The Pursuit of God Paperback – October 16, 2018

I had never read nor heard from this author before, yet, a short book and very powerful. Every one should be reading this book, it's full of insights that are very interesting and helpful. I love how the author didn't sugar-coated the facts. The prayers at the end of each chapter were beautiful, almost poetic. Highly recommend.

As human beings we all come to the point of finding that we are missing something. It is described by philosophers as ‘the absence of merit for our existence’…and by some young believers in Jesus “A God shaped hole deep within us that we want filled”. Whatever you have thought, whatever you have heard, if you have been emotionally hurt by zealots or selfish ‘Christians’ or people who just didn’t really get the plot? All that doesn’t matter RIGHT NOW! You are seeking for that ‘Something’ and that ‘Something’ has been Jesus all along.This book will take you on the Odessa that is the personal quest for meaning and significance in your own life. This book helps you step out of the shadows of your hurt and offense…even anger at people and situations past into the warm light of a future free of the anguish of trying to please other people or requiring THEM to life up to YOUR Standards.Being imperfect….surrounded by imperfect folk….requires that we forgive their imperfections and Pursue God for be forgiven for ours…our imperfections of course….but the rest of it…lies, sexual impurity, gossip, slander, anger…(only you and God know what is going on in you and that is WHY you need Him!).Get this book…but not if you are just hoping for a ‘one and done’ feel good process. That’s not what this is. This is a new lifestyle a SEEKING JESUS…the One Who loved us enough to actually offer (and actually follow through) to taking on God’s required Punishment for OUR wrongdoing! That’s how it works. It’s really just that simple. God offers to restore the perfect and close relationship in which we can pursue and enjoy His daily presence…have Him around us throughout everyday and for us to enjoy spending time with Him in prayer and getting to know His own word that He gave to those who came before us…so that we would have a written revelation of Who God is!God is not complex. “Seek First God…His Kingdom…(that’s all the people He has forgiven an all of the promises that He has made to us personally)..and all ‘these things’ (the blessings and promises in the Bible) will be given to you” -Matthew 6:33. This ‘Jesus thing’ is really simple. Ask Him to show you His love. Spend time in quiet talking to Him (prayer), read His ‘love letter’ to us (the Bible) and become convinced that He loves you enough to change your life forever! Because that’s how long He wants to hang out with us…His creation!Buy the book….Pursue Jesus….it’s the best last thing you will EVER do for yourself that will change everything for good!

The Pursuit of God, a Christian classic, is a deep look into how a spiritually enriched life can blossom if we each, individually, decide to follow God's call."We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit.... and all the time we are pursuing Him we are already in His hand." (The Pursuit of God)Written in 1948 by American preacher A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), it's amazing to see how many points that Tozer brought across of his own time period that parallel, and perhaps have even intensified, in our modern times. One thought that stood out to me, for an example, is that believers not associated with work in ministry have sometimes quit pursuing Christ because they think they are in a happy place in their relationship with Him."We have been snared in the coils of a spurious logic which insists that if we have found Him we need no more seek Him." (The Pursuit of God)The author covers many topics throughout the ten chapters, such as:* Complacency in faith* Carrying the burden of artificiality* Wrongly dividing the unseen and the physical into two different worlds* Worries of the church drifting into a secular attitude* Overall spiritual development"Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus." (The Pursuit of God)Many truths are found within the pages of The Pursuit of God. I definitely recommend it for Christian readers, as the book contains many good points to think about, concerning spiritual life. I personally enjoyed The Pursuit of God and A. W. Tozer's writing. I now look forward to reading more of his works one day.If you're interested in reading this book too, you may find it handy to locate a free e-book version of it available through Project Gutenberg, Librivox, Amazon Kindle, or from many other resources.*For those reading this particular annotated e-book edition, the last 30% of the book is just a list of other recommended works from the same publisher -- not actual reading.

This book raises so many thoughts and ideas to give serious thought to. Very convicting and well written. A must read for any people looking to seriously pursue God deeper.