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President Hayles Published in Light+Life: Beginning the Journey to Emotional Intelligence
President Hayles was recently published in Light+Life magazine. Below are a few paragraphs and a link to the full story.
Dr. David began to pray for me. I recognized in that moment I would never be the same again. Deep within me, I could feel my emotions scatter. A host of feelings arose in me. I felt anger, pain, shame, guilt, stress, anxiety, and unhappiness — all at the same time. I felt something existed within me that needed to be cleansed and rooted out. I could not articulate it, but I knew I had to change.
On the return flight, I was reading one of my pastor’s books, “Journey to the Mountain of God.” A wonderful flight attendant noticed I was reading the book and asked me if I knew Dr. David Ireland. She was thrilled when I introduced her to Dr. David. She told me she was currently reading a book titled “Abba’s Child” by Brennan Manning.
She showed me the book, and as I began to read it, I found the words in the book expressed what I was feeling. The sovereignty of God was amazing to me in that He would allow me to be on an airplane and have someone give me the very book that expressed what I was feeling. The book spoke about having an impostor in your life, someone or something that takes the place of you in certain circumstances. When we get angry, our impostor comes out. When we get afraid, our impostor comes out. At times, our impostor protects us. At times, however, our impostor masks who we really are. After that flight, I delved deeply into the book, and it helped me to understand and learn why I was the way I was and what I needed to do in order to be a true servant of God.