One year from this week, July 8-12, 2024, delegates from around the globe will be gathered for the 79th International General Assembly of the Church of God. The biennial event will take place at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Several thousand people gave their lives to Christ during this year’s recent SoCal Harvest Crusade, an evangelistic event organized by popular pastor Greg Laurie.
Best-selling author Guy W. Gane, Jr. has produced what many previewers are now comparing to some of the most-read inspirational and motivational books on the market – “Chrysalis: Awakening to God’s Path, Protection and Power in Your Life.”
Why is it that we never seem to get what we want, however what we don’t want usually appears? Many of us have read books over the years that encourage us to repeat affirmations over and over. We’ve read that in order to reach our goals we just need to visualize them, and they’ll appear. Or we try to emulate some ‘secret’ formula that seems to work for others but not for us. The true secret is not that secret after all It is in knowing that with God, ALL THINGS are possible.
In today’s world cynicism and negativity seem to abound and because of this too many have lost their way. We were led to believe that ‘self-help’ would be the key to attaining what it is in life that we hope to obtain and while God wants us to work things out for ourselves, He also works through us and “for His good pleasure.” Phil 2:12-13
Throughout Chrysalis, Gane quotes Scripture, verifying that indeed we are able to achieve those objectives IF through prayer we accept God’s guidance to do so. With clarity, he shows readers the path to doing so.
Gane makes the point that pleading, begging and crying do little except bring more reasons to plead, beg and cry however just sitting back, doing nothing and waiting on God’s will is also misguided. Asking God for help while doing nothing on our own is akin to asking a friend to ‘help us move’ while we sit and watch them move the furniture themselves! Preposterous.
What makes ‘Chrysalis: Awakening to God’s Path, Protection and Power in Your Life’ unique among inspirational and motivational books is the way that the author delves into the scientific reasons why, as humans, we think and act the way we do. More importantly the book offers ways in which to overcome destructive thoughts and behaviors which can hold us back from fulfilling the destiny God has for each one of us. It also offers examples in overcoming difficulties and disappointments in our lives.
Gane, who after being falsely accused, spent nine years of his life in prison – despite passing numerous polygraph exams – also wrote ‘Unchained and Unbroken: Life Lessons and Strength Training From a Jailhouse Gymrat.’ Unchained is a book not born from research but fashioned from experience. It is above all the story of the power of belief and turning set-backs into set-ups allowing someone to experience God’s presence in every waking moment.
‘Chrysalis: Awakening to God’s Path, Protection and Power in Your Life’ brings the reader on a journey through the Holy Land, absorbing the lessons Jesus imparted to His followers, and to each of us as well, that through adhering to God’s words we can experience not only our innermost goals but lasting happiness and true peace of mind.
Chrysalis: Awakening to God’s Path, Protection and Power in Your Life is available at:
Amazon (paperback) $24.95
Barnes & Noble
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Textbookz.com
(SOURCE: Gane Wisdom LLC via Christian Newswire)
