by Christine Hoover
My Rating: 4 stars out of 5
God is calling you to something greater than good.
So many of us feel as if we do not do enough and, in fact, are not enough. We try hard to be good--a good friend, mom, wife, Christian, employee, or ministry leader--hoping for that "atta-girl" from God, some heavenly assertion that we matter. In the process, we find ourselves living by a lesser gospel: the gospel of goodness. It's a gospel without grace, and in the end, it's good for nothing.
With compelling illustrations from her own life and from Scripture, Christine Hoover helps you start asking, "What does God want for me?" before asking, "What does God want fromme?" You'll find yourself breathing a sigh of relief at this powerful message of freedom and hope. Rather than serving God out of obligation or duty, you'll be compelled to love and serve God with great joy.
So many of us feel as if we do not do enough and, in fact, are not enough. We try hard to be good--a good friend, mom, wife, Christian, employee, or ministry leader--hoping for that "atta-girl" from God, some heavenly assertion that we matter. In the process, we find ourselves living by a lesser gospel: the gospel of goodness. It's a gospel without grace, and in the end, it's good for nothing.
With compelling illustrations from her own life and from Scripture, Christine Hoover helps you start asking, "What does God want for me?" before asking, "What does God want fromme?" You'll find yourself breathing a sigh of relief at this powerful message of freedom and hope. Rather than serving God out of obligation or duty, you'll be compelled to love and serve God with great joy.
This was the second book by Christine Hoover that I have read and it did not disappoint! The world today tells us that we need to be and do "good" to earn favor with God. This is simply not true. Christine Hoover shares the truth of the grace of God and how we don't need to beat ourselves up to be "good enough." We are not, nor will we ever be, perfect. So we don't need to spend our lives trying to get there. All we need is God's grace. Even when we aren't trying to live the perfect life, we subconsciously seek perfection. This is a great book that will cause you to take a step back and evaluate your life. Do you seek perfectionism? Or do you seek the only One who is?
"At an early age, I fell for perfectionism’s lie that I could be good enough to win God’s heart and the approval of others. I sought joy, peace, and love through being good, and instead found myself miserably enslaved to my own unattainable standards." - Christine Hoover, From Good to Grace
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