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“In this powerful read, a renowned pastor explores the meaning of fatherhood — and the role’s importance in Christian faith. “Shows us how to know God in a brand-new, empowering way. I give this book my highest recommendation” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst).”
featured on BookBub on May 07, 2019
Publisher Description
“National bestselling book from Louie Giglio, author of Goliath Must Fall and co-founder of Passion City Church and the Passion Conference…
What do you think about when you think about God?
Some would say he’s a ruler that expects absolute loyalty and tribute. Others say God is their coach who’s only satisfied when they’ve pushed hard enough and performed to his expectations. Maybe to you he’s more like a virtual assistant you address when you’ve exhausted all other options, or an old man sitting in a cloud who’s best days are behind him, better off forgotten.
Your view of God is the most important thing about you. It informs everything about who we are and who we’re becoming. It is vital we understand this; because if we have a flawed view of God, we’ll have a flawed view of life.
What would it mean to us then if God’s desire was to be nearer to us – not a coach or a King, a genie or a distant memory, but a Father – a perfect Father who never wants you to live a day without his blessing?
In Not Forsaken, Louie Giglio points us to a God is not absent or ambivalent, but is available and affectionate, ready to shower us with his approval and love. This has radical significance for the very foundations of the Christian faith. Louie offers this promise, that our God has spanned heaven and earth to reach us.
When we take hold of this truth, we are not defined by our pasts but by the love of a perfect Father. God wants us to experience his unique, unconditional love and to live in the freedom, abundance, and blessing He freely gives. Our hearts are transformed by Him and we are free to rest in the identity, value, and plan God has given us.
You are not forsaken. You are loved. You are valued.
You are cared for by the God of the universe whose arms are strong and whose heart is good.”
My Review:
In this book, Lou Giglio does a beautiful job of presenting God as our Heavenly Father who loves us with an everlasting love. The author gives us a balanced view of God’s love and mercy versus His justice and righteousness. He goes into detail about how our views of our earthly father can give us a wrong perception of God as our Heavenly Father and the relationship we can have with Him. He highlights the relationship pictured in the Bible between Jesus and God the Father. The author also writes about forgiveness and how bitterness can poison our lives.
Lou Giglio shares his heart with us all throughout this book. He speaks of his relationship with his own father and how that influenced him in the early years of his life. I’d recommend this book to anyone who has faced heartache because of their relationship, or lack of one, with their father. But this book is for all of us to fully realize the wonderful love, grace, and mercy that God offers to each one of us.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.