The Word reveals to us that we will never have all the answers.

God has set boundaries on our knowledge. We don't control the timing of what happens to us each day.

Yet, God is working around us all the time. He whispers, "Slow down, and you will find me."

Some answers will never be ours. That's when we must step out in faith and release control unto Him.

That's the mystery of God's Secret Places ... of being a Christian and choosing a life based on the Bible instead of the world.

I want this book to challenge you to choose Wonder over Worry, to bask in God's Season, and let your life's story be written by the One who delivers us from a life of sin and shame.

Choose to trust in God. He alone deserves our adoration.

A Message from the Desk of Tim Barker:

God's mystery can be a tool to increase our faith in Him.

When life seems to swirl around you, and you feel lost, know that you are never invisible to God. Open your heart. Trust Him. Place your confidence in the One that never leaves your side.

Let Him write your story. Give Him total control. He will keep you wrapped in His loving hands.

Tim R. Barker, D. Min.

About Tim:

Reverend Tim R. Barker is the Network Pastor/Superintendent of the South Texas Ministry Network, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

He is a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Ministries/Biblical Studies, with a minor in music. He also received a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from SAGU and received his Doctorate of Ministry Degree from West Coast Seminary.

Reverend Barker was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 1989. He began his ministry in the South Texas District in 1984 as youth & music minister and continued his ministry as Pastor, Executive Presbyter (2006 - 2009) and Executive Secretary-Treasurer (2009 - 2011) in the South Texas District, where he served until his election as the South Texas District Superintendent in 2011.

By virtue of his district office, Reverend Barker is a member of the District's Executive Presbytery and the General Presbytery of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Springfield, Missouri. He is a member of the Executive Board of Regents for Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, Texas, and SAGU-American Indian College, Phoenix, Arizona. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pleasant Hills Children's Home, Fairfield, Texas, as well as numerous other boards and committees.

Reverend Barker and his wife, Jill, married in 1983, have been blessed with two daughters. Jordin and her husband, Stancle Williams, who serves as the South Texas District Youth Director. Abrielle and her husband, Nolan McLaughlin, are church planters of Motion Church in San Antonio. The Barkers have four grandchildren, Braylen, Emory and Landon Williams and Kingston McLaughlin.

His unique style of pulpit ministry and musical background challenges the body of Christ, with an appeal that reaches the generations.