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Messy Spirituality
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9780310235330
ISBN: 0310235332
Label: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: March 01, 2002
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan
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Editorial Review:
"I Guess I’m Not a Very Good Christian . . ."
Do you feel like:
I don’t pray enough
I don’t read my Bible enough
I don’t share my faith enough
I don’t love God enough
I’m not committed enough
I’m not spiritual enough
Then this book is for you. Messy Spiritualtiy was written for the silent majority of us who have been convinced that we just don’t do Christianity right. We spend most of our lives worried about what we don’t do instead of what we have done, focused on our imperfections instead of God’s fondness for the imperfect. Why? Because we’ve been bombarded with books, tapes, talks, seminars, and movies convincing us that real Christianity is all about perfection.
Michael Yaconelli dares to suggest that imperfection, unfinishedness, and messiness are, in fact, the earmarks of true Christianity; that real Christianity is messy, erratic, lopsided . . . and gloriously liberating.
What if genuine faith begins with admitting we will never have our act completely together? Maybe messy disciples are exactly the kind of imperfect people Jesus came to earth for and whose company he actually enjoyed--and still enjoys. If you want to find Jesus today, look for him in the midst of burned-out believers, moral misfits, religious incompetents . . . men and women whose lives are, well, messy.
Messy Spirituality is a strong antidote for the spiritual perfectionism in us all. Here are truths that can cut you loose from the tyranny of ought-to’s and open your eyes to the deep spirituality of being loved, shortcomings and all, by the God who meets you and transforms you in the midst of a messy and unpredictable life.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Messy Review
Am not a book critic but I love God, I love truth and I love this book. This book jumps off the pages and screams "THIS IS THE WAY WE SHOULD BE!!" This book taught me that I will never be a perfect Christian only a human loved by God and trying my best to love and obey Him. I am who I am and God created me that way.
Rating: - Messy Spirituality
I never realized that my being a christian was because I was not perfect but very messed up. How cool to know that my problems and pains are what attracted to Papa(God).
Rating: - A grace-full book...I loved it!
Do you ever think: "I don't pray enough. I don't read my Bible enough. I don't share my faith enough. I don't love God enough. I'm not committed enough. I'm not spiritual enough??? I guess I'm not a very good Christian." Well, do you ever feel like that? I've been ordained for 25 years and I can still resonate with those statements from time to time. That's why I so enjoyed this book.
Mike Yaconelli co-founded Youth Specialties Ministries and the Wittenbergy Door, a Christian ... Read More
Rating: - Refreshing
As a Christian, I believe that the most important tool to strengthen our relationship with Christ is through the reading of his Word. But there are times in our lives when we need a little extra boost of encouragement and that comes through the people God has placed in our lives and through their words and experiences. Messy Spirituality is an encouraging display of God's grace in people's lives and a reminder that in a world filled with people trying to measure up to the standards set before us ... Read More
Rating: - Live life Messy!
This book spoke directly to me! Messy Spirituality is a keeper!
I am a mess. I have always and consistently struggled with discipline, being consistent. I guess you could say the only thing consistent in my life is my inconsistency. I love lists and enjoy marking things off of a list, but I am absolutely terrible at not just sitting around and being lazy. Here are the two things that suck up most of my time: TV watching and Spider solitaire. It's terrible.
So, I am ... Read More
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