“I realized that Jesus is in the midst of that jumbled thicket—the
briarpatch—waiting for me to venture in. He’s waiting for you, too. And if we
follow him, we will find him.”
~Shayne Wheeler, The Briarpatch Gospel
The Briarpatch
Gospel is about wading out into the briarpatch of our lives. It is about
getting real with God, ourselves, and each other in order to become the people
that God has planned for us to be and to lead others to Him. Shayne Wheeler
spreads the message of the grace and love of Jesus and how Jesus’ love for us
can transform our lives.
I found that this book challenged me. As I was reading
the book, I took a long hard look at my fears and the mask that I put up to
keep others from seeing the real me… the messed up me…and how I do the same
with God even knowing that He has always seen the messed me. It has challenged
me to look at how I view other people. Am I viewing them through the lenses of
the messed up me or am I viewing them through the lenses of Christ? How can I
share His love with everyone I meet even those people that I don’t agree with
the way that they live their lives? How can I be a reflection of Christ and
represent His kingdom here on earth? The
Briarpatch Gospel actually created more questions for me than answers, but
that was because it caused me to reflect on my life and I am the only one who
can truly answer those questions.
I received my copy courtesy of Tyndale House Publishers.
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