What You Can Become When Your Faith Grows Up

Gaye LaFoe

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One of the key aspects of our walk with the lord is Faith. However, it's the most difficult to hold on to when times get rough. What you will find in my story is how I learned through life changing events to trust God. To hold on tight, even when I couldn't see the outcome. It's a childs faith that comes full circle, tests the savior and restored my life to the full potential God had for me all along.

Gaye LaFoe has found the strength to endure life’s ups and downs after a series of life-changing events that taught her to trust God by faith.

In an inspirational retelling of her life, LaFoe chronicles her unique personal experiences and takes you on her journey through heartwrenching struggles for answers. Only to realize that God was the answer all the time. LaFoe’s story is one of loss, rejection, and ultimate redemption. It is the tests of her faith that let her see firsthand that God was still faithful, still the healer, and he had never left her side even when she lost her way. She begins by detailing a childhood where she was influenced by elders who guided her beliefs in God while she struggled to endure dysfunctional relationships and turbulent events and then discloses how much later after years of searching, she found her way back to God. Throughout her story, LaFoe shares the important spiritual lesson that we not only serve God by faith, but also by believing that He STILL does impossible, magnificent, and indescribable miracles today!

What You Can Become When Your Faith Grows Up is the uplifting testimony of a believer’s spiritual journey as she learned to trust God no matter the outcome.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Inspirational
• Philosophie et théologie
• Struggle
• Rejection
• Healing
• Faith
• Love

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 21 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664270374
• Langue: English

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WHAT YOU CAN BECOME WHEN YOUR FAITH GROWS UP





GAYE LAFOE










Copyright © 2023 Gaye LaFoe.

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ISBN: 978-1-6642-7038-1 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6642-7039-8 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6642-7037-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022911553



WestBow Press rev. date: 02/17/2023

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CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Shared From A Close Friend
Preface
Foreword

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six

Epilogue
From My Heart
Helpful Reference Scriptures Regarding Faith



THE STORIES IN THIS BOOK REFLECT THE AUTHOR’S RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS. NAMES, LOCATIONS AND IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF SOME OF THOSE DEPICTED. DIALOGUE HAS BEEN RE-CREATED FROM MEMORY. AND DATES ARE ESTIMATES FROM MEMORY.



DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my God—my creator, deliverer, and healer. May He receive all the glory.
To Bruce LaFoe, you came along when I needed to feel whole again, and you picked up all the pieces. Sometimes, a girl really does get her fairy tale. Thank you for sharing your life with me. I thank God every day that you are mine.



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To my precious children Jonathan and Bethany, you have given me more joy than a mom deserves. Thank you for being my best productions. My love for you is beyond anything imaginable. I pray that every word referenced in the writing of this book will give you hope, direction, and the knowledge that you are not ever alone, God is always there. Keep Him in your life and teach your babies to love Him—that is my greatest wish. Rest in the knowledge that you are valuable to God; you are enough. He loves you more than I ever could, and you must not miss heaven, no matter the cost.
To my grandchildren, I love all of you beyond anything I could have ever thought. My heart’s desire is that you know this savior, Jesus Christ, that I have spoken of in this writing. May He take every step of life with you, and, in every decision, you make, may he be your source of reference. I pray that when I have left for Heaven, you will remember Granna with affection and love. Keep your Bible close to your heart to refer to because it gets dark in life sometimes. Do not wonder where to go for help my sweet ones, run to Jesus. Hover close to the cross and let Him give you peace and joy that only He can give.
To Bethany, thank you for helping with the photos for the cover art, and to little Novalee for being so patient while Granna and mommy made them look exactly right.
To my mother, I hope you trusted that I would set the record straight one day. No one ever loved their children more or made more sacrifices than you did. You showed me how to live for God. He was always first in your life. Thank you for my foundation and for telling me about Jesus. I never told you, but you were right every time. I often ask God to slip up beside you and give you a hug. I miss you every single day, Mom.
To my sweet dad, I may not be the famous singer you wanted me to become, but I hope I was not a disappointment to you. I know you felt let down, and that I walked away from something big, but I hope you are proud of me and the choice I made. I learned a lot from you, Dad. You taught me to fight for myself and to have influence when I could. I credit you for my, well some, of my gift of gab. You always authored great short stories. You sacrificed for me. Your love for the country and passion for good live on in me, my brother, and our children. Most of all from your very own proud daughter, thank you for putting cushion into my life the best you knew how so that I would land gently.
An incredibly special thanks to my precious brother. You were the steady one in the family. You never lost direction. Your love and dedication to the Lord is astounding. The sacrifices you, your wife and children have made to plant churches in desolate places do not go unnoticed by God. I love your wife and those boys so much. Thanks for doing life with me. I love you, genius.
To Reverend Don Glenn, thank you for your obedience that day when God healed my back and your counsel after my life-changing event in the cemetery. Your family was a blessing to ours during times when we were hurting. And I will never forget it.
To Pastor Olubunmi Oluwole, you have been my brother for many years. Thank you for being obedient and sending confirmation that it was time to author my story. You know my heart so well. Your love for the master and the work you have done is beyond sacrifice. Your precious family is an inspiration to me. Thank you for everything!
To Pastor James Sears, God showed me that you were the one to come to for encouragement through the writing of this book. I have always had such confidence in your life, and you were there every step of the way through this process to spur me on. I felt your prayers every single day while I was writing. I will always be grateful for your leadership and your faithfulness to the Kingdom. I love your example and how you pour your heart into ministry. Thank you for all you do!
To the reader that happens upon this material, may it encourage you to keep seeking. Do not fight the journey; learn from it, and, no matter what, don’t take your eyes off of Him. And always, KEEP THE FAITH!
To Maude, I know you are singing in Heaven. Thank you for seeing potential in a funny little girl.
To Janice, thank you my angel.
For everyone that brought my vision for this book to life, thank you!
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:20 NIV



SHARED FROM A CLOSE FRIEND
Attestation for Sister Gaye
My family and ministry have known Sister Gaye LaFoe since 2008. She was the Executive President of the organization where I was ordained that year. Ministry brought us together and it united us in other areas as well. Even after she left the organization to do other things, we became inseparable as family friends.
Sister Gaye loves the Lord and people in general; she’s a very committed person and dedicated to the core. Whatever she starts, she makes sure she finishes. She is very passionate, relentless, loving and has a caring personality. Her motherhood and godly character has also helped her in her private life.
When she told me she was writing a book titled, What You Can Become When Your Faith Grows Up; I was so excited for her. I cannot wait to have a copy of this book in my hands. I could picture the dexterity in which sister Gaye must have put in the materials, to be a book in our hands now. You and others will surely be tremendously blessed by this book.
Thank you for having given and giving to the world from the wealth of grace and mercy you received from the Lord.
You are loved and appreciated for the strength to work tirelessly, to release this book. Congratulations again my Sister.
Rev. Olubunmi Emmanuel Oluwole
Resident Pastor.
Grace Dunamis Ministries
California.



PREFACE
Every detail of your life becomes more important the longer you live. Your memories become more vivid, and you have the capacity to understand each situation and how it impacted your life. How you envision situations as a child may be fully understood once you become an adult. I guess it is learning to see yourself differently after time. The choices and reactions you make can impact your faith. You may have lived through tough things so you look at everything with a different tilt than you may have in your past.
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