Lazarus Awakening by Joanna Weaver
Looking at John 11 from a different aspect, “Lazarus Awakening” is a fascinating read that addresses several challenges that the Christian woman, in particularly, often faces such as:
- What does it mean to follow our Father in Heaven and what does it mean of His love for us
- How to recognize the state of mourning we often put ourselves in our as Joanna shares, the “grave clothes” we wrapped ourselves around,and
- The tombs that we sometimes place ourselves in and never leave, or spend way too much time in
Not a depressing book, but an honest look at how do we define ourselves as Christians and do we live in a constant state of mourning or do we rejoice in the resurrection and new life we find in and through our Heavenly Father.
An in depth but also at the same time light read, it’s like sharing time with a close friend and opening our hearts and allowing ourselves to be reborn as new creatures in Christ rather than staying locked in a cocoons.
With engaging endnotes throughout the book and at the end of the book, a chapter by chapter study guide that can be used as part of personal devotions, “Lazarus Awakening” challenges and encourages the Christian woman to allow growth that can be found by following our Father , rather than choosing stagnation.
For me, “Lazarus Awakening” was a timely reading that had me eyeing this as a potential personal devotional study. Both scripturally sound and personal encouraging, it was an enjoyment to read as I found myself caught up in each chapter, challenging and questioning myself, where was I and was I “in the tomb” on some issues or was I “out of the tomb” in others.
This is good for those who are finding themselves struggling with life issues or maybe memories from long ago, that they are finding themselves unable to work through or go through and there is a strong discussion at one point about the importance of forgiveness that plays in a lot of aspects of our lives.
As it is shared in a blurb about “Lazarus Awakening”, “As we journey through the life, death, and resurrection of Lazarus, Weaver shows us how to unwind grave clothes – both our own as well as others – so that we can learn how to live resurrected.”
This is a book about loving our Father, not with our head, but in our hearts as well, well the love should and need to take root, but often, for some, this is a quiet struggle as they know that our Father loves them, but for whatever the case, in their hearts, feel a quiet shame of non forgivingness for themselves or maybe feelings of unworthiness that they may find hard to share with anyone or just others, for fear of judgement or rejection. This book was written for those and just anyone who wants to move past the “head” love and go into the “heart” love of our Father.
You can read a sample of the chapter yourself as well, by going here or if you go to Christianbooks.com or Amazon.com, you too, can enjoy this book, or even better yet, there’s even a Kindle giveaway going on regarding, “Lazarus Awakening”.
Joanna is celebrating the release of Lazarus Awakening with the Heart of God KINDLE Giveaway!
Joanna is celebrating the release of Lazarus Awakening with the Heart of God KINDLE Giveaway!
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One grand prize winner will receive:
* A Brand New KINDLE with Wi-Fi
* Having A Mary Heart in a Martha World
* Having A Mary Spirit
* Lazarus Awakening
Joanna will also select two additional contest entrants to receive copies of her trilogy. Enter soon by clicking the icons below and then tell your friends. Hurry the contest ends April 16th. The winner will be announced on Joanna’s blog on April 18th.
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