The Christian life is a life of listening. In this
memoir, lifelong minister of the gospel Leighton Ford tells his story as a
personal history of listening for God’s voice. Beginning with his earliest
memories, he recounts the different ways God has spoken to him, and the
different ways he has learned to listen. Through the joys of ministry, first as
an international evangelist, often in partnership with Billy Graham, and later
as a leader of the Lausanne Movement and a mentor of emerging leaders, he
remembers God's voice proclaiming, instructing, reassuring. Through the pain of
deep loss, he remembers God's voice calling out to him, even in the deafening
silence. What emerges is not just an account of a long and faithful life of
Christian service, but a picture of the Christian life―the life of listening. What will it sound
like, Ford asks, when God speaks to you?
And now, my review:
This book was not what I was thinking it was going to be and yet I’m a huge
life-story lover and I was privilege to be able to read A Life of Listening by Leighton
Ford. It was like sitting across the
table from a fellow follower of Christ who shared the ups and downs of walking
this earthly life in Christ. Some of
these things seemed a bit easier than others.
Yet, God is faithful to use them all.
I especially loved the transparency in the process of living
humbly. I loved reading about how the
Lord reveals things to him along the way and the changes that occur. I found it to be such a drink of fresh, clear
water.
I received this book in exchange for my honest
review.
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