. I want your life to be forever changed as you read this book.

      For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

      —Romans 8:29

      Acknowledgments

      How can I say thanks? First, I want to thank God for rescuing my life some twenty years ago through his Son, Jesus Christ. When I was sinking deep in sin, God saved me with his loving grace. I thank him for all that I’ve experienced in my life. It has helped make me who I am today.

      Secondly, I want to give special thanks to my father and mother, Reverend Sherman and Clara Adkins. They taught me to fear and honor God at a young age. It wasn’t easy growing up as a preacher’s kid. However, because of their teachings and corrections, I am helping others find the best life in Christ Jesus today. I thank them for believing in me and for their many years of prayers and continued support. I want to thank my high school and college instructors for teaching me the importance of English grammar and literature. How can I forget all of those research papers and reports? I am enjoying writing!

      I would like to thank so many pastors and churches for their many years of love and encouragement. I can’t mention all their names. I might forget some. However, I will mention a few. Thanks to Dr. Lloyd Benson and the Cathedral World Worship Center Church. Thanks to Pastor Darryl McCoy and the Trumpet in Zion Fellowship Church. Thanks to Carol Elaine Ministries. Thanks to Pastor Othell Adkins and the Bible Way Baptist Church. Thanks to Mrs. Anna Turner for the initial proofreading of the manuscript. Special thanks to my editor and publisher, Inspiring Voices. Thanks to all my family, relatives, and friends for their love and support. I want to give special thanks to all the readers who bought my first book, Life Inspirations, and who have purchased this book. I hope it will be a blessing to you. My desire is to spread the message of hope to the world, and that hope is

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