ESCAPING ESCAPISM:
Stop Putting Things Off. Start Taking Things On
By Dave Griffith-Jones and Rico Tice
Good Book Company. 144 pages. £7.99
ISBN 978 1 784 981 808
This is a life-changing book. It transformed my thinking from getting frustrated about my procrastination and showed me why I do it. Not only that, it gave hope that I can change and showed me how God will do it.
Dave Griffith-Jones, a minister who loves to climb mountains and has served churches in inner city Liverpool, encourages us to recognise that our hearts need to be undivided. The people we love need us to be strong and courageous. He shows us that the Bible tells us how we can be committed and fearless. Jesus lived the life we need and through pictures of his work in our lives we are brought to an understanding that God can mend our broken, divided heart.
Divided heart
Using the illustration of a run-down old home, Dave explains that God wants to set to work redecorating and turning our hearts into the home he desires. There is an image in the first half of the book clearly demonstrating why our heart is divided. We look for different things in the wrong places when we should look to Jesus. Then in the second half of the book we are shown that Jesus is our strength, refuge, shepherd, rock, portion, light and salvation. Each of these is explained with warmth, humility and humour. I intend to give copies to my friends and return to this book frequently. As it says on the back cover: ‘Don’t find an excuse to put off reading it!’
