The one book I recommend for 2025

December 31, 2024

Today is the last day of a very  intense year. So much happened to prepare for the new year of 2025 and beyond. To start the year 2025 off on the right foot, I want to talk about the importance of reading the Holy Bible.

I understand that some people will be offended by this, but those who are offended by me talking about the Holy Bible, I recommend that you go read someone else’s blog.

With that said, I will get on with it.

The Holy Bible is the best-selling book of all time. There is a reason for that. It is an ancient book written as the accounts of those that have witnessed miracles. Don’t believe me? Look up Ron Wyatt. Ron has discovered many biblical sites by the grace of God. Look up Jonathan Cahn. Jonathan has spoken of many events written of in the bible and how those events are running parallel to what is happening today. He has written books on these subjects and within these books he’s revealed many mysteries of the bible. Also, a very important person to look up is Kim Clement. He was a prophet. He prophesied about so many things that have come to pass already. One being how Donald Trump would become a trumpet, and that Donald J. Trump would have two terms as president of the United States of  America.

If the bible was only a collection of fables, then Ron Wyatt would not have found the biblical sites. Jonathan Cahn would not have been able to find parallels to what is happening today. If God was a fictional character in an ancient book written thousands of years ago, then none of the prophecies from Kim Clement would have come to pass.

I tell you all this because I want to help those that do not believe that God exists, to rethink that. Seriously look up the works of these three men. There will be articles disproving or debunking Ron Wyatt’s discoveries, Jonathan Cahn’s books and Kim Clement’s prophesies. There will always be skeptics though, skeptics are just another way for humanity to reject God. I want you to look past those non-believers. Open your mind up to the possibility that the bible is real and therefore God is real, and if God is real then so is Jesus.

As my loving husband says, the BIBLE stands for the

Basic

Instructions

Before

Leaving

Earth.

It is the guide to how to live our lives in accordance with God’s commandments. When one begins to read the bible, they will begin to experience some changes within themselves, changes in the way they think of things, and how they view the world. I have experienced this myself. I was not always a believer in the bible, in God nor in Jesus. I had questions. I was skeptical and I had a hard time figuring out my path in life.

I had gotten pregnant right after high school and after my first ultrasound, the clinic I went to gave me a bible. I went home that day thinking of how much my life was going to change. I needed help, I need comfort, I needed love. So, I picked up the bible the clinic gave me and opened it to a random page. I thought to myself how can a book help me? This book is highly altered by people. It’s not relevant to me.

I was completely wrong. When I opened the bible to a random page, I opened it to Psalm 4:1 ” Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!”

This was shocking to me. I didn’t know how to react. I continued to read the rest of the page.

“O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah. But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him. Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds and be silent. Selah. Offer right sacrifices and put your trust in the LORD. There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!” You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:2-8.

This was EXACTLY what I needed at that time. It wasn’t fluff. It was what I needed to hear. After reading this I began to pray. This started my relationship with God. I was not saved, but it was a start. Without the bible, I would be lost. I would have fallen into all the traps the enemy laid out for me and I would have ruined my life.

The bible helped get me straight and lead me to where I am today. Of course I prayed as well. I also began to seek out God in life ever more. I ended up finding Kim Clement’s prophesies and I cried with amazement. I also found Ron Wyatts videos and saw the things he found. After watching one of the videos Ron’s wife posted on YouTube, I broke down and gave my life over to Jesus. Ron had discovered something I could not dispute; something that could have only been from God himself.

I now pray for all of you who read to this point.

Dear Lord,

Reveal yourself to these people. Show them who you are. Guide them through tough times and bring them unto you oh Lord. Give them wisdom, knowledge and understanding.

In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

I hope this helps someone. At least one person. I didn’t want to go too deep, that will be up to you to do.

Here is a link to an online bible for those that need a bible right now.

https://biblehub.com/esv/psalms/4.htm

Happy New Year. Have a blessed 2025.

God Bless you all.

MammaBird87

These books changed my perspective on life

Photo taken and edited by Nalani Nieto-Johnson

Allow me to start from the beginning.

My family was not wealthy by any means. I guess you can say we were on the lower end of middle class in Southern California. When I was 10, my dad had been listening to a guy named Robert Kiyosaki. He had gone to a seminar or two, and had the audio tape set along with some books. (It was the 90's)

One day, my dad told me that if I wanted to learn about finance, I should read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. I clearly remember responding to him sharply. I said "Dad, I am only 10! Why do I need to learn boring finance? I want to be a kid! I have plenty of time to learn that stuff when I grow up!"

Fast forward 20 years, and wouldn't you know, that's exactly what I was doing. Learning about finance and all sorts of stuff about building wealth.

And which book was the first book I chose to read?

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.

Yes! The very same book my dad suggested that I read to learn about personal finance when I was 10!

Now, I want to share my knowledge and my love of learning and reading with others like myself. People who need a little helping hand. For me, I was stubborn. I didn't want to learn about money or economics or anything business until I was in my 30s, and because I didn't want to sit down and read for about 20 years, it set me back pretty far.

After reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, my husband and I began reading more and more personal finance, wealth building and self-help books to change the way we looked at money, and life as a whole. We are now into our 9th year of marriage and since the beginning of our marriage we have been on this journey to improve our lives and the lives of our children. We have come up against so much pushback, it's upsetting, but we both know that this journey is for our future and if we allow negative comments and pushback to interfere with our mission to improve our lives and our childrens lives forever, then we will end up living an unfullfilled and hopeless life of misery and dissapointment. We definitely don't want that.

So, with all that said. I hope this list of books, that helped me change my mindset, can and will help you change yours.

The Holy Bible

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

These books are in order from most helpful to least. This is my list and this is the order in which these books helped me. This is just my opinion, so use your own judgement. We all have different life circumstances, and those circumstances will dictate what you need to learn and what you don't. In my own life circumstances, I had to completely shift my paradigm. It took years to get to where I am today and I still have more shifting to do. As I read in the companion book for "Start With Why", "Find Your Why", one of the hardest things to overcome is time. It takes time to figure things out. For some it is instant, for others it'll take weeks, months and even years to "Find Your Why" and then become successful.

If you have a library account, your library might have a physical copy you may borrow. Your library account can also sign you into Libby, an app where you can borrow ebooks and audiobooks with your library account. This can be downloaded on your smart phone so that you can read or listen to these books anywhere you are, without carrying around a physical copy. (Personally I do it all, I have physical copies of the books I want to keep and I listen to audibooks through my library, and sometimes if the audiobook isn't available, but the ebook is, I'll get the ebook.)

Once you get your mind right about money. You should continue to condition your mind toward prosperity, instead of poverty. Money, as you will learn, is merely a tool to advance yourself forward in society. It was never supposed to suppress you, it was always meant to advance you.

In my next blog post I am going to break down how each book was able to shift my mind set about money from poor to prosperous. Over the past 10 years I've been on the journey as an entrepreneur learning what my life's mission is, and I want you to join me in learning what your life's mission is and how to become self sufficient and more prosperous in your own life. I may be doing videos later and post them on YouTube and Rumble, but for now I have this blog.

The books I recommended were only the top 5 books I read that helped me. I have many, many, more to share and no, they are not all about money or personal finance. Many are self-help and personal wellness books. Because in order to get your money right we must get our mind right and these books I am sharing with you are for you to get your mindset right. So please join me on this journey. I await the company.