Monday, January 8, 2018

Book Review: Be the Hands and Feet: Living Out God's Love for All His Children

Nick Vujicic, author


Releasing February 13, 2018

Book description from amazon:
Nothing in life is as exciting and satisfying as introducing Jesus to people who have never met him.

New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned motivational speaker Nick Vujicic is known worldwide as the man without arms and legs who personifies a "can do" spirit.  Now in greater detail, he explains how the example of Jesus Christ motivates him to travel and speak broadly because the"good news" of the Gospel is just too good to keep quiet!  Although the world has so many problems, no challenge is too great for the God who promises to move mountains. Using compelling stories from his own experience, Nick shares the heart of his message, the motivation behind all he does, and something that he believes the world needs now more than ever before: A faith in Jesus Christ that moves people to act and make the world a better place.

A review: Publisher's Weekly

His non-profit organization is called Life without Limbs

Want a day at Disney with Nick?  Enter this before February 10!

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This has been a great lesson for me in the past two years-- recognizing that God restores broken lives, it brings me hope! 

My review:

As I launch more and more books, I learn about how publishers have created genres for even Christian Non-Fiction books.  Nick Vujicic has a biography Life without Limbs,  a book about his faith Unstoppable, a devotional book, Limitless, a book about bullying called Stand Strong, he has a biography about his marriage Love without Limits, his Dad wrote a book about raising a perfectly imperfect child,so I wondered what this new book's content would be.   It's in the category of Inspirational.  And in my experience, an inspirational speaker is someone who encourages you, motivates you, and seeks to make you happy, but doesn't always have any kind of research or a strong narrative of where the inspiration comes from other than yourself.

I am thrilled to tell you that inspirational or motivational speaker Nick Vujicic considers himself an evangelist first, and if possible shares his testimony of salvation by faith alone with a full gospel of Jesus Christ disclosure!  So his inspirational book is focused on sharing the gospel from any platform, and includes scripture that he uses or has influenced him, testimonies of how God has worked in his life and in other people's lives he has met along the way.

I would put this book in the category of an advice book with personal stories to make his suggestions, ideas, and strategies come to life and seem realistic for anyone.  He shares his own life stories and some of his struggles, as well as his growth into his current role, Director of a Non-Profit, and International Speaker and Evangelist, who has used his invitations to meet with heads of State across the world, and offers to pray with them, and shares the gospel.

The Lord has also brought other people into his life, and Nick uses their stores to emphasize his main points.  We are all called as believers to share the gospel.  We are called to mentor others one on one, and help someone spiritually younger grow in their faith.  He gives strategies to learn how to share your faith and even some scripture and answers to hard questions.

Nick's (I respect him, but his style is informal and vulnerable, and I can't imagine calling him Mr. Vujicic) writing is relational, not stuffy or formal, and he is direct, but kind as he reminds the reader of what God commands of us.  It's easy to see why his presentations end with his offer to give you a hug and a personal word of encouragement.  He is a man who sees people, as they are, accepts them, but wants them to clearly hear the truth that God loves them and has a wonderful plan for their life. (and he's not that cliche to say it that way.)

I have known him as a speaker often to Teens, so this book was fun to read, and learn about how not only does he appreciate and help Teens, he also works as a messenger of God with others to further the gospel which leads to business type endeavors and meeting important government people.  But he started out small, taking his dog to the park in his wheel chair and talking to anyone who seemed interested.  Using his no limbs platform to share his life and connect with others, he started sharing how God had a plan and purpose for him.

So if you are looking for strategies to share your faith, to hear about how a man without limbs has spoken to millions of people in his life so far, and how he still knows his family and four children are his biggest calling, this book is for you.  I think this is a great book for as young as tweens/teen age kids and those newer in the faith to appreciate the ideas and input.

For me, the strategies and concepts were not new, but I enjoyed learning about his life and how God has used him in so many neat ways.

Here's my I got the book photo--- as I was ready to think about how to be the hands and feet of God!



Thank you Waterbrook/Multnomah for the opportunity to review this book.  

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