It only took me a few days to finish reading Fearless by Max Lucado.  I have always found Lucado to be a quick and easy read because of the way that he simplifies the topic and makes it personal.  One thing that Lucado is able to do with his writing is to take the Gospel stories of Jesus and bring them to life for me as a reader.  This book helped me to get to know Jesus better personally, particuarly about his mission against fear.  I never realized how much Jesus spoke about fear.

“Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia. It dulls our miracle memory. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is.”

This gave me a little bit of a wake up call to where fear is preying on my relationship with Jesus.  It brought light to areas of my life where I have been allowing fears to control and limit who God created me to be.  It has helped me to identify areas of unhealthy fears and take action to combat those fears.  I like the way that Max uses the scriptures to help us to face the different types of fears in our lives.  Anyone can tell you that you shouldn’t have to be afraid of something, but Lucado arms us with the Word of God and gives reason why we should not fear.

“Courage does not panic; it prays. Courage does not bemoan; it believes. Courage does not languish; it listens. It listens to the voice of God calling through Scripture, “Fear not!””

This book was very encouraging to me and has inspired me to take more risks and adventures in life.  I realized how a simple fear can trick me into lying to myself long enough that I all but forget that God is bigger than the fears and challenges that I face.  It forced me to ask myself, “What if?” and now I have the confidence to find out the answer to that question.

It only took me a few days to finish reading Fearless by Max Lucado.  I have always found Lucado to be a quick and easy read because of the way that he simplifies the topic and makes it personal.  One thing that Lucado is able to do with his writing is to take the Gospel stories of Jesus and bring them to life for me as a reader.  This book helped me to get to know Jesus better personally, particuarly about his mission against fear.  I never realized how much Jesus spoke about fear.

This gave me a little bit of a wake up call to where fear is preying on my relationship with Jesus.  It brought light to areas of my life where I have been allowing fears to control and limit who God created me to be.  It has helped me to identify areas of unhealthy fears and take action to combat those fears.  I like the way that Max uses the scriptures to help us to face the different types of fears in our lives.  Anyone can tell you that you shouldn’t have to be afraid of something, but Lucado arms us with the Word of God and gives reason why we should not fear.

This book was very encouraging to me and has inspired me to take more risks and adventures in life.  I realized how a simple fear can trick me into lying to myself long enough that I all but forget that God is bigger than the fears and challenges that I face.  It forced me to ask myself, “What if?” and now I have the confidence to find out the answer to that question.