The title of Gene Edwards book grabbed my attention straight
off. I hadn’t been good at living close to God for a long while. As of late,
I’m not great at morning devotionals, don’t usually have a list of prayers at
the ready, nor will you find me burning out my kneecaps in hours of prayer.
Somedays I need a drive-thru church, prayers that I can say while reheating my
morning coffee in the microwave and sound bites from my Heavenly Father. I had
fallen under the spell of “too-busy.” Add to that, I was thrown into heavy duty
life changes every other year.
What I also noticed, however, (and usually late at night) is
the insidious, ever-widening gap between me and God. Gene Edwards reveals that
for him connecting with the almighty in a real way was elusive, not only to me
and others,but to him, a pastor. I had beautiful seasons, life on the edge
seasons, breath-taking, white-knuckle seasons,
hold-your-breath-until-this-is-over seasons. When there is God or nothing, I
choose all God. But honestly, outside of a crisis, when everything is going
right, I didn’t know how to connect. So
how does one cross the threshold into continuous, meaningful relationship with
God?
I found Gene Edwards answers surprising and simple. Almost
too simple. He explains the entryways that led him to the heart of God, and
profoundly impacted his journey. I appreciated Edward’s honesty that as a
pastor he struggled in many of the same ways I did: falling asleep while
reading the word or praying, running out of things to pray or talk to God about
and his feelings of inadequacy.
His steps to living in communion with God are so easy anyone
serious about their journey can follow. At the back of the book were exercises
and questions that could be utilized alone, with another or in a small group
setting. I will be sharing this book with my fiancé and in the fall, our
writers group. I’m giving this book 5 stars.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Blogging for Books
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