Back at seminary he did it. He gave me a taste of the power of his Word. And it changed me. I remember throwing the Bible down on my bed and telling my roommate, “This thing is alive and it’s freaking me out!”
His word pierces the soul and pulls back the layers of my heart that need purging. It encourages when I am weak. And it lifts when life has me low. It addresses my now and reminds of his faithful past. It breathes life into my bones.
So when Katie Orr over at Living Devotionally presented this vision a few months back, I couldn’t say “Yes!” quickly enough.
Together we are writing an ebook (“electronic-book” for all of you non-techy friends) with the working title of Unleashing Truth: How to Have an Effective Quiet Time. Here is an excerpt from the introduction…
There is no other way to describe it. I thirst. And in my thirst, I have wasted time searching this world for something to ease the dry. But my thirst goes deep, past the physical, into realms indefinable with mere words.
I entertain the deep down longing for more. More peace. More joy. More life. Then I look to a man or a dream or my closet, desperate for the need to be met. And even after I have some filling—even after the man loves me reckless or the dream takes shape in my now—I awake with the thirst. Again.
I could have been that woman at the Samaritan well, filling her thirst with things of this world. Things that leave us parched. But He graciously gave me a drink of His “living water” and I have never been the same.
But we want to hear from you! We would love to know your thoughts before we do the final edits. So as a little “sursie” incentive, everyone who fills out this quick 1-minute poll and then comments below by this Sunday will be entered into a giveaway to receive a free copy of the ebook. Ten winners will be selected from each of our blog websites! How ’bout that sursie.
Thank you in advance. Our prayer is that this would be a tool to spur intimacy between us and our Maker. How he loves you, my friend.
{Oh, and, don’t forget to click “submit”}
Yay! I will be first in line to buy this 🙂 Well done Lara!
Oh, I’m so excited about this – thanks to you and Katie for being faithful to listen to His calling and follow through to bless your sisters. Praying for you…
This looks awesome, ladies! I’m excited at the thought of having something that might help settle my mind. I can make the time, but the brain doesn’t cooperate that early, ya know?
It’s exciting when God moves in us to speak truth to others in such meaningful and helpful ways!!! Looking forward to more of this soon!
I can’t wait to read it!
Great idea! Think of all the women you will help in their faith journeys!! Thank you for your work. May you stay strong and courageous in this process. Do not be discouraged for the Lord God is with you in this!
Looking forward to the book!
looking forward to this! thanks!
Loved this post and this idea!
Oh my gosh. How awesome! This is really exciting!
I think this is such a great thing that you guys are doing! I’m excited to hear what God does through your work!
What a neat idea….hope it all goes well for you as you move forward with the book. May God keep his banner over you as you seek to impact the world for Him.
Wonderful! Can’t wait to read the book!
Excited about the book!
Thank you for sharing your heart time after time… day after day. For pushing to go farther and deeper with our Heavenly Father. Blessings!
Sounds like a great book! Can’t wait to read it!
Looking forward to the release of the ebook.
I am so excited to read this book. WE ALL NEED A REFRESHER cours from time to time. 🙂 I think it is so cool that you allowed others to join in on the title etc. 🙂
This is awesome. An effective quiet time is something I have worked at over the past 10 years and I love my time with the Lord. A resource for those struggling to develop this habit will be a blessing for sure… not only will I read it but I am sure I will be able to recommend it to others. May God bless this endeavour!
I think this is a great idea and I can’t wait to see it! Thanks Laura & Katie for all you do for the Kingdom!
Very well written makes me want to read more!
Great Book Idea! Thanks for allowing input thru your poll. Interesting. Looking forward to the ebook! Blessing on you as you finalize it.
Love Ya! Susie 🙂
Great work. Much needed! Love sursie!
can’t wait to read it!
I love that the two of you have teamed up together on this project – what a blessing this will be!
What a fanstastic idea for a book :).
I did my survey. Looking forward to reading the ebook!
This sounds very intriguing and interesting. I am excited to see what the Lord is sharing with you in the form of this book. Blessings!
So excited about this book!!
This is so exciting! I’ve finally started to get better at having my set quiet time, but I know there is so much more I can do to make it a really effective time spent with the Lord. I look forward to reading this!
This is so timely. My most desprate need is prioritizing this essential activity FIRST in my agenda!
This is a great idea! I look forward to it!
Just stumbled my way over to your blog. Looking forward to the e-book.
Looking forward to purchasing and reading this ebook.
Thank you for “listening” to God and for making the effort to bring this resource together to help countless numbers to learn how to quench their holy thirst and hunger for more of God.
May the Lord richly bless you as you release this work.