If God Used Sticky Notes Book

Wow. First of all, I HIGHLY recommend this book. I had previously done a word study in the Bible about references to the "will of God." MacArthur takes all of those verses that I had previously found and expounds on them in a very straightforward, practical, and convicting way. Wow, is this convicting! This definitely was not what I was expecting as a book, but it was totally what I needed to read right now. It hit on points in my prayer life, my Bible reading life, my evangelistic life, and more. I think I highlighted half of the book.

It is a quick read'maybe took me an hour to read it (and pause and ponder)'so it seems like a very "approachable" book. It's not something that is watered down though, because of brevity. Sure, MacArthur repeats some concepts, but it's to cement them into the reader's brain. Read this. I especially recommend it to teens and those in their twenties/thirties'usually that is the point in life where we are most open and teachable to knowing the reality of seeking and following God's will.

Some of the many quotes I highlighted:
"You say you do not know what God's will is, but I'll tell you what it is. Above all it is that you know Christ and then that your neighbors hear about Christ. That is His will. So often we sit around twiddling our thumbs, dreaming about God's will in some distant future when we are not even willing to stand up on our own two feet, walk down the street, and do God's will right now."

"When Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit, he had the same power as when he was standing next to Jesus Christ! Now there's something exciting! Do you know what the Spirit-filled life is? It is living every moment as though you are standing in the presence of Jesus Christ!"

"The more you study the Word of God, the more it saturates your mind and life. Someone is reported to have asked a concert violinist in New York's Carnegie Hall how she became so skilled. She said that it was by "planned neglect." She planned to neglect everything that was not related to her goal. Some less important things in your life could stand some planned neglect so that you might give yourself to studying the Word of God. Do you know what would happen? The more you would study the Word of God, the more your mind would be saturated with it. It will be no problem then for you to think of Christ. You won't be able to stop thinking of Him."