Title: God Inspired Quotations and Understandings
Author: Stanley D. Rainbow
Publisher: PageTurner, Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1-64376-766-6
Genre: Philosophy
Pages: 28
Reviewed by: Beth Adams

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Author Stanley D. Rainbow has compiled a short book of quotations, each of which is accompanied by a sentence of his own explanation of the quote offering further understandings. Hence, his book is very appropriately titled God Inspired Quotations and Understandings.

These are not Bible quotations, yet they are “God Inspired” vs. holy scripture. In this category, many of the quotations fall within the self-help, esteem building, work ethics, love of those around you, also love of yourself, as they shine to become clearly stated truisms. Many of which people may have heard before, in one version or another, yet it is wonderfully compiled onto pages without any embellishment of gregarious text – simply keeping to the root of each thought.

For example, “Your time is in your hands – not others,” is followed by the author’s explanation, “Time is only in your hands no one can control it for you.” The explanation may seem redundant, but the word “control” is inserted to further clarify how “in your hands” is meant. One of my favorite quotes is “God loves a Trier – just look at me!” Perhaps a bit rodomontading, yet fully inspiring. Quite a bit of Rainbow’s comments also includes Satan, for example, “Good humans are God’s—Bad humans are Satan’s.” One other is, “Life is yours to choose good or evil— Whether it is God’s or Satan’s.” The dichotomy between being good or succumbing to evil is brought to mind in dozens of his inspired quotations. This one, “Start your day with laughter—for it will bring warmth and happiness” has, in my opinion, a Chinese Fortune Cookie philosophy embedded in it.

Scores of quotations explain God’s reasons for how and why he created us; what He expects of us and how to avoid Satan. Again, not Bible scriptures but individually composed statements, worthy of a preacher’s sermon to a parish seeking hope, direction and love in life. “God’s life is different to human life,” followed by, “From God we are here to learn before we move to the spiritual world” must be one of the most profound quotes in the book. As it is known within faith that our purpose in life is to remove Satan and practice the Love of Jesus in order to cleanse our soul for entry into eternal life.

This book is an ideal gift to a loved one, especially if the loved one is yourself. It is a book which can be placed on a night stand for a few inspirational thoughts upon going to sleep -or- when just awakening in the morning. In fact, the more often readers page these quotations, the more comfortable they will be throughout the day as it soundly places people of faith squarely on the right path for God inspired activities. God Inspired Quotations and Understandings encourages us to love and see God in everything.