Alas, sweet Jenny, I would loan it to you, but I downloaded it on the Nook. This is one I will read again and again. There was almost TOO much to digest in this book, and I kept telling myself "Slow down!" as I was reading it! You know, you can't wait to get to the next chapter and the next and the next, but you are quite sure you will never remember all the riches you have learned. This book was an answer to prayer for me. I had asked God to show me something new, reveal Himself to me in a new way, teach me how to live a life of victory and joy rather than a life of defeat and self-reflection. I discovered that my perspective is indeed wrong alot of the time. I am focusing on what I have NOT done, how I have failed Him. (I am not neglecting the seriousness of our sin and our need for repentance.) Instead, I should be asking God "What will you have me do today?" and then "Enable me to do that"! It is not about what I can accomplish for God, it is about what HE can accomplish through me! When I live this way, my heart is overflowing with what He teaches me, and how He comes through for me over and over again. My day is different because I am seeking the Holy Spirit's help in EVERY SINGLE THING I do. Why would we ever want anything different?
I HIGHLY recommend this book, and would like to do it as a much slower study rather than a quick read. I believe I am merely scratching the service when it comes to my relationship with the Holy Spirit. What about you?
4 comments:
Can you take notes on the Nook, such as highlighting and underlining when you read something important? So you can see what caught your eye the first read through?
Mari Ann...well, you can just loan me your Nook too, then! ;)
Yes, Patty, it's really cool! You can bookmark a page, and highlight words or phrases. You can also make notes.
And,Jenny, I would definitely loan it to you!
I was about to wonder what was wrong with wondering what God can accomplish through me...then the second part of that sentence hit me out of nowhere. Amazing how much when we "don't have a situation that is actively humbling us, we steer with disturbing velocity towards arrogance and self-righteousness." (Beth Moore)
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