This book is so timely. Today people are afraid of the economy, afraid of failing, of illness and death; Let's face it, people are afraid of all sorts of doom and gloom. In his book, Fearless, Max Lucado does a great job of showing us how to escape the fear trap, how to stop allowing fear to suck the life out of our soul. He does this through story after story and Scripture after Scripture. Lucado points us to Jesus who said over and over again, "Don't be afraid."
Lucado shows us that it's only through abiding in Christ that we can replace our fear with our faith. He shows us how to trust more and fear less. It's up to us to apply the principles found inside this marvelous book.
Lucado said, "Fear may fill our world, but it doesn't have to fill our hearts. It will always knock at the door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. The most profound section in the book for me was in the chapter, I'm Sinking Fast.
Here Lucado writes, "We cannot go where God is not. Look over your shoulder; that's God following you. Look into the storm; that's Christ coming toward you.
"Much to Peter's credit, he took Jesus at his word. 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' So He (Jesus) said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus," writes Lucado.
Of course we all know that Peter had his own moment of fear, where he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at the raging waters surrounding him.
"After a few moments flailing in the water, he turned back to Christ and cried, 'Lord save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' he said,' why did you doubt? And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down." Matthew 14:30-32 NIV
Lucado writes, "Jesus could have stilled this storm hours earlier. But he didn't. He wanted to teach the follower's a lesson. Jesus could have calmed your storm long ago too. But he hasn't. Does he also want to teach you a lesson? Could that lesson be something like this," "Storms are not an option, but fear is"?
Later, Lucado adds, "Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can.
This book made me want to trust more and fear less, which, no doubt is its' purpose. I loved it and recommend it to anyone who is experiencing fear in his/her life. It gets our mind on Christ and off our circumstances and that is always a good thing!
Lucado shows us that it's only through abiding in Christ that we can replace our fear with our faith. He shows us how to trust more and fear less. It's up to us to apply the principles found inside this marvelous book.
Lucado said, "Fear may fill our world, but it doesn't have to fill our hearts. It will always knock at the door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. The most profound section in the book for me was in the chapter, I'm Sinking Fast.
Here Lucado writes, "We cannot go where God is not. Look over your shoulder; that's God following you. Look into the storm; that's Christ coming toward you.
"Much to Peter's credit, he took Jesus at his word. 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' So He (Jesus) said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus," writes Lucado.
Of course we all know that Peter had his own moment of fear, where he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at the raging waters surrounding him.
"After a few moments flailing in the water, he turned back to Christ and cried, 'Lord save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' he said,' why did you doubt? And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down." Matthew 14:30-32 NIV
Lucado writes, "Jesus could have stilled this storm hours earlier. But he didn't. He wanted to teach the follower's a lesson. Jesus could have calmed your storm long ago too. But he hasn't. Does he also want to teach you a lesson? Could that lesson be something like this," "Storms are not an option, but fear is"?
Later, Lucado adds, "Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can.
This book made me want to trust more and fear less, which, no doubt is its' purpose. I loved it and recommend it to anyone who is experiencing fear in his/her life. It gets our mind on Christ and off our circumstances and that is always a good thing!
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