Zac and I climbed into bed on a completely average night two years ago. We were pretty tired. We just laid there looking at the ceiling, with only small firework fantasies of what God might say. Zac took my hand and spoke the simple words we had been processing for the past few months but not yet been ready to say.
God had been opening our eyes to how precious our temporary lives were and how numbly we were moving through them.
We were over it. We were over building our lives. We were over houses and cars and cute Christmas cards. We wanted something; we couldn’t put our finger on it. It was burning in us. We had loved so many other things more than God.
We were ready to do anything.
So we prayed. As sincerely as I have ever prayed any other thing,
I prayed in my heart as Zac spoke: “God we will do anything. Anything.”
It didn’t feel fancy. It wasn’t even a big deal. But the prayer held in it a thousand little deaths. In saying anything, it meant we were handing him everything. My heart raced a little at the thought… and then we fell asleep.
So begins Jennie (and Zac) Allen’s powerful journey of surrendered, reckless, and courageous faith. The kind of faith that is distinctively compelling. The kind of faith that embraces risk and sacrifice. And the kind of faith that makes God uncomfortably close and real.
In Anything, Jennie authentically and vulnerably shares the before and the after of praying that bold prayer. And in doing so challenges each of us to dig deep into ourselves to see what we are so desperately clinging to and invites us to find the freedom and the relationship of surrender. This book shouldn’t be missed.
Also, Jennie and the team at Thomas Nelson offered to give me a handful of copies to share with you. If you would like to enter to win a copy of Anything, just leave a comment below about what your ANYTHING is. I will pick 5 random winners on Friday and notify them via email. {But don’t let this slow you down from buying a copy. Once you’ve read it, I know you’ll be wanting more to giveaway.}
And lastly, be sure to check out this site dedicated to sharing your ANYTHING to read inspiring stories of others who are giving God the one thing they are afraid of losing.
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