You Were Born for This

Bruce Wilkinson, whom you may recall authored The Prayer of Jabez, has penned a new book, You Were Born for This. In it, he lays out a handbook of sorts, using seven "keys" presented to Christians for encountering and delivering miracles to those in need.

I am not sure I really liked this book as it almost seemed at times that God is put in a box, and we need to know these keys in order to unlock the box for God to work in the lives of others. In fact, Wilkinson speaks much of people "partnering" with God in order to make miracles happen. I guess it was the term I didn't like, as "partner" seems too much like being on an equal footing with God whereas I view myself as His servant. I thought referring to heaven as "Mission Control" whereby God is planning what miracles should occur and who should be the one to bring them about, kind of a cocky attitude, but it did get across the author's point that God wants to use people to reach others in their time of need.

You Were Born for This is written to suggest readers open their spiritual eyes and spiritual ears and be more aware of God-nudges; you know, those times when a thought unexpectedly drops into your mind to speak to or do something for another person and you are not quite sure why. In Wilkinson's eyes, our response is determined by the amount of our faith, and we can either limit or release God to act.

2009 hardback from Multnomah.
see: http://bit.ly/wGT7l
I have one copy to give away.