This book, published in 1991 came from my church library and was a very inspirational read from my favorite inspirational author. The premise is, “God loves you the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be…Just Like Jesus.” Sounds impossible? I thought so too. However, Lucado gives examples of people learning to be like Jesus in some hard relationship situations and offers encouragements and strategies to act/think/be more like Jesus in those situations. Lucado helps us develop a heart like Jesus’: a forgiving heart, a compassionate heart, a listening heart, a God-intoxicated heart, a worship-hungry heart, a focused heart, an honest heart, a pure heart, a hope-filled heart, a rejoicing heart, an enduring heart…(chapter titles) and he tells us the way to do this is to focus on Jesus, to “fix your eyes upon Him.”
There is also an excellent study guide…
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