Experience Jesus. Really
Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder through Everyday Encounters with God
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Publisher Description
Discover how to fulfill the truest and deepest longings of your heart when you encounter the powerful and healing presence of Jesus.
New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge reveals the path of the "ordinary mystic," and invites you into the refuge of experiencing deep, lasting, real communion with Jesus.
In this present age, we are all becoming disciples of the Internet. We are addicted to distraction. We idolize our instant access to a never-ending avalanche of information. We think we're finally holding the keys to a better life. But if that's true, why are we wrestling with ever-increasing levels of anxiety, dissatisfaction, and despair? The fact is, we live in a world of weary, skeptical pragmatism--and it's keeping us from experiencing the God we are dying without.
In Experience Jesus. Really. John Eldredge guides you to a beautiful alternative to the soulless, disenchanted existence you find yourself living in today: the path of the “ordinary mystic.” To walk this path means to experience the daily presence of God, as did David, Daniel, Esther, Isaiah, Christ's disciples, and Paul . . . all the way back to Adam and Eve in Eden. When you join John on this journey, you will find stories, practices, and prayers to help you:
Recover your capacity to believe againTake refuge in the mighty presence of God that surrounds you all the timeDiscover the exquisite comfort of actual communion with Jesus every dayConnect with ancient, biblical ways to heal your soul, protect your family, and revive your faithLearn practices, habits, and prayers that will transform your ability to hear the voice of Jesus in your day-to-day life
Every human yearns to return to Eden, to a state of unbroken communion with the God who created us for adventure and intimacy with him. The mystic is awake to the truth that God is still with us--and we experience the refuge of his powerful, healing presence if we learn to open our hearts to him. This book is your invitation to experience the everyday refuge, strength, and wonder available to the friends of Jesus.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Christian mysticism can help readers forge a closer connection to God, according to this fervent guide. Bestseller Eldredge (Wild at Heart) contends that today's mass "discipleship to the Internet" has created a society obsessed with pragmatism and reliant on instant answers. Mysticism, on the other hand, centers "a rich sense of God's presence and daily experiences with Jesus" that can help readers recover their sense of wonder. Drawing on the teachings of Francis of Assisi and Carmelite friar Brother Lawrence (who spoke of carrying on a "continual conversation with God"), Eldredge fleshes out mysticism as a concept—"the daily experience of God and his Kingdom" in which Christians routinely commune with Jesus and seek out his miracles—and how readers can harness it by making silent daily declarations of faith, forgiving others, and other actions. While he makes solid points about the value of cultivating a personal relationship with God, Eldredge's assertions that Christians must abandon all else to do so feel overblown. "The World is a shipwreck from which every man, woman, and child must swim for their life," he writes, warning readers of potential sacrifices they might have to make without clarifying why doing so would be necessary: "Jesus might ask you not to attend the annual family reunion... pass up the PhD." Only Eldredge's most devoted fans will find this worth their time.
