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You Were Born For This

September 16, 2009 by Gilbert Leave a Comment

I just finished reading Bruce Wilkinson’s latest book, You Were Born for This. Bruce is the author of the Prayer of Jabez which was a NYT #1 bestseller a few years back.

In You Were Born For This Bruce explains 7 Keys to a Life of Predictable Miracles.  To be honest when they sent this book to me for review, I was a bit skeptical.  Was this going to be some weird, flaky thing that Christians get laughed and ridiculed for doing?  Was Bruce going to go down the name it and claim it path and declare health, wealth and prosperity for all of us?

Thankfully the answer was NO!  In the book Bruce just simply lays out a step by step approach of how to connect with God in little ways everyday that will touch and bless people in miraculous ways.  All of us have probably already experienced a time where we did something for someone or they did something for us where it was obvious God’s hand was in it.   It was a mini-miracle so to speak.  What Bruce does in the book is explains everything that went into the miracle occurring.  Once you know the steps, it’s easier to partner with God to do it consistently.

Now I know I’m sounding like the crazy one, but that’s why you need to read the book for yourself.  You could be 221 pages away from the miracle mission that God has called you to!  Highly recommended!

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: book, Bruce Wilkinson, miracle, Prayer of Jabez, You Were Born For This

Random Tuesday Thoughts

April 7, 2009 by Gilbert Leave a Comment

  • This week so far is picking up where last week left off…crazy!
  • Before I forget…on Saturday I went to the funeral of Brian Miller’s grandfather.  The entire Miller family has been attending United the last few years and wow are they crazy talented. 
  • Brian spoke, his mom read an original poem, his two sisters and brother-in-law sang and his brother produced a very touching video montage of his grandather’s life.
  • I also bought a new video game this weekend…Tiger Woods Golf 2009 for the Wii.  Haven’t got to play it too much yet, but boy do I stink….and I’m sore.
  •  You may remember a few months ago in a message I was talking about the healing power of God and how that week I visited a young girl in the hospital who’s water had broken after only 5 months of pregnancy.  Basically the doctors told her she was going to lose the baby, but God did a miracle and not only did she not lose the baby, but “somehow” her water was restored.
  • The reason I bring all this up is that this morning I got a call from her mom telling me that the baby was born today healthy as can be!
  • Just in case you’re wondering who won the NCAA basketball title this year, my answer is…Maryland!
  • They beat both North Carolina (whom supposed is the national champs) and Michigan State (who were the runner-ups)…in my book that makes them the champs.  Congrats to my TERPS on another great season!
  • Speaking of sports…this morning when I woke up I decided not to shave and to wear my Washington Capitals warm-up jersey…figures then that I had to make a trip up to the hospital…that always happens on the days I’m looking like a bum.
  • Hopefully by now you have made some invites for Easter this weekend…gonna be a great day!
  • In case you’re not a part of the United Group on Facebook, here is the   link to sign-up.
  • Oh yeah…how about my O’s taking it to the Yankees yesterday!
  • Now back to our regularly scheduled blog already in progress…please be praying this week the “3 open prayer”…
    • That God would open doors for you to invite someone.
    • That their hearts would be open to coming.
    • That you would have the boldness to open your mouth and actually make the invite.
  • I guess their is one final open then and that is that their hearts would we open to the message on Sunday…please be praying for me that God give me just the right words to share.
  • Filed Under: Random Thoughts Tagged With: 3 Open Prayer, Brad Miller, Brian Miller, Cindy Miller, Easter, Facebook, Hugh Champion, Kelli Miller, Maryland Terps, miracle, Steph Champion, Tiger Woods, Wii

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