I was excited to read this book because of what I have heard about it. I have also watched a couple of the *Sun Stand Still* messages from Steven Furtick online. But this book surpassed even all of my high expectations.
In the chapter entitled Wave Jumper, I especially liked the analogy about God lifting us up in the middle of the heavy waves. "He only requires that we have the faith to wade in as deep as he leads and keep reaching up to him." Steven Furtick has lots of examples in his book that back this statement up.
He does not just give advice on how to live with audacious faith... he lives it himself.
The segment "The Ramen Noodle Revival" was very moving. God took something seemingly small, food, and turned it into something great. Just like the loaves and the fishes. This was the point in the book that I started believing that God could use me for something great. In fact, I laughed, I cried, and I read it aloud to my husband.
Furtick is also realistic in his chapter "When the Sun Goes Down." So many of us watch as the sun goes down on our dreams, and we get to a place where we don't want to dream again. He mentions how all of our favorite plots of stories have conflict, but we wouldn't want our own stories to be written that way. However, "It doesn't work that way. It can't work that way. Because you'd never see how strong God is if there were no oppponent for him to overcome in your life."
And then, "The process is the point."
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for God, to anyone looking to boost their faith and move forward in the direction God's plan will take them... for anyone who has been disappointed and hurt and disillusioned with the church. This book points people back to the person of Jesus Christ. He is the one who is able to do all of the things that we hope for in this life.
I want a faith like Joshua. I want that Audacious Faith.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
