The Shift
By M. Ann Ricks
Publisher: M. Ann Ricks
Literary Creations
Published: December 9, 2013
ISBN: 978-0991039951
Amazon Synopsis:
There is a sense of urgency in the
atmosphere as God is transitioning many into what the world has deemed
impossible and unbelievable into the possible and the believable. Don't be
alarmed by the "sudden" moves of the God. Pastor Douglass and his
family have been positioned for such a move but because of the dense fog of
deception that surrounds them, some in the Douglass family have created their
own beliefs, fabricating their own sense of self; negating the truth, God's
truth, even when truth is staring them in the face. They are living lives
devoid of the knowledge of who they really and robbing themselves and those
they love of their true identity and freedom. Deeply embedded lies from enemy
have blinded eyes, impaired hearing and hardened hearts and Angels
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My Thoughts:
I found The Shift to be unique because it wasn’t just about the troubles
and difficulties that the Douglass family were going through that we could see,
but we could see much deeper than that. We had a window into the spiritual
world that is normally invisible to us. We were able to see both the angels and
demons as the encouraged and/or tormented each character in the novel.
As we all do in real life, Veronica,
Zeborah, Richard and Xion have their own secrets or deceptions that they have
surrounded themselves with. These are things that they believe about
themselves, whether they are true or not. Secrets they have kept “so that
others won’t be hurt”. But what they find is that these secrets and lies get in
the way of God’s plans.
The Shift was a fascinating
look at how God works in the lives of people and leads them to Himself, freeing
them of the bondage that has held them sometimes for many years. It is amazing to
see the kind of changes He can make in a person’s life if we will let Him.
The most powerful part of the book for me
was to see what the spiritual battleground might look like and how the enemy
might be working to influence us with discouragement, frustration, negativity
and lies. I also loved the character of Bo, who becomes our example of how to
love unconditionally.
The only negative comment I would have
about the book is that I noticed a number of proofreading errors in the text as
I was reading it.
This was a very inspirational read. I
gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
Thank you to the publishers for providing
a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion
was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
M. Ann Ricks,
(Melissa Ann), is a Christian Fiction novelist residing in Bear, Delaware with
her excellent husband and two awesome sons. She is a graduate of Rider
University and formerly a national accounts insurance executive.
Using Jesus Christ
as her example, as He shared many parables, she creates stories with fictional
characters that contend with real life issues and inserts the Word of God to
communicate the genuine and unfailing love of God while making it abundantly
clear that Jesus is the ONLY answer. M. Ann is determined to tell the
world how wonderfully awesome Jesus Christ is and can be in our lives if we
just allow Him to be. She is honored to be used by God to spread His
message with the stories she creates with the leading of the Holy Spirit,
knowing that He will provide her with stories and the insight that will lift up
the name of Jesus as He promised that if He is lifted up, He will draw all men
to Him. She is the author Awesome Wonder: The Gift of Remembrance, The Son and
THE BLOOD DONE SIGNED MY NAME.
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