Book Review - Love Focused by Bob and Judy Hughes
Bob and Judy Hughes address the complexities and challenges faced by readers in today's society.
Christians and non-Christians alike are often overwhelmed with their lives and their relationships.
"Love Focused" is more than another book on keys to successful living but is a life map that leads the reader to the one master key.
Love.
A love focused life.
Ideas learned from traditional psychology influence our behavior patterns as well as a goal-driven stimulus to succeed.
A change in these goals must be implemented if we are to experience love focused living.
The authors label this quandary as the unseen struggle and trace our emotional needs and pain to living in a sinful world.
They go on to point out God's provision for man's need.
Part Two of the book deals with identifying the problems we face and then discusses topics like personal agenda, instinctive solutions, control, and dealing with issues of anger.
Part three gives the reader a look at God's answer and the power to love.
These chapters deal with the benefits of acknowledging that God is sufficient to produce positive benefits in our lives.
It is necessary to recognize that we do not have to be in control, and points out the barriers we face which make it difficult to step out in faith.
Part four deals with personal application and discusses legalism, grace, forgiveness, perfectionism, and provides a model for becoming love focused.
Bob and Judy are gifted communicators.
Their writing is powerful, refreshing, and practical.
They are articulate and infused with insight for change, ultimate transformation and fullness of joy.
The book has and attractive user friendly format.
Concise summary statements, bulleted lists, and paragraph headers all add to the ease in reading and assimilating the information, for, study, review and application.
Highly recommended by Christian leaders from all walks of life "Love Focused" is dedicated to help the reader live life to the fullest.
This is an important life-map for everyone seeking to know and trust God more deeply and to move forward in their personal spiritual journey.
As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review Crossroads Publishing, 78-0980077209, $15.
99, 2008, 228 pages
Christians and non-Christians alike are often overwhelmed with their lives and their relationships.
"Love Focused" is more than another book on keys to successful living but is a life map that leads the reader to the one master key.
Love.
A love focused life.
Ideas learned from traditional psychology influence our behavior patterns as well as a goal-driven stimulus to succeed.
A change in these goals must be implemented if we are to experience love focused living.
The authors label this quandary as the unseen struggle and trace our emotional needs and pain to living in a sinful world.
They go on to point out God's provision for man's need.
Part Two of the book deals with identifying the problems we face and then discusses topics like personal agenda, instinctive solutions, control, and dealing with issues of anger.
Part three gives the reader a look at God's answer and the power to love.
These chapters deal with the benefits of acknowledging that God is sufficient to produce positive benefits in our lives.
It is necessary to recognize that we do not have to be in control, and points out the barriers we face which make it difficult to step out in faith.
Part four deals with personal application and discusses legalism, grace, forgiveness, perfectionism, and provides a model for becoming love focused.
Bob and Judy are gifted communicators.
Their writing is powerful, refreshing, and practical.
They are articulate and infused with insight for change, ultimate transformation and fullness of joy.
The book has and attractive user friendly format.
Concise summary statements, bulleted lists, and paragraph headers all add to the ease in reading and assimilating the information, for, study, review and application.
Highly recommended by Christian leaders from all walks of life "Love Focused" is dedicated to help the reader live life to the fullest.
This is an important life-map for everyone seeking to know and trust God more deeply and to move forward in their personal spiritual journey.
As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review Crossroads Publishing, 78-0980077209, $15.
99, 2008, 228 pages
