Paperback 320 Pages: Publisher Fireside Books: Published: January 1996
£9.49 GBP
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ISBN-10: 0684801132
ISBN-13: 9780684801131
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In the companion book to her bestselling “Acts of Faith, ” Vanzant inspires black women to look seriously at their lives and to try to determine how their own behavior may be causing avoidable problems.
Popular speaker and “spiritual life counselor” Vanzant presents inspiration and advice addressed primarily to African American women but of use to everyone. She emphasizes that we have within ourselves the resources to solve most of our problems. “We always get what we expect,” she says, and adds, “It is the Father’s pleasure to give you the kingdomAthe issue is, are you willing to receive it?”
In Faith in the Valley, she uses “valley” as a metaphor and cites ten kinds of valleys in which we can find ourselves: life, understanding, courage, knowledge, wisdom, o.p.p. (other’s people’s problems and perspectives), comeuppance, purpose and intent, nonresistance, and love. “Wherever you are, play some, pray some, and have faith. When the praise goes up, the blessings come down.
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A thought provoking book filled with inspiring words of love by D. Elsemore (Doncaster UK)
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I first saw Iyanla Vanzant on Oprah (another truly inspiring woman) the more I watched this exceptional women the more I was astounded by her life and work. I looked up her books on the internet and read the excepts from each. These excepts were not lenghty but in that time I found a need in myself to discover more. The short excepts made real sense to me.
So I went and purchased the book ‘Faith in the Valley’. It made me wake up at night and listen to my thoughts that were deep in my stomach and not only to listen but to take notice of them, good and bad. To listen to faith that for so many years I had simply let into the fringes of my life and never into the core. Iyanla Vanzant is thought provoking, inspirational and gifted. I have all her books now. She is a writer and teacher that would inspire Mother Teresa.
Powerful, Liberating by Tammy (NYC)
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Once again, Mrs. Vanzant has outdone herself. Faith in the Valley is exactly what the title implies. Iyanla seeks to help the reader shed light on life’s dull situations. Iyanla writes that its okay to feel what you feel when you feel it. Don’t hide your emotions; seek God; He will lead you to the truth of the situation. Know that everything no matter what happens is for the best, and move on. We have all been through, or are going through situations that may seem as if it is the end of the world.
Mrs. Vanzant reminds you that if you are still breathing, functioning and waking up the next day every morning that everything is fine. In fact, everything was always all fine. Things may not always go your way, they will go God’s way and God’s way is always the best way. In Faith in the Valley Mrs. Vanzant puts in words what our intuition has been telling us all along, that same intuition that most of have been ignoring all along.
If you are or have ever felt anger, fear, hate, resentment, confusion or any emotion that has kept you in a state besides that of peace and love, Mrs. Vanzant wants to take you on a journey toward peace. Mrs. Vanzant’s message is powerful; it possesses the power of love. Mrs. Vanzant’s message is liberating she urges you to seek truth. If you have ever doubted yourself, your existence, your purpose, Faith in the Valley holds a wonderful, powerful and liberating message for you.
A great book for daily reflection by J. Wade (UK)
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I can not express how insightful and helpful this book is! It really makes you look deep into the reason(s) why you thought you needed a book of affirmations in the first place. This book is perfect for those “why me” and “I really can’t take any more” moments when you feel like life, and everything in it, needs to give you a break. If you’re a woman experiencing a lot of change in your life and it seems like you just can’t handle another crisis (or is it a crisis afterall?), this is the book for you. I carry it in my purse!
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