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“Practice love in everyday life” (Joyce Meyer)
The Love Revolution is a book bringing to you life’s basic message that Christ brought which he called the Great Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all the passion you love yourself and others.
Introduction
Book’s Name - The Love Revolution
Author’s Name - Joyce Meyer
Genre - Christian Literature
Language - English
Synopsis - Spoiler Alert!
In this powerful book, Joyce Meyer inspires and challenges readers to step outside comfort zones and get involved in God's love revolution. Joyce covers every aspect of love - from global justice to personal issues - always with lots of practical, scriptural advice for action! Joyce Meyer is not satisfied with the status quo.
She believes that we each need to become a revolutionary and practice love every day. And if Joyce has her way, the revolution will spread – person by person, house by house, town by town, until the old culture of selfishness and greed gives way to a new culture of concern for others.Her heart for the poor and unloved shines through like a beacon in the cold dark night that most of them call home.
“…more than two thousand Scriptures in the Bible speak of our duty to the poor and needy. Since God inspired that many, there must be a message. She is trying to make sure we understand. How important is it for each of us to be involved in some way in helping afflicted people? Probably more important than many of us realize.”
Her words pack a punch that I think the church needs to hear. It is not the most comfortable book to read. If you are fine where you are in your faith, then this book is surely not for you.
If you want your Sunday morning cups of complacency and donuts then don’t go out of your way to digest what Joyce is trying to say here. In one of her chapters, Joyce spends a lot of energy proving that the message of Jesus is for everyone. That He was a rebel with an inclusive cause.
She says “I believe telling people what to do and failing to give them any information on how to do it is a huge mistake. Many people talk about love, but just talking doesn’t necessarily leave people with any concrete ideas of how to show love in practical ways.”
Her writing style invites you to be a part of the conversation by asking you questions and then slowly building her case for love, as if you were having a casual chat with some friends at a nearby Starbucks.
It makes it easy to follow when you feel like you are part of the conversation, an important aspect I think some authors do not apply when writing. But Joyce does in this book.
About the Book
The book is a revolutionaries’ manual, a hands-on primer for bringing the Golden Rule to life in the 21st century. Meyer starts out by giving some stunning statistics. Meyer goes on to say that although the crisis is global, the solution is local. We can’t solve the world’s problems, but that isn’t a reason to remain idle.
The book also addresses various social and personal issues faced by individuals at different time periods while simultaneously providing concrete solutions to these crises.
Personal Verdict
I would encourage anyone who is looking for a strong sip of caffeinated truth to go out and get this book. It will challenge you. It will frustrate you. It will leave you with more questions along with the ones you already have. But, this is a good place to be.
A place of discovery and awe. A place where action rather than words rings true and transforms the way we think about life, love and God. Joyce does this. And she invites us to do the same.
Famous Quotes
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
“Live your life to help others. Give and live selflessly.”
The Bottom Line
Love Revolution focuses on personal behavior on the local scale. It’s not just a call to action; it is a call to being: being the person who goes out of your way to encourage someone who’s out of hope; being the one who smiles at a stranger; being the one who is willing to do something for nothing.
The paradox: when we do something for nothing, what we often get is something far greater.
My ratings for the book - 4 on 5
Get your copy from Amazon - The Love Revolution
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