Now this isn't a book review. I am just going to be using this book to discuss a few things that are on my heart. If you like the idea of confusion, distorted reality, parallel worlds, and morality, then you might consider reading this book. I know that some of you are not avid readers, so bear with me. I want to share the back cover of the book with you:
It was just a letter. Cryptic, yes. Absurd? Absolutely. But Seattle software tycoon Micah Taylor can't get it out of his mind - this claim that a house was built for him, by a great uncle he never knew, on the Oregon coast. In Cannon Beach. The one place he loves. The one place he never wants to see again.
Micah goes to Cannon Beach intending to sell the house and keep his past buried, but the nine thousand square-foot home instantly feels like it's part of him. Then he meets Sarah Sabin at the local ice cream shop...Maybe Cannon Beach can be a perfect getaway.
But strange things happen in the house. Things Micah can't explain. Things he can barely believe. All the locals will say is that the house is "spiritual." Unsettling, since Micah's faith slopped away like the tide years ago. And then he discovers the shocking truth that the home isn't just spiritual, it's a physical manifestation. Of his soul.
Will Micah run - or will he risk everything to see what waits for him deep within the house's ROOMS?"
Talk about a story, huh? This book is not one of those books that you sit down and read in three hours. It will grab you, pull you in, and cause you to dig into yourself as Micah does in the story. Why am I telling you all this when half of you have read my post so far and are saying "I am never reading that book"? I'm saying this to make a point. If you walked into the rooms of your soul, what would you find? I would find some good, in the places where Christ has transformed me. However, parts of it would be pitch black, I'm sure. Anything that has not been surrendered to Christ is still held by satan. I don't know about you, but I don't like that picture. In this story, Micah must choose between life at Cannon Beach or his successful life in Seattle. Whenever he chooses one over the other, part of the other world disappears. Confusing, I know. Read the book and it will make more sense. The same can be true for us - in a sense. When we choose Christ rather than satan, we are choosing Life over death. The death is defeated by Life and is no more in us. It has disappeared.
"as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
~Psalm 103:12 (ESV)
So, in light of this, I have a challenge for you: evaluate your soul, in light of Scripture, and see what is held in it's "rooms". I will be doing it too. It is never easy, and I beg of you to not begin and then quit halfway. Follow through. For some, there will be more darkness than we care to admit too. Spend time in the Word of God and in prayer.
"You therefore must be perfect,
as your Heavenly Father is perfect."
~Matthew 5:48 (ESV)
That is a tall order. I'm not perfect. I'm going to be blatantly honest with you: you are not perfect either. If you are honest with yourself, you will see this as well. While it is easy to say, "Oh I will never be perfect, so I just won't bother to try", that is not what is commanded of us. This statement is a command. An order. (If you want to get technical, it is in the imperative.) We must try. If you and I choose to overlook the darkness because it is too horrible, too painful, or too difficult to deal with, then we are deliberately disobeying God. That, my friends, is a serious offense. So, look into yourself and work through what you see. It will not be perfect, and some will have more to work through than other. There is never a better time to start than right now. So, if you look into the rooms of your soul, what will you find?
Blessings,
Hannah
No comments:
Post a Comment