Norma Strange

Diamonds of Truth reveals truths about personal relationships that few people discover on their own. The discovery of these truths is like entering a dark room, turning on the lights, and finding diamonds of truth. The book presents diamonds of truth from the Bible. The diamonds of truth begin to shimmer and shine through focused and thoughtful reading. Detailed examples illuminate how discouragement occurs and exerts its subtle, but dangerous presence in our lives. Discouragement and its destruction happen within the details of our activities and choices. We achieve valuable changes through faster recognition of better ways to counteract the details of discouragement that affect our daily lives. We can recognize where and how to strive to act like Jesus. The Holy Spirit provides the power to bring us into God's will and His ways. Jesus assures us that we abide in Him. His love for us resembles that of a human parent, but His love is more perfect. He loves us without regard to our behaviors, and He delights in us when we act obediently to His Word. Our relationships succeed and improve when we yield to the Holy Spirit's guidance.

Personal observations provided the inspiration for many of the details incorporated within the book. The descriptive stories depict a few of the myriad of possible sources for the discouragement scenarios, defense mechanisms, and attitudes. The stories illuminate some of the subtle but devious ways that 'doing what comes naturally' damages and destroys personal relationships. Mission impossible becomes 'Mission Possible' with God's awesome guidance and power. The book presents diamonds of truth from the Bible culminating in two main messages: Live your faith so that others can see true faith that reflects the presence of the Holy Spirit residing in you. Like a living human body without a soul is not possible, so also a genuine faith without good works is not possible. When your actions reflect good deeds, you have listened and acted in obedience. When your actions do not reflect good deeds, you have ignored, missed, or rebelled against the Holy Spirit's guidance and directions (James 2:14-26.) Reject your natural human tendencies to react by "doing what comes naturally." God allows but does not condone our failures to live by His standards as described in the Bible. The Holy Spirit provides the power to bring us to repentance and obedience to God's will and His ways. Jesus assures us that we abide in Him. His love for us is similar to a human parent but more perfect. He loves us without regard to our behaviors and delights in us when we choose obedience to His commands (John 15: .9-17.) Linda Christensen and Norma Strange have been passionate about Christian books and Bible studies. They thank God for His encouragement during their pursuit of the contents of this book.

LIFE gives people the freedom to shed their situation, their fears—their normal—and embrace the greatness in their depths in order to do things they never thought possible. Where do you find yourself right now? LIFE is all about facing that person in the mirror—YOU. Not your situation, not your “normal,” but embracing everything that looks back from the mirror and running with it instead of from it. The content of LIFE is structured to serve as a mentor for readers, addressing how to embrace their own uniqueness and selling readers on how valuable they really are. It helps them put energy where their heart is so they can let their own brilliance overflow that’s been hidden underneath the accepted normal. LIFE is a guide for readers to know themselves, hear their hearts, and feel fulfillment and overflow. That’s what letting life flow effortlessly really means—live the life you want to live!