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Reading The Insanity of God has given me a deep desire to more fully experience the work of the Holy Spirit in me, and through me to those with whom I interact. On a daily basis, though, I know that I am distracted by many things, and God often does not have the priority he should in my days. I have long considered Christ to be my greatest love, and I have hoped that if push came to shove, I would abandon anything else if challenged to declare my love for Christ. I want to know Christ more intimately and I want to love nothing in this world more than I love God. This book has left me with a prayer (that I prayed often while reading the book) that my passion for God would grow and would lead to an ever-deepening prayer life. They were cautious and tried to avoid drawing the attention of authorities, but they didn’t let fear of persecution control or silence them. Instead, they sought to share the good news of the Gospel in whatever ways they could. It was amazing to read about how these believers didn’t seek primarily to avoid persecution, which they could have done by remaining silent about their faith. They depended on God and were guided by him in ways beyond my experience, but which rang true in how they glorified God. There were many stories that stood out to me, and what impressed me the most were the prayer lives of these persecuted believers.

He relates details of many interviews with believers in former Soviet bloc countries, China, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and more. Nik then embarked on a series of lengthy trips to regions of the world where Christians have been or still are severely persecuted for their faith. His commitment to serve in obedience to Jesus’ call to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28: 19-20) in an extremely dangerous environment was challenging and has caused me to evaluate my own response to Jesus’ words.Īfter their son Timothy suddenly died of an asthma attack, the Ripkens returned to the States for a furlough in order to rest, recover, and deal with their discouragement, grief, and questions. Nik Ripken (not his real name, in order to protect those whose stories he relates) starts out by describing the overwhelming and discouraging years when he and his wife were doing relief work and ministering in the devastation of Somalia in the 1990’s. And challenging as I contemplate the strong prayer lives of those Christians and realize how fickle my own prayer life is by comparison. Inspiring because of the many stories of believers who are steadfast in their passion for Christ, even while experiencing extreme persecution for their faith.

The Insanity of God is one of the most inspiring and challenging books I have read. The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken & Gregg Lewis

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