The Spiritual Seasons of Life - OPERATION EZRA

[Pages:67]The Spiritual Seasons of

Life

by

Evelyn Hamon

foreword by Dr. Bill Hamon

Copyright ?1991

Christian International Publishers P.O. Box 9000 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459-9000

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN 0-939868-25-3

Contents

1 The Spiritual Seasons of Life..............................15 2 The Spring Season...............................................19 3 The Summer Season............................................23 4 The Fall Season...................................................31 5 The Winter Season..............................................35 6 Personal Illustrations...........................................39 7 In Closing............................................................57

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the man who has been my pastor for the last 37 years and whom I married when I was 18 years of age. To my husband, pastor and best friend who has walked with me several times through all the seasons of life.

Appreciation

Appreciation is given to the many individuals who prophesied about the writing of this book and to my friends who kept encouraging me to make these truths available to the people of God.

Special appreciation to Steve Schultz for helping me put these truths into written form.

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Foreword

Only a few among the race of humankind are gifted with the ability to bring wisdom and practical truth to the tragic and triumphant things that we experience in life. Evelyn Hamon was so gifted and has grown and matured in that wisdom over the last four decades. The messages she shares with her audience reveals these great practical truths which help so many people. She does not major on theological, eschatological, or great doctrinal issues, but the real issues of life where the average Christian lives.

The liberating and life giving truths she presents in her messages dealing with such topics as: the spiritual seasons of life, divine flexibility, principles of progress and promotion, and proper attitudes to maintain while one deals with life's challenges and unexpected changes, are the stepping stones

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for successful living.

Most of the redemptive truths she has learned came from the things she had to live through. Her life challenges and changes came about because of the man she married. When she was 16 years old, a young single 19 year old prophet, straight out of Bible college, began pastoring her home church. Two years later she married her pastor and joined her life to a prophet on whom God had a high calling planned that would require much molding, crushing, remolding and melting down in God's fiery furnace until he perfectly fit in the mold that God had ordained for him.

I can speak authoritatively of all the things she has gone through, for I was instrumental in placing her in most of her life's challenging situations. God seems to take delight in placing two people together who have different backgrounds and opposite personalities. Evelyn's heritage was

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that of three generations of born again, Spirit-filled and faithful Christians. Her husband was the first among his heritage to become a spirit filled Christian and minister. Evelyn had felt at an early age that she would marry a preacher but she had no personal ambitions other than to be a good wife and mother. Her husband had visions of conquering the world for God and doing more than any other minister had ever done. Evelyn's temperament would have allowed her to be content with living in one area all of her life and to avoid all of life's challenges and drastic changes. But this was not her destiny. God had her marry Bill Hamon not only to help him fulfill his ministry but God had a calling, ministry and destiny for Evelyn to fulfill.

I can honestly say that I know of no other woman who has been so faithful to her man, the ministry and her family. She never once refused to adjust to all the changes we

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