In Slings and Stones,
Mike Rakes explored the Biblical story of David and how he conquered the gigantic
giant Goliath. A little background from the story of David. Goliath was a
member of the Philistines and he very intimidating and overpowering and the Israelites
feared their powerful enemy. Goliath challenged a duel between him and an
Israelite and whoever won the losing tribe would become the other tribe’s slaves.
King Saul, the leader of the Israelites couldn’t find anyone to face Goliath. They
lived in fear for forty days and they just waited around. David was the son of
Jesse and he was the youngest of eight brothers. David was a young shepherd boy
and he decided to step up to the plate. He had already killed a bear with a
sling shot and stones and he eventually used those same weapons on Goliath. He
declared that the Lord was with Him and he believed that He would assist him in
defeating the giant. God was with Him and the giant was killed and David became
a great leader and a king. In this book, Mike Rakes goes into great detail
about how we can apply the knowledge from this story to our giant in our own
lives.
Mike divided the book into three sections: thinking,
speaking, and living. He began the book by revealing the importance and the
power of our thoughts. The Israelites were tremendously living in fear because
they kept rehearsing what the giant was saying and they heard it for forty days
straight and they believed he was undefeatable. David on the other hand knew
God had the power to defeat the giant and he dwelt on God’s thoughts. Mike
Rakes encouraged readers to actively mediate and think about how big God is and
how powerful He is.
I would recommend this astonishing book to anyone who is
struggling and living in fear of their giant and they feel like they will never
be free. I liked how Mike Rakes torn apart the whole story of David and Goliath
and revealed the content in a fresh way that helped readers to break free from
their past and fears and to courageously face and conquer their personal giant.
I really liked how he discussed how critical archaeology is and that we must
begin digging up all of our incorrect thoughts and hurts and dive into the Word
of God and believe what He has declared about us. This book has led me into
looking at my own giants in my life. One of my giants is negative comments that
people have said about me that I have believed. This book has helped me get set
free from what others think and say about me. If you’re dealing with a massive
giant in your life, then please read this book!
“I received this book for free from The Booketeria/ Charisma
House for this review”.
If you would like to purchase a copy of Slings and Stones, then check it
out on Family Christian.com or Amazon.com:
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