I have some miraculous news to share! :)

On Monday, I shared on my blog about the painful and difficult personal adversity my family and I have been struggling with over the past year (if you missed it, you can read it here).  I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the sweet, beautiful comments left on that post and the countless emails and messages I have received all week long. I’m unable to respond to all of them, but please know I have read and re-read every single one, and my heart and spirit have been so lifted. So thank you all for your kindness and encouragement, and especially your ongoing prayers. Knowing heaven is being stormed on our behalf brings more peace than you can imagine. 🙂 Thank you again.

But, now it’s a new year, and time to move forward, right?!  And I have some good news to share. Yay!  Despite all the hardships of this past year, something miraculous happened, and I am blown away at what God did during this season of trial.

This past year I was under contract with David C Cook Publishing for two new books, and I felt accountable to follow through, no matter what I might be going through personally. The topic idea I had pitched for the first book was about thinking positive, even in the face of less-than-positive circumstances. A book about having unsinkable faith and hope when the storms of life threaten to pull us away from God,  drowning us in negativity and hopelessness.

I’ve always heard God has a sense of humor – but seriously?  This was ridiculous. I knew without a shadow of a doubt I could not and would not be able to write an entire book about being a faith-filled positive thinking optimist, when my life seemed to be swirling around in a whirlpool of negativity with all the debris and destruction of our life’s storm bumping into me at every turn.

BUT GOD

Don’t you just love that little two-word phrase?  It is always followed up with proof of a miracle – and this time is no different.

You see, in the midst of this trial, I wrote that entire book called Unsinkable Faith: God-Filled Strategies for Transforming the Way You Think, Feel and Live..  And it was ALL GOD. I had no faith in myself, but God had faith in me. I wanted to quit, but He gave me strength to persevere. I didn’t think I could string two coherent thoughts together much less an entire manuscript, but somehow, and with the help of an awesome editor, God wove ideas and words into my brain over many months of writing.  I thought it was a hopeless task based on the rationale of the absurd time crunch and the impossibility of not only thinking positively myself, but trying to still write in such a way that would convince others to desire to do the same. What had at first seemed like a blessing suddenly seemed like a curse. But oh friend, how God proved to me once again that His ways are always flawless, and all things are possible in Him. And through Him.

I now realize that writing this book was God’s divine design for slowly weaving the pieces of my own heart back together.

Day after day, week after week, as I studied, researched and focused on how to take control of our thoughts, how to let Christ transform and renew our minds through scripture and other resources, and how to truly take our thoughts captive to Him so we could learn to think more positive and live a more positive, joy-filled life regardless of our circumstances, something supernaturally miraculous happened.

Not only did the book get written, which was a miracle in itself, but somewhere along the way God did something more miraculous … He changed me. He changed my heart.  He changed my thoughts.  He transformed my mind. He helped me truly learn to let go of things I couldn’t change or control and instead focus on what I could.  He gave me peace when I felt afraid and overwhelmed with emotions and stress. He helped me remain calm, when I had every reason to panic.  He filled me with hope and reassurance that things would be okay, one day.  He equipped me to forgive so my heart could be at peace, even when it was hard. His Word and the other incredible Christian based books I read about changing our brains and transforming our thought patterns, slowly led to the retraining of my own mind. I learned first hand how to think positive and live positive, even when life isn’t.

God forced me to put into practice, every second of every day for many, many months what it really means to strive for a transformed mind, take our thoughts captive and change our thinking habits, and how to tap into His peace and joy despite our circumstances. But ultimately – He taught me that I couldn’t have a positive life – much less write about having a positive  life –  until my own mind was positive first. I was forced to practically walk out this message in my own existence and in the midst of the worst season of my life,  so I would be better equipped to inspire others to live positive lives too. And my prayer is that no matter what you might be going through, just maybe it will do so for you.

In the coming months, I’ll be telling you much more about Unsinkable Faith, which officially releases April 1, 2017.  I have a lot of exciting news to share including awesome valuable freebies, fun parties, launch teams, launch parties, blog tours, giveaways, special articles and publicity events, and all the fun and exciting stuff that comes with releasing a new book! My prayer is that not only can we all change our own lives one positive thought at a time, but that together, we can make this world a more positive place to live in.  Amen and hallelujah. Smiles.

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There are only a few days left to fill out the application to join the Unsinkable Faith Launch Team.

Application closes January 31st, 2017. 

If interested in being a part of a passionate sisterhood of women who are excited to help spread the message of this book , please click on the graphic below for more information. 

If you live in the Charlotte, North Carolina area and would be interested in volunteering on Tracie’s onsite Launch Team to assist in planning a book launch event, or you would like more information about what that would involve, please email your interest to tracie@traciemiles.com.

14 Comments

  1. Renee on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 8:35 am

    Praying for you and your family, Tracie. “BUT GOD. Don’t you just love that little two-word phrase? It is always followed up with proof of a miracle – and this time is no different.” Amen and amen!! 🙂



  2. Marisha on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 8:51 am

    Tracie,
    your blog today made me think of a song that was the first one on my playlist this morning (by Jesus Culture- the God of Miracles)- I think what you described above is a testimony of what the song chants about 🙂
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-auXYdMSGM



    • Tracy on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      Awesome.



    • Tracy on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 9:13 pm

      BUT GOD! Is all I can say, and I believe in.



    • Sabrina on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 6:10 am

      Thanks for posting that song. The praise helped me to release



  3. Melissa Reynolds on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 8:51 am

    Oh sweet sister of mine. Your God story is one full of hope that is and will help so many of our broken hearts. This book is needed. I’m so thankful you responded to Jesus in the midst of your pain to help me, all of us. ❤



  4. Monica Vasquez on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 9:35 am

    I am in tears of joy for you! It’s hard for me to put myself in your shoes because I’ve never been married but I think we can all relate on some level. We all go through storms and sometimes they feel never ending BUT GOD is a faithful and loving God that is using our situations for His plan in our lives! Your story really touched my heart! I just said a prayer for you and I can’t wait for your new book! God Bless!



  5. Rachelle Craig on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 5:46 am

    This is so exciting! I have been waiting for this day!! I know this book is going to be what so many women need in their lives! I am so happy for you, Tracie! Looking forward to this launch!



  6. Dawnielle on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    Thank you for saying Yes to God and letting Him work through you to bring His message allowing Him to transform our thoughts daily.



  7. Jodie on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    yes! I do love those words, BUT GOD…more than you know!



  8. Brooke on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 6:45 am

    Tracie, I stumbled upon your blog through Proverbs 31 Ministries and read your post about prayers for 2017. Today marks the one year anniversary of the day my husband walked out our family. Reading your blog post was like reading one of my journal entries. I have felt that same excruciating heartbreak having to grieve the loss of my husband and what I believed my future should have been. I prayed day in and day out for reconciliation but instead endured a very messy divorce and am left with a man who no longer wants to be a father to our children – how was this God’s plan for my life?? However, God has also shown up for me in huge ways over the past year and although he did not change my circumstances, he changed my heart. I am able to go forward with the confidence that God really does have a good plan for my life and he will take care of our family. I’m lifting your family up in prayers and am looking forward to the release of your book!



  9. Tammy on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 9:04 am

    I never was appealing to men….fat, not so pretty, plain. I found someone at 33..by 43 it was over….he wanted my “best friend”…..2 families ruined….me attemting to take my life. No man had ever loved me and now the one who finally said he did, doesnt any more….he found a woman he wants more…my good friend. I lost the 2 best friends in one move! I didnt want to go on….I knew I wasnt good enough to be loved. BUT GOD had another plan and I am loved by God and another fine man who loves God as much as i do and walks the path with me! I can be positive and God uses me to help other women who struggle with self image in their marriages regularly….He makes good out of bad! Praise God. And thank you for sharing your struggles with all to help with their growth…
    Blessings!



  10. Laura Smith on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    I will never forget when you were so vulnerable to the women around you at She Speaks last year. Your courage and perseverance inspired me then and has so often encouraged me along this broken road I continue to walk. I too do not understand yet am learning to trust God and rely on Him more than I ever have. I choose to believe in His goodness and faithfulness and know that from this darkness He will lead me and forever I will say, He is the Lord my God! May He continue to be your guiding light and your greatest source of comfort and peace.
    With a grateful heart….



  11. Sue Hamilton on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    Wow! God is amazing in how He works. I saw your devotion today on Facebook, read it and was in awe. Awe, because of your honesty and awe, because it is exactly what I needed to hear. It never ceases to amaze me how God works! Thank you for choosing to be honest. It shows how genuine you are, how gifted you are in the words choices and the sincerity of how you want to help others through your struggles.

    Thank you for letting me into your life to hear the pain, confusion at times, yet hope to never give up. To remind me how much God has ‘our backs’ and will NEVER, EVER let us fail.

    My prayers for you will start now – thank you again!!!



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