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Love Does...Final

I am not an experienced writer. I am not experienced at book reviews. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts on every chapter of this book. It is a great book. It has changed the way I look at my family, friends, people on the sidewalk, the Bible, and my relationship with Christ. So here it is. The final chapters...

Lose the Cape. We believe as Christians we have to be these super heroes. Or that the world needs to see us and see how “good” we are doing. We need to stop. Our egos are turning people away from the love of Christ. Be Jesus. Don’t worry about anything expect being. 

God is Good. No matter what we are going through in life GOD IS GOOD. I think we have to remember these things always. Its hard. I forget. I lose sight of hope. I shouldn’t. We shouldn’t. We need to rejoice always. Pray always. Thanksgiving. Philippians 4:12-13

Jailbreak. This chapter got real fast. Kids are so close to my heart, as is justice. To read what is going Uganda and the children being put in jail with out proper defense crushed me. Goff and a team of people weren’t going to let that happen. “I use to think there were some prisons you couldn’t escape, but now I know there’s no place I can go where God can’t rescue us.” With the help of Christ they helped rescue those kids. It took time but they didn’t give up. We give up on God when we feel he is rescuing us faster. Maybe He is preparing someone to enter our lives. The way He prepared Goff and that team to save those kids. God will rescue us. It goes back to the fact that God is good all the time. 

Memorizing Jesus. I use to think that if I knew the bible inside and out and knew all about theology then I would be a great Christian. But over the years I have found that I just need to know Jesus. Goff affirmed that feeling in my heart. He says we shouldn’t be “stalking” Jesus. We just need to be like him. Know who He is and strive to live a life like Christ. 
Palms Up. I am a defensive person. I am ready to fight at anytime. I don’t know why I am like that. Maybe it has to do with having 4 brothers who taught me to fight. Maybe it’s because I want to fight for the little guy. I am not sure. This chapter from Goff spoke to me the most. He says that if we go into life palms up rather the fist clench we will be more calm about life. If we are always clench fist we get anger and make mistakes. It makes it hard to love people and speak truth in their lives if we are anger. I need to get over myself and realize that living with palms up means that I am in surrender to God and able to love His people. 

Two Bunk John. John is a student the Goff challenged to go off the “path” and do something great for God in Uganda. And he did. They started a school that only had 4 students in it. Within three years that school now has 250 full time boarding kids. That does not include the kids who don’t live there. My heart is filled with joy. These are men who “got off the map” and are doing great things for Christ and for children who can not fight for themselves. For children in a country that is at war with itself. John did whatever it took to get those kids off the streets and out of the jails. “If I’ve learned one thing from John, its that love does whatever it takes to multiply itself and show along the way everyone becomes apart of it. You know why? Because that is what love does.”


This book has been such an inspiration and eye opening experience. I have learned many things while reading this book. The main things I have learned are, I must become less. I must trust in God always. I must look outside myself and see what things I can do to make people feel loved. It doesn’t have to be grand things. It is more of asking myself on a daily bases, am I showing people Christ love? Am I being who I was created to be? If I allow the Holy Spirit to work in my life, I will go on the greatest adventure God has designed for me. I am ready for that. 

I highly recommend reading this book for yourself. My analysis does not do it justice. 

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