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    A Stroke of Love: He Is Who He Says He Is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of My Soul
    A Stroke of Love: He Is Who He Says He Is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of My Soul
    A Stroke of Love: He Is Who He Says He Is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of My Soul
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    A Stroke of Love: He Is Who He Says He Is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of My Soul

    By Jasmine Alvarez

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    A Stroke of Love reminds you of how deeply loved you are by God and helps you witness our Saviors love and Gods relentless pursuit of the lost. You will be inspired to entrust all your cares to God and to live a life completely surrendered to Him. My hope is that God will use my story to encourage you to trust Him with all of your heart. Sometimes life can be so full and get so busy that we may forget that we have a heavenly Father who knows what we need even before we ask Him. I believe this is what happened to me, but because of Gods great mercy and love, He allowed me to experience a stroke that He used in a powerful way to bring me back to my First Love, Jesus Christ. No matter what we may experience in this life, we have a heavenly Father who loves us unconditionally and who always wants the best for us. May the Lord open your heart to understand that you are His treasured and beloved creation! May you find your peace and rest in the sovereign care and warm embrace of the Almighty!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateMay 3, 2013
    ISBN9781449792480
    A Stroke of Love: He Is Who He Says He Is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of My Soul
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    Jasmine Alvarez

    Jasmine Alvarez has a passion for encouraging women to trust God with all their hearts. She believes in the power of prayer and the daily seeking of God’s will through the Word of God. She enjoys public speaking and encouraging women to see the love and mercy of God. Jasmine has enjoyed serving at her church and being the director of Women’s Bible Studies for a very special season in her life. She is committed to encouraging women to love their husbands and to love their children. She and her husband, Guillermo, have been married for almost thirty years and have three daughters.

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      A Stroke of Love - Jasmine Alvarez

      Copyright © 2013 Jasmine Alvarez.

      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.

      Unless otherwise indicated, scriptures are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission.

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      Scriptures indicated KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4497-9247-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-9248-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013907115

      WestBow Press rev. date: 05/01/2013

      Contents

      How This Book Came to Be

      Introduction

      Part 1

      1       It’s Not Where You Start; 1 It’s Where You Finish

      2       You Will Find Him When You Seek Him with All Your Heart

      3       Sometimes Life Has to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

      4       It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn

      5       Discovering and Embracing God’s Grace

      Part 2

      6       A Living and Holy Sacrifice

      7       God’s Tender Mercies

      8       A Stroke of Love

      9       Heart Talks with My Father

      10       God’s Gifts for the Journey

      A Personal Invitation

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      This book is dedicated to my heavenly Father—who is the best Father anyone could dream of having! Thank You for adopting me into Your family and giving me the joy of knowing You.

      Thus says the LORD:

      "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,

      Let not the mighty man glory in his might,

      Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;

      But let him who glories glory in this,

      That he understands and knows Me,

      That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.

      For in these I delight," says the LORD. ~ Jeremiah 9:23-24

      I thank my dear husband who loves me unconditionally, who believes in me, and who has always given me space to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. I am grateful to God that I can journey through life by his side.

      I thank my three lovely daughters—Natalie, Alexis, and Julia—for making my heart rejoice when I see their love and reverence for God.

      My daughter, if your heart is wise,

      My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;

      Yes, my inmost being will rejoice

      When your lips speak right things. ~ Proverbs 23:15-16

      I thank my mom, Elyda, and Davey, two encouragers who have never failed to support me, to love me, and to exhort me with this truth: Everything is going to be alright.

      I thank my best friend, Corinne, who has stood by me through thick and thin. I praise God for her friendship, and I am grateful that together we go into battle shoulder-to-shoulder and fight for our families on our knees.

      I thank my dear friend, Lisa, who shared her gift of writing with me.

      I thank my brothers and sisters in Christ at Voyagers Bible Church who have prayed for me, loved me, and been a wonderful example of loving, serving, and living for Christ and Him alone.

      How This Book Came to Be

      One day, about a week after I spoke at a women’s retreat, the LORD spoke to me. He asked me this question: Did you enjoy bringing Me glory?

      My heart swelled up with joy as I answered my heavenly Father, Oh yes, LORD! I loved bringing You glory!

      Then I heard my LORD say, Then write a book.

      I feel like I am the last person who should be writing a book! I am not a master of English grammar, nor am I a wordsmith in any way. However, if there is one thing I desire more than anything else in this world, it is to please my heavenly Father and bring Him glory, honor, praise, and fame. So I wrote this book in obedience to my LORD and to display what a wonderful heavenly Father we have. I am one more voice among millions to bear witness that He is who He says He is: Father, Savior, Redeemer, and Lover of our soul.

      With love and blessings,

      Jasmine Alvarez

      Irvine , California

      Introduction

      Anyone who follows Jesus has a story to tell, and every one of those stories has two parts. First is the account of how—perhaps suddenly and dramatically or maybe slowly and subtly—we came to recognize our sinfulness, our need for a Savior, and the truth that Jesus is indeed the Savior of all mankind provided by God. The second part—and it can have many, many chapters—testifies to how God has shown us His love and His faithfulness in personal and powerful ways. I share in the following pages both parts of my story—how I came to name Jesus as my Savior and Lord as well as a chapter (and God has blessed me with many!) showing what He did in my life to show me His love and faithfulness and to reignite my love and passion for Him.

      Part 1 of this book is my testimony, yet I believe the story gains relevance to everyone as it reveals our Savior’s love and God’s relentless pursuit of the lost. My prayer is that God will use this testimony to help you grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19 NIV).

      Part 2 of this book—based on a talk I shared at a women’s retreat—tells of a special season in my life, a season when the Lord lovingly interrupted my plans in order to bring me balance and a greater understanding of His sovereignty. My hope is that God will use my story to encourage you to trust Him with all of your heart. Sometimes life can be so full and get so busy that we may forget that we have a heavenly Father who knows what we need even before we ask Him. I believe this is what happened to me, but because of God’s great mercy and love, He allowed me to experience a stroke which He used in a powerful way to bring me back to my First

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