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Crazy Love
Overwhelmed By A Relentless God
Francis Chan
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God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you’ve verbalized it yet or not...we all know somethings wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn’t working harder at a list of do’s and don’ts—it’s falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you’re wildly in love with someone, it changes everything. - Amazon.com
Review:
I heard good things about Crazy Love
, and I'm going to be honest - I didn't really feel that moved by the first half of the book. It wasn't till about Chapter 5 that I began to realize the impact that this book was going to have on me. Francis begins to create a profile for the "lukewarm" throughout the book. I never really considered myself a lukewarm person - for better or worse I usually have pretty strong feelings about things in life. Francis states, Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don't have to trust God if something unexpected happens - they have their savings account...They don't depend on God on a daily basis - their refrigerators are full and, for the most part, they are in good health. The truth is, their lives wouldn't look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God. Ouch - that hits home doesn't it. I find myself only truly trusting in God in the matters where my safety nets have failed me. Do we desperately run to God each day or do we offer him a few minutes of our time before we pass out at night? As Francis puts it - our leftovers. Again, the truth hurts. What if we were in LOVE with God like he is with us - you know, that crazy puppy love? Stay up till two in the morning talking on the phone kind of love. What if we gave all of ourselves to God, what would that look like? Would we sell our house that is too big anyway so we could give more to him each month? Well that's just - you get it now - crazy. So how do you show God you love Him? Well, what do you do for him? Francis says that it is human nature to love our equals, we love our friends, we love other Christians. To love the less fortunate or our enemy though, that's the kind of love that Jesus has shown us. It's just the kind of crazy thing that Jesus has asked us to do too.Recommendation:
Crazy Love went from been there done that to I need to reevaluate things quickly. It's the kind of book that makes you ask yourself, What am I doing in my life that requires faith? I recommend this to anyone who feels like there walk with Christ should become more of a run! It speaks to the heart of the "everyday Christian" - which is really a title and nothing more. God is in love with you, Crazy Love explores how you can let Him know the feeling is mutual.
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