- So which three books are the best to help you let go
of your past and move on with your life?
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Hey, I'm Terri Savelle Foy, your cheerleader of dreams.
Thanks for joining me.
Now, I wanna share with you the three best books
to let go of your past and move on with your life.
First, I love reading stories of people
who didn't allow their beginning to dictate their ending.
They went against the odds of having a difficult start
and went after their dreams.
So let me give you a little quiz this week.
Which celebrity had a very challenging past?
In fact, her mom was pregnant with her while in prison
and had to give birth in a secured hospital
and then nurse her in a halfway house
before going back behind bars?
Her beginning was not ideal, but she changed it all
by landing a role on one of the most popular sitcoms.
Was it: Helen Hunt, Lisa Kudrow,
Leighton Meester, or Sarah Jessica Parker?
I'll share the answer in just a little bit.
Hey, for my subscribers, I'm doing another giveaway
this week on Instagram.
I'm giving away my book,
"Make Your Dreams Bigger Than Your Memories."
Course, it's already signed by me.
All you have to do is obviously subscribe,
but screenshot this video and post it to your story.
Tag me in it so I can see it,
and I'm gonna choose one winner to send this book to.
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And I'm always checking Instagram,
so I can't wait to see you.
So which three books are the best to help you let go
of your past and move on with your life?
And don't be concerned about trying to write these down
because I've provided the list in my description
so you can just click the link and get the list.
So let's start with number three.
Number three is "Lord, I Want To Be Made Whole,"
by Stormie Omartian.
Now, I read this book when I was going through
the hardest, worst time of my life.
I was so filled with guilt, shame, regret,
memories of the past truly bombarded my mind.
I mean, even memories of old relationships
that I needed to get free from.
Well, I went to the bookstore and I just scanned
the shelves looking for something that
would just pop out to me.
This one, just the title said exactly
what I wanted to feel, made whole.
I was tired of feeling so broken inside,
confused, just not free.
And I read this book cover to cover, I highlighted it,
I dogeared the pages, and I'm telling you,
this became my guide to get free and stay free.
In fact, here it's been almost 18 years ago,
and I've never battled with those memories
or those feelings again.
In this book, Stormie Omartien shows how
to incorporate God's word to get true freedom.
In fact, at the end of every chapter,
she has a list of scriptures that you can just read
that apply to certain areas of your life,
such as forgiveness, anger, confusion, lust,
self-pity, rejection, depression, so much.
So what I did was I would dogear these pages
for that season in my life.
And I would seriously walk around my kitchen
reading these scriptures out loud.
And yes, I felt like a nut in the beginning.
And you might even say, "That's weird.
"Why would you do that?"
I discovered that there is nothing more powerful
than speaking God's word out of your mouth
to defeat a tormented mind.
Every time I spoke those scriptures,
anxiety would lift off of me and peace would come.
Every time until I truly got freedom from my past.
In fact, Stormie said,
"A tormented mind is not the mind of Christ.
"The mind of Christ is at peace."
I wanted peace so badly, peace with my past,
peace when I laid down at night,
peace about where I was headed in my life.
And I remember Stormie saying,
"Your past isn't keeping you from God's best.
"It's your remembrance of your past."
So she walks you through the process of releasing
those memories and receiving forgiveness.
She even talks about how physical health
and emotional health are connected.
Just walking outside, like literally walking is one
of the best things you can do for your emotions
I cannot recommend this book enough.
In fact, I listed my favorite scriptures
that I still declare to this day in the description.
Click the link and you'll also get access
to those scriptures immediately.
The second book, number two,
is "The Battle Belongs To The Lord," by Joyce Meyer.
You know, God never meant for you
to fight your battles alone.
This book was a true game changer for me
in my relationship with the Lord.
Now honestly, when I look back on how
my personal relationship with God went
to an entirely new level and I truly felt
like I started hearing from God, felt close to Him,
and began to truly fall in love with the Lord,
it was with the help of this book right here.
Again, I read this book when I was going through
that most difficult time of my life.
I was separated from my husband.
We'd been married for 11 years,
we had a five-year old little girl,
we were on the verge of a divorce
and I wanted nothing to do with him.
I was like this close to throwing everything away
and just leaving.
And, you know, we had so many unresolved issues
from getting married because I was pregnant,
losing that baby, unforgiveness, bitterness,
hurt feelings, you name it.
So many disappointments and let downs,
just a ton of stuff.
And people always say you need to spend time with God,
you need to spend time with God.
Well, I knew that, but prior to reading this book,
my relationship with God wasn't exciting.
You know, like I didn't really know what
to do in my prayer time.
It just kind of became robotic.
And I didn't really enjoy it.
And I don't mean that disrespectfully.
And I didn't think I could truly hear God's voice.
Well, I began making myself read this book
because back then, I also hated reading, too.
But this became so therapeutic to me
because Joyce Meyer explained that when you're in a war,
and let me just remind you, you're in a war with the devil.
He hates everything about you.
And remember, he has one plan for your life and my life:
kill, steal and destroy.
And Joyce began to teach how you don't fight the devil
with flesh and blood, you can't punch him out.
You can't cuss him out. (laughing)
Don't do that.
You fight him spiritually through worship,
through praise, through scriptures.
And I was like, what, how?
If worship wins the war, how do I go about this?
Well see, when you worship God,
it sends the enemy screaming, running and out of your life.
When your life is falling apart, your marriage,
your family, your health, your career,
whatever it is that's come under attack,
worship wins the war.
The enemy cannot attack you
when you speak the name of Jesus.
In fact, I'm gonna give you an example,
but I don't have my prop.
So hang on one second.
Grace, can you hand me...
(laughing) can you hand me that pink prop?
(laughing)
It's so important. - It is.
- Okay, little detour, but I want you to see this
because it was so real to me.
Now years ago, I had this little Pomeranian
named Ashton Lamore.
I know, a French middle name.
Anyway, Ashton was a cute little dog.
He was like this big and I took him to the park one day
and across the park, like across the field,
we saw this mean Rottweiler and he's like salivating,
looking at my little Pomeranian and all of a sudden,
he comes charging after my dog.
And this is happening so fast that I'm like,
about to pick up my dog and I know this dog's
gonna attack both of us.
All of a sudden, that Rotweiler just went so far
and then he just like stopped and got on all fours
and he like leaned over and he looked at us like
I'd come at you if I could,
but I can't, 'cause I'm restrained.
(laughing) Well, his owner had one of these leashes
that lets him go so far and then you just push this button
and it stops it, it restrains them.
Well, God began to show me that that's exactly
what happens in praise and worship.
When you make yourself lift your hands to heaven
and you start worshiping God,
you have just put the devil on a leash.
You have literally stopped him in his tracks
from coming at you and he's looking at you going,
"I'd come at you if I could,
"but I can't 'cause I'm restrained."
That's what worship does.
So I'm telling you, my prayer life,
my ability to hear from God and my circumstances
were completely transformed,
not to mention God healed my marriage
and this year, we'll be married 29 years.
And of course, I walked through the whole process
of how I let go of the past, how I forgave,
how I moved on with my life in my book
that I'm givin' away,
"Make Your Dreams Bigger Than Your Memories."
And don't forget, I'm giving this signed copy away
this week to those who subscribe, screenshot this video,
and post it to your story on Instagram.
So I'd love to walk you through that.
So what is the third book?
The final book here, number one,
is "Today Matters," by John Maxwell.
Now, "Today Matters" is one of those few books
that claims it will change your life and it truly does.
You may have heard me make the phrase,
because I say it all the time,
the secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.
This is where I got that phrase,
but also adapted that phrase and it changed my entire life.
Maxwell, he's gonna challenge you
to stop spending too much time remembering
the good old days or rehearsing the bad ones
and start focusing on making today
the most important day you have.
See, back then, I had to have a reason
to get up and get going.
I didn't have a big vision for my life to,
you know, write books, to have a TV show,
or to start an outreach for young women in safe houses.
I had to start by developing a daily vision to get up,
spend time in prayer, make myself read for 20 minutes a day,
listen to messages while I'm getting ready in the morning,
while I drive to work.
This is where I started my routine of writing
my dreams and goals and getting consistent with working out.
I would go for walks every single morning
by focusing on one day at a time.
Why?
Because today matters and every day that you keep
your commitment to yourself, it compounds.
Your confidence improves, your body gets in shape,
your mind gets renewed
and your life is completely transformed.
So here's the bottom line.
A person with no vision will always return to their past.
Well, this book will help you get your mind
off of your past and on to your exciting future.
And of course, Maxwell offers what he calls his daily dozen,
12 decisions and disciplines that can be learned
and masted by any person to achieve success.
So, there you have it.
These three books will help you get free
from old memories, old attachments,
old feelings that are not benefiting your life.
Your relationship with God will go to a whole new level.
And you'll gain vision for every day life,
to get up, be productive and make today count.
And hey, if you want access to those very scriptures
that I told you I would declare and also get
this list of books in case you didn't write it down,
all you have to do is click the link in the description
and I'll give those to you.
Now trust me, God's word is the key to getting free.
You speaking God's word out of your mouth
is how you turn that key and you can get started today.
So click the link in the description.
Let's go back to our quiz.
Which celebrity had a very challenging past?
Her mom was pregnant with her while in prison,
gave birth in a secured hospital and then,
nursed her in a halfway house before going back behind bars?
Again, her beginning was not ideal,
but she changed it all, landed a role on one
of the most popular sitcoms.
Was it Helen Hunt, Lisa Kudrow,
Leighton Meester or Sarah Jessica Parker?
It was Gossip Girl Leighton Meester.
Isn't that amazing?
Let that story inspire you to let go of your past,
give it all to God and don't look back.
Everything God has for you is ahead of you.
Now, I'd love to give you my book,
"Make Your Dreams Bigger Than Your Memories,"
where I show you the steps I took to get free
and move on with my life.
All you have to do is subscribe, screenshot this video,
and post it to your story on Instagram.
I'll choose a winner this week and hey,
don't forget, I'm cheering you on to live your dreams.
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