"Passion For Jesus" ~By: Mike Bickle~

So I just started reading a book that a friend gave to me and it seemed a bit divine that she just happened to give it to me now because my last blog was related to what this book is about...I have only read to the 2nd chapter and just in the Introduction I found so much that I could hold onto that I thought I would just share some quotes from it with you. He talks about getting away from head knowledge of God and having a heartfelt passion for Jesus instead. All quotes below are from Mike Bickle in the book "Passion for Jesus". Here are some things that stood out to me so far:

"No one can come face-to-face with what God is like and ever be the same. Seeing the truth about His personality touches the depths of our emotions, which leads us to spiritual wholeness and maturity. Beholding the glory of who He is and what He has done renews our minds, strengthens us, and transforms us."

"First and most important, who is God? What is He like? What kind of personality does He have?"

"As we focus on His heart toward us and encounter His passionate affection for us, then we will become more equipped to overcome temptation. We will focus on four key elements of the gospel in our journey to understanding the fullness of God:
1. Who God is
2. What He has done
3. What can we receive
4. What we should do
The church places most of its emphasis on the last three.....We need to continue teaching these truths faithfully. But the foundation element--who God is-- is tragically absent in the church today."

" It is the revelation of God's passionate affection for us that awakens our ever-deepening feelings of love and passion for Him. Simply put, we love Him because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). When the Holy Spirit wants to awaken love in us for Jesus, He reveals Jesus' love for us. As we see His love for us, we become lovers of God. Whatever we see in His heart for us is what is awakened in our heart back toward Him."

"God is accessible. He has made Himself available. The question is, how much intimacy do we want? Just how passionate for Jesus do we want to be? You and I are the ones who set those limits, not God."



So there are a few things that I pulled out of this book that have me really thinking about my walk with God and how I can grow deeper. I just wanted to share because I am really looking forward to diving deeper into this book and most importantly, deeper into my relationship with God and who He is!! :-)

God Bless!