Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like
Jesus by Mary Demuth
“I don’t write this book as a condemnation or as a sermon. The last thing I
want to do is provide a ‘how to be the best Christian in ten easy steps’ guide.
I pen these words as a fellow struggler who is learning that what we think about
God matters, how we allow Him to reign in our hearts matters, and how we obey
Him in the moment matters. It
all matters. Everything.”
Author and speaker Mary DeMuth has been abused, foreclosed, abandoned, and
betrayed. She has been pressed and drained till it was too much . . .
But it was just enough to bring her to a place of surrender, piece by
precious piece. In that surrender, she found the freedom of giving
everything to God. And through Scripture, community, and the work of the
Holy Spirit, she gives it all over again, every day.
In this gentle
and challenging book, DeMuth describes the process and
the nuances that shape us to be more like Christ. Her words are clear,
vulnerable, and thought provoking, and every chapter is infused with Scripture.
Most of all, DeMuth provides personal and practical evidence that there is no
greater pursuit than Christ. We must surrender everything, but it does not
compare to the
Everything He is, the
Everything He
gives.
Never again. From now on I'll stick with what I know. Why did I think it was a good idea to step out of the YA genre? I couldn't even finish this book. Believe me I tried. I'm not one to give up on a book easily. I wanted to enjoy this book but it was exactly what it said it didn't want to be. A guide on how to be the best Christian.
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