I wasn't sure what to think when I agreed to read this book but I thought that with a forward by Donald Miller it had to be interesting.... and it is.
Some parts of this book made me weep, think, laugh, and inspired me. All of it was interesting. There was a part of me that marveled at this guy -- he really is living in an abandoned way that I think most Christians envy; imagine saying "yes" to opportunities where most of us would make excuses for or tell out kids, or ourselves, no?
On page 209 (of an ebook on iPad) he writes "I know it sounds goofy, but I want to be like that Jeep. I want to leak from having been hit by Jesus. From having something crazy happen to me, something that flipped my life upside down. I've met people like that, people who leak Jesus. Whenever you're around them, Jesus keeps coming up with words and with actions. I don't suppose everybody gets hit by Jesus, but those of us who have talk about him differently. We start steering funny; we start leaking where we stand. And it's because we got thrown from our lives in a terrific collision."
On another page, (237) he writes, "For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add our whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that's your answer. If you want to know the answer to the bigger question -- what's God's plan for the whole world? - buckle up: it's us.
We're God's plan, and we always have been. We arent' just supposed to be observers, listeners, or have a bunch of opinions. WE're not here to let everyone know what we agree and don't agree with, because, frankly, who cares? Tell me about the God you love; tell me what He has inspired uniquely in you; tell me what you're going to do about it, and a plan for your life will be pretty easy to figure out from there. I guess what I'm saying is that most of us don't get an audible plan for our lives. It's way better than that. We get to be God's plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him."
This book is filled with real, thoughtful and fun stories that illustrate his title: Love Does. It is an action. Loving people means doing, and trusting God in all this craziness enough to say "yes".
I received a free copy of this book through Thomas Nelson's Booksneeze program. I was not required to write a positive review.
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