The Opposite Life
Unlocking the Mysteries of God’s Upside-Down Kingdom
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
What if the path to a life of abundance and blessing isn't what we expected? What if the way forward begins with going backward?
In our constant search for a life filled with blessing and abundance, we often follow our human instinct and then wonder why we come up short. But it doesn't have to be that way. Join pastor and author Alex Seeley as she teaches us that God always has a better idea -- we just have to move in a new direction.
In?The Opposite Life, Seeley explains that the secret to living a powerful and abundant life lies in the upside-down kingdom of God. Each chapter of The Opposite Life explores the opposite-life principles that can start to shift our mindset for the better, diving deeper into the natural contradictions between:
death and lifefear and faithhate and loveworry and worshipimpossible and possible
Along the way, she offers encouraging and simple challenges to help us align our lives with God's subversive plan. As we learn to exchange our default instincts for the surprising teachings of Jesus -- our pioneer of the unlikely -- we discover a life of transformational power, abundance, and more blessing than we ever thought possible.
Praise for The Opposite Life:
"Our broken earth longs for just this type of unveiling. It is time for us to remember who we are and respond as sons and daughters of the Most High God. There is a desperate longing for His goodness in the face of overwhelming anger, pain, and confusion. The Opposite Life is a drink of living water in a dry and arid land."
--Lisa Bevere, New York Times bestselling author of Without Rival and Girls with Swords
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Seeley (Tailor Made), founder of Christian outreach organization the Belonging Co., encourages Christians to embrace their God-given purpose in this impassioned work. To explain how to "unlock God's mysteries" Seeley moves between her own biography and examples from the Bible, exploring her decision to enter seminary, which eventually led her to start a basement church in Nashville. Her version of finding God's word often requires trusting instincts, as when she turned down a job in California based on prophetic words from a stranger who suggested she start the Nashville church. "If we trust that God is ordering our steps, we may be in the very place of victory and not yet know it," she writes. Each chapter examines overcoming obstacles by leaning into the opposite of one's desires or expectations which, Seeley writes, are often misguided or underdeveloped. She also makes lively comparisons to get her points across; an entertaining analogy compares God's kingdom of Heaven and Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, both of which are attained by "humility... and an honorable heart," and she presents approachable, scripturally grounded expositions on many complex Christian issues, such as overcoming unhelpful comparisons to others. Christians looking to deepen their faith in God's plan will appreciate Seeley's reassuring life story.
