Bill Purvis is living proof that God answers prayer Having been stabbed 3 times with a butcher knife and left for dead at the age of 18, God answered his prayer for salvation and spared his life from imminent death. From that day he's been passionate for God and devoted to the practice of prayer. So many times we imagine that our pastors lead picture-perfect lives that things always go their way, nothing bad ever happens, and most importantly, that there is nothing they could ever need from us. That couldn t be further from the truth Hear first-hand the truth behind the stained-glass and come to a greater understanding of why your pastor needs your prayersDiscover the blessings that come from God when you pray for your own pastor It 's a tool for unity and the spiritual advancement of any church.Bill Purvis is the Senior Pastor of the 8,000-member Cascade Hills Church in Columbus, Georgia. No one who knew Bill as a teenager would have imagined him becoming a Christian, and especially not a Pastor. Yet God answered his prayer of, Lord use me and his life and ministry have been a miracle guided by God 's hand and prayer. Married for twenty-eight years and the father of three married sons, he 's devoted to Christ and his family. His formal education includes Opelika State College (now Southern Union), and Luther Rice Seminary where he earned the Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. He is the voice of RealTime with Bill Purvis television ministry and Bill Purvis Leadership, a monthly leadership development ministry for personal growth.

Every person is driven by something. What drives your life? Is it money? Power? Popularity? Ambition? Validation? Acceptance? Pastor Rick Warren's bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life, encouraged millions of readers to live their lives with God's purpose in mind. It is a book that focused on how our Creator designed us to live our lives. However, as a pastor for over thirty years I've discovered that most people miss the point. I believe that most people are letting the "Emotion Driven Life" guide them. I've discovered that emotions like lust, bitterness, anger, guilt, and fear direct a lot of our choices. This is not God's will for us. God didn't create you to be imprisoned by your emotions. In this book, we are going to explore emotions that can rob you of your potential and help you get control of them, so that you can reach your destiny.