Have you ever questioned how to draw closer to God? Have you ever reflected on past seasons in your life? that prompted you to "rise from self to enter God's presence" and build that closeness? Or maybe you are in a season of exploring ways to "affirm your faith so that you may "climb new levels and heights in God."

"Reaching into God's Presence: A Plan of Action" is the memoir (plus) of Tenured Professor, Education Advocate, Spiritual Advisor, and first-time author, Merah Neil-Burke. It follows her reflections detailing her similar journey in her Christian faith, beginning with the story of her life as a young girl of six years old on the island of Jamaica, West Indies, recapturing her first-hand experiences of supernaturally encountering God.

This book serves as a guide to ignite and rekindle your wholesome thinking and reflection, focus your vision, unmask the tangible (the self), and empower the inner man to reach beyond the three-dimensional world in which human beings see, hear, touch, and feel, to experience the intangible (spiritual realm). Journaling has been Dr. Merah's 'go-to' formula throughout the years on her introspective spiritual journey with God and has served as the gateway to her unique private experiences. Her journal and assessments gave her a sense of purpose, strength, and freedom while connecting with her inner self.

It is Dr. Merah's prayer that this step-by-step plan of action will encourage you to explore the phases necessary on the road to self-improvement and healing, with God leading the way. In each chapter of the book, Dr. Merah seamlessly weaves a tapestry for instruction by utilizing the abbreviation from the title of the book: R.E.A.C.H. - a roadmap, leading to application, for every phase in your journey.

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