What if God really wants to do the impossible in your life? What if the days of praying for the unimaginable and seeing God work in amazing ways aren't just relegated to the Bible? What could God accomplish through you life for His glory?Steven Furtick's book Sun Stand Still is an call to the average Christian living the average Christian life to stop dreaming about the average and search out the huge things God can do with you willingness and faith. Your audacious faith. Furtick challenges you and I (and himself, for that matter) to live with the kind of faith that Joshua exhibits when he prays for the Sun to stand still in the sky. These "Sun Stand Still prayers" are not our wishes and dreams. (Oh Lord, provide me with a sports car and two new jet-skis. Well, they don't have to be new, just in decent condition...I don't want to be greedy.) But they can be amazing things that demonstrate the power of God and further the kingdom.
Furtick explains the process of finding a Godly vision. (he calls it a Page 23 vision) Then turning that vision over to God and following the leading of the Spirit step by step to see God accomplish great things for His glory.
At first blush I want to say the Furtick's claims are at best naive. He would tend to agree. But claims that being naive isn't always a bad thing. And ultimately he has a vision to pastor a thriving community that makes a change in the world for the glory of God and he's living it. Meanwhile, at the same age...I'm just getting started.
Furtick attempts to give the average Christian a kick in the pants to activate an audacious faith for the Kingdom. Should you feel the need for it I would recommend you give this one a read.
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