Yet another great read from Max Lucado. Perfect for the things we are facing today that cause us to fear (i.e. layoffs at work, slow downs in the economy, down turns in the housing market, etc).
This book gives you some great practical ways to deal with the fears in your life. Written in an easy to follow, entertaining format that will keep the attention of any who want to live their life without fear.
Here are a few of the great things I took away from this book:
"It's not the absence of the storms that sets us apart. It's whom we discover in the storm: and unstirred Christ."
"Fear itself is not a sin. But it can lead to sin."
"Why does He love you so much? The same reason the artist loves his paintings or the boat builder loves his vessels. You are his idea. And God has only good ideas."
"Fear mismanaged, leads to sin. Sin leads to hiding. Since we've all sinned, we all hide, not in bushes, but in eighty-hour workweeks, temper tantrums, and religious busyness. We avoid contact with God. We are convinced that God must hate our evil tendencies."
Be fearless by being peaceful:
P - Pray first
E - Easy now
A - Act on it
C - Compile a worry list
E - Evaluate your worry categories
F - Focus on today
U - Unleash the worry army
L - Let God be enough
"Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can."
"Feed your fears, and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will."
