Recently, a good friend (our coming child’s Godmother) told me about a book she read, The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young. She said the book was a must read. She was so convincing in her description of it, that I ordered it and read it myself. The book was priced at $11.24 through Amazon.com, but what I have gained is invaluable.
As I opened the book and traveled the story, I was enraptured. The journey was so amazing, so powerful, so unbelievable, that there were parts of the book where I had to literally stop and reflect on the goodness of God (and at times change what I thought about God, confirming Isaiah 55:8, below). Since completing it, the messages have been seared into my conscience.
This month, I only want to recommend you go and get this book. Again, GET THIS BOOK. It will change the way you live your life, the way you value others, the way you deal with pain, the way you see religion, and display to you a God you never knew. Read it, internalize it, and share this freedom with others.
On the back of many books are quotes that others write to share a little about the book and encourage you to purchase it. Reading this, I came up with my own that I thought may be helpful. God bless you on this journey.
“It felt like I was introduced to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit all over again for the first time.”
“It has changed how I view…everything.”
“A transformative text for anyone who has lost someone, questioned God, or felt oddly out of place in the current nature of religion.”
“Outside of the Bible, no other book has introduced me more to the character of God.”
“A must read.”
Speechless,
j.a.g.
Isaiah 55:8 - "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD.
