I’ve been pretty slow in my book reading.
Though I’ve read 3 books so far this year, but I only read 1 during February and March.
I really need to spend more time reading!
Anyway, the latest book I finished is Learning to Love by Heidi and Rolland Baker.
A bit of background about them, they are 2 crazy lover of God that stay and plant churches in places that is super duper isolated from the modern world!
And when I say crazy, I mean CRAZY!
You can just google about them to know them more.
Oyan got me this book when she went to Kingdom Invasion conference in Singapore last year.
Basically, this book is filled with stories how they reflect God’s love in the mission field and how God had been miraculously and amazingly faithful to them!
And as usual, these are my take away from the book!
Do you love Me? Will you complete your work, will you fulfil your destiny because of who Jesus is? That is the only reason to do anything beloved, and it is the only safe place to be - in Him, drinking Him, imbibing Him over and over; to be filled and poured out, filled and poured out. ~ p.g. 13
When you are in love, you are different. You will do anything, go anywhere. All you want is to be with the one you love. This is passion: being totally committed, not just dipping your toes in the water to see what the temperature is life. ~ p.g. 23
When you are in love you have power; you will do anything and go anywhere that your loved one asks. You simply trust the one you love to be there for you. You can run headlong into dark places if you know that light is waiting for you. You can jump out of a boat into a stormy sea, you can take extravagant risks, you can live right on the edge. If you fall off or fall over, you fall into grace. ~ p.g.24
When your mind is too big and your heart is too small, you can’t get anywhere. You can’t fly, let alone soar. ~ p.g. 24
Sometimes it is life this. It looks like your vision is in the camp of someone who doesn't even know God. It looks like your vision has been captured and carried away. It looks like it is full of dust, covered over, and without any fuel. And yet God says, “Believe what I said! And do not stop!” Love is tenacious. Faith is tenacious. Love doesn't give up, even when the engines are toast and you have to pay 70% duty! Do not stop short of His promise to you. Do not stop short of your destiny. Do not stop short of His glory. ~ p.g. 51
When you are stuck the best thing you can do is to ask your loving Father what is best? Jesus said, “I only do what I see the Father doing.” ~ p.g. 67
“To live is Christ, to die is gain. We have to let go of our pre-conceived ideas, our carefully worked out plans, our way of doing things so that God can live in us. We need new life, His life. If we are going to make room to carry His glory then we have to die first. We have to take our place at the cross and say, as Jesus said, “Not my will but Yours God Your will. I will drink the cup You have called me to drink, whatever the cost.” ~ p.g. 72
It takes courage to go, but it can take more courage to let go. To let go of the reins that you have been holding on to. Let go of your way, let go of being the answer. You and I are not the answer my friend, God is. ~ p.g. 73
We cannot love with supernatural, unstoppable love unless we actually experience the love of the Father for us first. As the radiance and exact image of the invisible God, Jesus is a spiritual lover, our perfect and ultimate companion. Our first value is to know Him in a passionate relationship with a love that is stronger than death (Song of Songs 8:6). We major first of all not on mission strategy, methods, projects and fundraising, but having the God-life that the world so needs and craves. ~ p.g. 142
Joy laughter and a light heart are not disrespectful of God and incongruous with this world, but are evidence of the life of Heaven. ~ p.g. 146
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