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Living Under the Influence by Deborah Pettis
Paul had much to say about Christian living; when we think about choosing someone for a task we look at the time spent doing a thing. God looks at our obedience while we are in our wilderness moments and how we handle trials and tribulations. It is that which gives Christians the endurance and influence to live everyday believing in the Holy Spirit; our faith. I believe those trials and tribulations are some of the same challenges Paul struggled with, which is why God choose him to write most of the New Testament.
This inspirational book walks the reader through the authors’ interpretation of Galatians 5; 22-23 fruits of the spirit. As we journey along the way we are mandated to show the light of Christ, to bring others to God. I enjoyed how the author did her exegesis of Ephesians 4; 32; forgiveness, true forgiveness. I struggle with and in Chapter 5 I found my help. My help came from a simple sentence on page 19; “If God didn’t forgive you for your sins of omission as well as commission what would happen to you”? I will refer to this sentence often.
Living under the Influence is a little over 35 pages long and includes an introduction and conclusion. Each chapter is titled by a fruit and details are given along with a few scripture references to assist understanding of that fruit. Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Meekness, and Self control; you can chew your way through or nibble on one fruit a day to free your soul.
I believe the language is easy enough for those of us on milk and challenging enough for those on solid food. Ms. Pettis made a claim that reading Living under the Influence is a must read and I happen to agree. Don’t pass up an opportunity to plant fruit so that others can eat it.
Missy
5 book marks
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