For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.' Luke 9:23-24 NIV. 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Whatever you lose on earth for Him, is what you get back in Heaven. Notice this phrase, `it is not about you, it is about God.' All our treasures are stored in Heaven. In that four simple chapters, I learn that we should live a life for God and give ourselves for Him, not the way we want, but the way HE wants.
I'm almost half way through already and let me tell you, in the four chapters that I have read so far, I am already moved by God. You may think you're not 'good' enough to be used by God, but let me tell you, God uses ANYone at ANYtime, ANYwhere, so what does it mean to have a dislocated heart, a broken spirit or a radical faith? You will understand once you read this book.
growing a couragous soul Don't stop here. Chip Ingram, a teaching pastor on Living on the Edge and President of Walk Thru the Bible states that in order to make a difference for God, you need the following six steps, 1. It talks about what it takes to make a difference for God. Holy Ambition is a book all Christians should read.
