A Beautiful Defeat: Find True Freedom and Purpose in Total Surrender to God
Jul 2014 · Thomas Nelson
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Total surrender to God: the surprising key to experiencing the sense of peace and purpose you crave.
There is a gnawing feeling inside all of us that says we could be better. If we would just be more organized or work a little harder, we’d finally have the rich and fulfilling life we want.
But the message of the cross is different.
The message is not one of God saying, “I died for your sins to work as a consultant to help you achieve the life you’re determined to have.” Jesus died to reconcile us to God so that we can die and give our lives to him and to others—a total surrender that is truly a beautiful defeat!
Perspective and peace in the midst of the stormy chaos of life are always available to the person who lives a surrendered life. The result is a rich existence basking in the pleasure and approval of God.
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June 18, 2019
This book was very raw. Being open & vulnerable with our own dark flaws is not easy. To put them in a book for the world to see & using them to spread the word of Christ is so risky. But the author does & it is very relatable! A true eye opener. Uncomfortable at times because the truth is hard. So many things we dare not speak of but are spoken in this book!
About the author
Kevin Malarkey is a Christian therapist with a counseling practice. He attended the College of Wooster and earned a graduate degree from Ohio State University. He studied pyschology and family counseling. He had previously worked developing educational programs and counseling of inner city youth. His son Alex was in a serious car accident in 2004 which left him in a coma. This incident motivated the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven which tells the story of Alex, who at age 12 was the youngest person to ever receive the "Christopher Reeve Surgery" which allows him to breathe without a ventilator.
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