Well, I haven't really seen a thread like this so I'm making one.
This are for all the book-worms like me out there and if you'd like, share a piece of an Inspirational book here. lol. I'm sharing mine. =)
My most favorite inspirational all time book in the whole wide world is Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
- You can use this link inorder to share and send this little book of wisdom. I personally opted to send it to one of my closest friends offline. And now seeing that most of my friends online are in MiniTokyo, seeing this small thread might make you turn your head and press this little link so you to can have the same experience I've gone through . Its truly worth your time. :)
What Makes this Book Special: Crew's own Personal Review
I love this book because it isn't self-centered. Being a Christian book at its best, this one delivers the message
right infront of you in simpler ways any person can understand fully, and at the same time, offers to give a whole lot.
Furthermore, several Bible passages that truly captivates the heart and strengthens the soul just what every hurting
soul need.
I did not exactly follow the book page per page. lol. Crew tends to skim over books first before reading them completely. After being able to read a lot of Christian books of my time, I thought this one was like the ordinary. Dwelling on worship and the like -- which is NOT bad however, sometimes, I'd feel that only fellow Christian Members can relate. I was supposed to make the title of this thread What is Jesus in Your Life. However, after reading this book, I told myself that I guess other people too should rather be informed of such a well-written book other than seeing your everyday opinions in forums. Lol.
The very fist chapter I read of this book is the chapter on Temptations since it is the most practical to me and applicable as of the moment. I learned so much and on how we can really avoid such. I thought before that being tempted already makes me less of a Christian but I was wrong. As long as a person fights temptation, this is not sin. Temptations can actually be considered compliments. Take for example the devil who is the enemy. He will try to lure you in his trap. If you are already evil yourself, he need not need to play with your thougths and temp you. Since you're already his. However, if you are a strong Christian and you have a strong faith in God, this is when he gets really angry at you and tries to have you however, as Christians, we should realize this plot so that we don't end up being holy and good the first time around and end up fucking off.
There are other good points about this book too. One of which is when you feel like God isn't present nor is he not there. God never abandons His children. However, I found out that whenever I feel that God isn't around me, that is the time He tests me if my faith on Him is Strong enough or not. Also, this is when you get to prove how faithful you are.
You cannot every say you are a faithful servant of God if you never experienced being alone. Only when you pass the test and only when you keep your hands in God's trust will you be rewarded.
That's why its a very hard thing to be a Christian. However, it always brings worthwhile promises and eternal life. And I am just so excited by all this . XD
Another misconception by most Christians is the normal saying that Christian Life is experiencing the events. As Christians, we are not after the "experience". If you worship God only because you want to have that certain feeling of enlightenment, then you worship Him for the wrong purpose. Worshiping God should be Worshipping God alone no matter the circumstance. This actually in relation to the previous message.
Anyway, I learned a lot and I hope you guys do to. You guys can react to my opinion or simply post other inspirational books of your own in this thread. Anyway, gtg! Computer Class is almost up! XD still on hiatus! ..
