Heaven Is For Real

Well written and very easy to read, Heaven is for Real tells the tale of a four year old boy who visited heaven.

I am not at all into the ‘sensational’ and hesitated to read the book until curiosity got the better of me.  To my surprise I ended up enjoying it and read the whole book in one sitting.  You will find it hard to put down.   This book can potentially help those looking for assurances about the loss of a loved one and perhaps even ease their pain. 

In the first few chapters, Colton's dad talks a lot about himself and the pain and struggles that he had to endure prior his son’s experience, which for me was also a lesson in honesty and perseverance. Not many people nowadays, in my opinion, have the guts to stick to their beliefs and sense of mission. 

Heaven is for Real is an inspiring book and offers a glimpse of heaven through the experience of a four year old boy. I would recommend this book to those who would enjoy an easy, yet meaningful, heart-warming and thought-provoking read.

Jungle Warfare

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"can you imagine the confidence that would radiate from you as you stood in front of your customers if they knew your faith was in something deeper than the sale?"

- C. A. Cunningham, Jungle Warfare.

Jungle Warfare will not only give you lots to think about but it will also give you practical answers to practical questions. The book is divided in two parts. Part one is in devotional format with sections which include a verse, a battle plan, a prayer and space for you to write your thoughts and personal prayers. Part two includes common questions Christians face or will face in their professional careers such as: “I compromised my integrity. What do I do now?” And “What if my customers don't like me?.”

Uplifting and encouraging. I highly recommend this book.

11 Thoughts About Grace

1. God's grace (favour) is unmerited, outrageous and unfair.
2. God's grace is a gift. You don’t work for it. You don’t earn it. You don’t deserve it. Like any gift you can accept it or reject it. And once you accept it, it’s yours.
3. Through grace God made a way for you to have life through His death. God's main concern is not that we are sinners in desperate need of forgiveness; His greatest concern is that we are dead in desperate need of life. (John 10:10, Ephesians 2:1)
4. Through grace we can be the visible representation of an invisible God. Jesus didn’t come to help you be good and serve God, he came to live his life through you. (Galatians 2:20)
5. Through grace the task of being a Christian is no longer impossible. You understand that Jesus didn't come to get you out of hell into heaven, but to get himself out of heaven into you.
6. Through grace there is nothing you can do to make God love you more, there is nothing you can do to make God love you less.
7. Through grace you are as righteous as Jesus. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
8. Through grace it’s not about what you do but who you are in him (Romans 5:17). The question is not how God can make you righteous? A better question would be:“How can God make Jesus become sin?” Jesus became sin so that you could be clean.
9. Through grace we can clothe ourselves with Christ and approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. What is our greatest time of need? Isn’t it when we are failing? (Hebrews 4:16)
10. Through grace we can find forgiveness. C.S. Lewis put it brilliantly when he said “repentance is not something that God arbitrarily demands of us; It is simply a description of what going back is like”. For the prodigal son that meant going back to a life of love, joy and abundance.
11. Through grace you can predict your future, for through Jesus You have a hope and a future.

The conclusion could easily go like this:

Repent now. That will determine what your life will look like.

Ask for grace. That will empower you to keep going.

Are You A Christian? ...Really!?

While many who claim to be Christians whine about how early or long the church service is. How 10% is too challenging and too much to give. How depressing it is not to be able to buy that new car or that new pair of shoes. How being a man is so much hard work. This ex-addict, hard core criminal turned businessman, then preacher and last but not the least, missionary in Africa, is doing amazing things for God.

Do me a favour, go and watch this movie immediately and then think about your Christian life (or lack thereof)! It has changed my perspective of a lot of things, including who I used to see as my heroes. 

Check out Sam Childers website here.

Your Destiny Is Within Your Reach

Your destiny is within your reach. You are not a waste of space. You were born for times like these (Acts 17:26). It’s your turn to make history. What legacy will you leave behind? Opportunities are about what he is preparing you for. But how do you recognise whether you are moving towards your destiny? Here are a few thoughts:

1) You recognise that you exist to serve your generation 

(Acts 13:36, 17:26)

You are in the right place at the right time. God placed you here. Your existence was planned by God before the foundation of the world. Your parents might not have planned you but God did. You were conceived in the mind of God long before you were conceived by your parents (Ephesians 1:4). God placed you here to serve. Service is not optional. You were saved to serve.(Ephesians 2:10). God made a way for us to serve your generation through his church. Are you giving it all you can? (Colossians 3:23, Ecclesiastes 9:10)

2) You recognise that you already have what you need  

(Ephesians 3:20)

Check out Judges 15:15, Exodus 4:2 and 1 Samuel 17:50. What did Sampson, Moses and David had in common? They used what they had. If you use what you have God will become what you need. Thank God for Ephesians 3:20. What do you have in your hands? A house (why not use it to connect with people in you world), a car (are you using it to carry people?), an informal environment in church on Sundays that makes it easy for you to connect with people, a cup of coffee (why not offer someone a cuppa?). What do you have right now that you can use for God’s glory?(1 Corinthians 10:31). You already have what God wants you to have to cause a great impact for the kingdom.

3) You recognise that your destiny is within your reach 

(2 kings 7, 1 Samuel 14)

In 2 kings 7 we read of two lepers that saved a whole nation. In 1 Samuel 14 yet another two men saved a whole nation. Their destiny were within their reach. Here is the thing, your destiny is also within your reach. You already have the right people and right resources in your world. Are you investing in your relationships? Do you value your church? Are you being a good steward? God will use the ones close to you as he did with the lepers and Jonathan.

Ask God to show you the resources he has already given you, for your destiny is within your reach.