From Dilemma to New Dimensions

About the Book

D-day is when you wake up and realize that your life is stuck in the middle of a serious dilemma and you need to move out! Living beneath your God-given potential and aspirations is the season when the sleeping leader within must be awakened to take the steps necessary to confront challenging issues of life and overcome them all. From Dilemma to a New Dimension is a four-week devotional that introduces the struggles of a historic character named Richard Allen to help inspire readers to develop and increase their leadership potential to change livesfor the better. Through learning of the many severe struggles and victories of Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, certain aspects of spiritual fortitude can be identified by each reader to strengthen their walk with God and arrive at their destined place of promise. The brief episodes in the life of Allen help highlight the same struggles people face every day right now. The same Lord and Creator stands ready to heal, restore, and equip believers with the faith and personal stamina to move beyond the chaotic dilemmas of life to enjoy victory by creating a new-dimensional lifestyle of service and spiritual prosperity. Each meditational moment provides readers with scriptures, interesting stories related to Allen’s history, an insightful response, and a creative space for the reader to interject thoughts of their own.

About the Author

Rev. Marian Bellamy Gibbons is a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the preached Word and the music ministry. Since her youth, she has given of her talent, treasure, and time to share the love of God with all generations in her church, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Throughout her life, she has been involved with youth development, church music, and Christian education, beginning at her home church affectionately called the Fountain Chapel AME Church. She is a native of Tallahassee, Florida, where she has been employed in public relations and media at Florida A&M University for more than thirty years. The author has studied at Florida A&M University (BA and MS), Florida State University (postgraduate), and Asbury Theological Seminary. She has a passion for inspiring people to live for God and aspire to achieve their maximum potential. She is an ordained minister and minister of music who loves to praise the Lord throughout the church and the community. She has served on the Media Committee and with Women in Ministry at the conference level of her church. For the many varied opportunities to share the good news from, Rev. Gibbons sincerely expresses “to God be the glory!”