Embracing Life

EMBRACING LIFE: UNDERSTANDING FATE PREVIEW

Have you ever gone to the grocery store to buy seedless fruit, such as watermelon or oranges, but when you get home, you discover it was not seedless after all? The sign at the store indicated the fruit was seedless. Instead of making the purchase based on your own life experience, you assume that the store must know about its product. Unfortunately, you were disappointed by the outcome.

How about the time you used a fast-food drive-up window because you were craving a particular sandwich? You knew exactly what you wanted to order and were ready for that first bite. You ordered the sandwich with only mayonnaise, lettuce, and ketchup. After you drive off, you take a bite of your sandwich—and get a mouth full of pickles, mustard, and regret. It is safe to say your meal has been ruined.

Life has a way of throwing a wrench in our best laid plans. I’ve been there, and I know what it feels like. When this happens to the bigger things in life, it can be destabilizing. You may wonder if you caused it to happen somehow. Self-doubt may take hold, and that can be scary. So, out of all the watermelons and oranges in that store, you picked the one full of seeds.

Embracing Life: Understanding Fate is an insightful book about accepting the challenges that life brings in order to understand that everything is part of God’s plan. By accepting things as they are, believing that it is all in God’s hands, and then taking control over negative emotions regarding difficult situations, you will become better equipped to process what you are going through and persevere.

This book will enhance your knowledge about God’s priorities and why he created us in his image. It will help you understand the difference between fate/destiny from God’s perspective and demonstrate how aligning your interest with God’s interest will produce love, joy, peace, strength, courage, and endurance.

In addition, it answers questions about self-will and what role it plays in our day-to-day lives. If we are powerless over fate, does that mean that we should ignore our self-will? Absolutely not! Self-will is what gives us the ability to do whatever we want, whenever we want. Our self-will can either contribute to our latest growth or cause another disappointing downfall. These are the minor annoyances that happen in our daily lives that leave us wondering “Why me?” Sometimes, we let disappointment cripple us. Instead, we should ask ourselves, “Why is this happening? What is it trying to tell me? What does it mean? What is it preventing? Is it creating a pathway to a better outcome down the road?”

Sometimes, you might have to drive on a road full of potholes to get to a better destination. If you are interested in learning how life works, then you need to understand how fate (which only God controls), destiny, and self-will contribute to where you land, as well as the experiences you have along the way. All the songs selected for this book are relevant to the sections they were placed in.

Join Emeka Obi Anyiam as he continues to explore the value of recognizing the whole of who you are—the good and the bad—and how to live the life you were meant to live with God’s guidance.