I’m a member of the Family Christian Bloggers and they
provided me with a free copy of Life Is_____ for this review.
In Life Is_____, Judah
Smith shared the true meaning of life and how we can live our lives to the
fullest. He revealed four principles that will radically change reader’s existence,
“life is to be loved and to love, life is to trust God in every moment, life is
to be at peace with God and yourself, and life is to enjoy God”. God has an
illogical love towards His people and He desperately wants to have a personal
relationship with them. Judah begins the book by exploring how Adam and Eve ate
from the forbidden tree when God instructed for them not to. This allowed sin
to enter the world and God in His wonderful love for His people sent His only Son
to die for all our sins. This is the true act of selfless love and it demonstrates
how love can change our lives. He discussed countless Biblical characters
throughout the book from Jesus, Peter, John, Hosea, Mary, and much more and how
we can learn from their lives how we are supposed to living our life and
enjoying life.
One of the powerful lessons, I learned in this book was
about Hosea. He was commanded by God to marry a prostitute, Gomer and they
would bear children. They eventually get married and have children. And one day,
she leaves him and returns to prostitution and God tells Hosea to go chase
after her and take her back to be his wife and he is told to love her. He finds
her and he has to buy his wife back in order to save her out of prostitution.
Judah walks readers through this story and he compares it to how we are all broken
and lost and are still enslaved to sin. But the great news is, God can still
redeem us if we let Him in and receive His salvation.
I would recommend this astonishing book to anyone who is
struggling with understanding life’s true meaning and they are seeking more out
of life. I would also recommend this book to people who are wanting to grasp the
scope of God’s limitless amount of love for His people. This book is a
wonderful resource and it has helped me to comprehend and imagine how much God
truly loves His creation. I liked how Judah Smith wrote in a contemporary way
to make the Biblical stories come alive. I immensely liked the chapter, “Trust
Grace” and this one talks about forgiveness. I liked how he shared that in his
marriage when they have a fight they have a contest to see who can ask for
forgiveness first and grace has dramatically changed their lives. If you’re
looking for a book that will assist you in understanding more about the meaning
of life and how God truly does love us, then read this book!
If you would like
to purchase a copy of Life Is_____,
then check it out on Family Christian:
http://www.familychristian.com/catalog/product/view/id/296600/
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