I'm reading Uprising by Erwin McManus. It's awesome. It fits perfectly with what God has been teaching me about passion, my lack of it, the reason for it, and how to use it correctly. Here are some extended quotes:
"This is how life is supposed to work. It's an adventure, a journey, a trek filled with uncertainty, excitement, and risk... ...the longing to be alive is drowned by lesser ambitions. We just want to make it through the day, survive, make ends meet, go through the routine, and then exist rather than live... ...We merely exist and think we are alive. We have traded the authentic for the imitation... ...We pursue wealth, power, success, pleasure and endless experiences just to feel alive."
"We simply accept that this is just the way it is. We surrender ourselves to the mundane."
"So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day... ...we make acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives."
"It has never been God's intention to move us toward apathetic living. He desires that we live passionate lives in Him." (italics added by yours truly)
"One of the odd characteristics of sin is that it is a free act that enslaves you."
"Adam and Eve's birthright was a life of freedom and pleasure. Yet with so much to discover, so much to experience, and so much opportunity, they chose to hang around the one tree bearing the one fruit that was forbidden them." (that one is just hilarious)
Those are just a few tasty tidbits from the beginning of the book. I'm not even halfway through it but so far I would recommend giving it a read.
All quotes from Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul, Erwin McManus
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