Reviews for Life after Loss

The average rating for Life after Loss based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-25 00:00:00 Kristen Stork I am a critical thinker and take nothing as Gospel if it is the ideas of another. This work is a mix of remarkable insight into who we are and who God has made us to be, but it is also a work written or at least published in 1995, which of course, is over 20 years ago. I found a couple of particular viewpoints offensive and bigoted. I considered putting the book down after chapter 3, but pressed on and was incredibly enriched by Chapter 4 with speaking of my passions, in the need to identify them and not allow seeds of doubt to suppress the manifestation of those passions. As I read, my thoughts jump around to and fro, from enlightenment to annoyance. Granted, the annoyance lessens when I can grasp the deep meaning behind the words. Understanding how much our thoughts control our actions is paramount to moving forward in Christ, and Bishop Jakes breaks down all the areas in which we need to pursue the value in what we think about and when. Friendship is critical to the Christian life, and again, he presents the ins and outs of relationships that we need in our lives and the work it takes to maintain them. He emphasizes the need for the negatives to reinforce the positives. I reread passages more in this section than any other. His emphasis on our cleansing by the blood of Christ is not only moving but convicting as it reveals our basic need for God. The absolute need for openness and honesty is critical to our relationship with God, and Bishop Jakes shakes the rafters in getting us to admit how much we try to keep from God. We need to learn to be open with God, strip away the clothes, jewels, and cosmetics, and reveal who we are on the inside, and stop trying to hide what God can see anyway. Being naked before God, giving him absolutely everything in us for Him to shape us into who we are meant to be, should be every Christian’s goal. It isn’t easy, but Bishop Jakes binds it all together by showing us that getting naked before God starts with us on our knees in prayer. Yes, this writing began with my critical assessment of a few sentences, but through the entire work, I am encouraged by what I need to do and what could be if everyone would be naked before God. After all, he already knows it, so why try to hide it from him.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-01 00:00:00 Betarice Sutton I have a question for the Bishop, I've been to Viet-Nam, would you speak a word or preach a sermon on that stuggle in Viet-Nam? please. I know this is not a popular topic, or maybe one that you have not researched, but it is important to me and many other veterans who follow your ministry. Amazed by His Grace James S. Chambers