Faith: A Holy Walk

Oswald Chambers is one of the greatest Christian spiritual mentors one could hope for. This book is actually a collection from his writings of some of the most throught-provoking statements he has made about the genuineness of Christian living and the vitality of Christian intimacy with a intensely personal, if often unfathomable God. He dares to go into the difficult areas of faith, without a whiff of unpalatable jargonism or easy platitudes that grate. The collection is arranged thematically around thoughts about Faith in relation to the world, the flesh, the evil, our heart, minds and soul. The profoundity inherent in his comments stirs the deepest thought and soul-searching, an assessment of where the believer-pilgrim is en route to Zion. Each page contains a series of questions which probe the inner recesses of our heart and an honest consideration of where one stands as a struggling christian. For example, "when I am surrounded by darkness, do I see nothing or do I see God? Do I consider darkness an opportunity to rest or a reason to become restless? What good reason might God have for keeping me in the dark"? And "Am I tied down by my faith in earthly convictions or set from from earthly convictions by faith in heavenly promises?" "Am I a channel of God's blessing to others or only a consumer?". Folks, Chambers cuts to the chase and asks deep questions we would do well to repeatedly confront in our own lives. Hopefully, this excellent collection will be a taster to introduce the reader to Chambers other books - particularly the incredible "Baffled to Fight better", "The highest good", and "Christian disciplines". Chambers is perhaps best know for his "My Utmost for His Highest" collection of daily meditations but this is a writer whose other books merit widespread reading, particularly if you are struggling with believing in faith and trust in the goodness of God when all the evidence around you seems to contradict this. Chambers inspires, and humbles the reader and his honest writings offers solace and courage for the soul, and a hope to carry on that is firmly rooted in Jesus Christ, what He has done, and all that is to come. This book is a great "taster" to Chamber's work in general and a wonderful book to keep on the desk, to flip through during the course of the day as an aid to rise above the mundanity of life and living, to remind ourselves of what's really important, to invest in us a perspective of the eternal that will transform and energise how we live our lives as aliens and strangers on this planet. Food for the soul and fuel for the mind.