Synopses & Reviews
Erwin McManus trains readers to live "bigger" lives by recognizing and stepping into divine moments of opportunity to become truly involved in what God is doing in the world.
In this inspiring book, Erwin McManus uses the biblical account of Israel's war with the Philistines (1 Samuel 13 and 14) and the characters of Saul and Jonathan to demonstrate the difference between living a life of purpose and adventure, and living one of apathy and missed opportunity. In the midst of a less-than-hopeful battle, Saul who should have been leading rested beneath a pomegranate tree as Jonathan seized the divine moment that would impact the future of Israel. Through this story McManus artfully illustrates the eight characteristics of an adventurer's heart, what he calls "the Jonathan factor."
Using powerful examples from his own life and ministry, along with fresh biblical teaching, McManus asserts that God crafts divine moments specific to each of us priceless opportunities for us to actively engage in God's big-picture plan. Apathy and apprehension prevent us from being all we are meant to be for Gods kingdom. But by developing the characteristics McManus outlines, Christians can move from mundane to miraculous living.
Table of Contents
Choices : choose to live -- Initiative : just do something -- Uncertainty : know you don't know -- Influence : breathe in, breathe out -- Risk : live before you die, and vice versa -- Advance : go unless you get a no aftershock -- Impact : leave a mark -- Movement : ignite a reaction -- Awakening : wake the dead.