Just Like Jesus: Learning to Have a Heart Like His (2) (The Bestseller Collection)

God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus. Can you think of a better offer? In Just Like Jesus, pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado reminds us that being just like Jesus feels like an impossible goal until we accept one simple truth: God loves us. Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits; God wants to do away with yours. Jesus had no fears; God wants the same for you. Jesus had no anxiety about death; you needn't either. God's desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of Christ. Not only does God love each of us exactly as we are, he wants us, little by little, to become like him. He doesn't love us and leave us alone; he loves us enough to live within us, making our hearts his home. But doing so requires a bit of sprucing up, remodeling, refurnishing. Why? Because he wants us to have a heart like his too. Just Like Jesus will teach you how far God will go to transform us into his likeness. Along the way, Max addresses questions that might arise as you examine the peaceful, passionate, and pure heart of Christ, including: How do we know that God wants us to be made in his image? How does this change occur? If God wants me to be just like Jesus, why do I still seem just like me? In Just Like Jesus, Max gives you the tools you need to better understand God's gracious gift of transformation and restoration, so you, too, can start to live Just Like Jesus.

where Did We Get This Idea That We Can't Change? From Whence Come Statements Such As, It's Just My Nature To Worry. I'll Always Be Pessimistic. I'm Just That Way. I Can't Help The Way I React. I Have A Bad Temper. Such Thoughts Are Not From God. He Can No More Leave A Life Unchanged Than A Mother Can Leave A Tear Untouched. His Plan For You Is Nothing Short Of A New Heart. If You Were A Car, God Would Want Control Of Your Engine. If You Were A Computer, God Would Claim The Software And The Hard Drive. If You Were An Airplane, He'd Take His Seat In The Cockpit. But You Are A Person, So God Wants To Change Your Heart. Max Lucado Tells How God Loves You Just The Way You Are, But He Refuses To Leave You There. He Wants You To Have A Heart Like His. He Wants You To Be just Like Jesus.

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popular Christian Author And Minister Lucado Skillfully Applies Humorous Analogies And Down-to-earth Wisdom To Reflect On What It Means To Become More Truly Christlike. Lucado's Insights Are Culled From Scriptural Reflections On The Life Of Christ. If We Can Examine Our Own Lives, Longings, And Abilities In Light Of Christ's Example, The Profound Liberation Of God's Grace Could Change In Our Lives What We Alone Cannot. Lucado's Appeal, For The Most Part, Lies In His Own Powerful Faith And In The Lightheartedness That It Brings To His Writing. His Conclusions, However, Tend Toward Simplification And Sometimes Stop Short Of Necessary Further Reflection (his Heavy-handed Condemnation Of Judas's Betrayal Is A Case In Point). Suitable For Larger Devotional/christian Living Collections.

God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus. Can you think of a better offer? Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits; God wants to do away with yours. Jesus had no fears; God wants the same for you. Jesus had no anxiety about death; you needn't either. God's desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of Christ. But how does this change occur? And why does the change seem so slow? If God wants me to be just like Jesus, why do I still seem just like me? In Just Like Jesus, Max Lucado helps you answer these questions. He helps you understand God's wonderful ways of transformation. Would you like to know more? Then read on. And remember: God loves you just way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus.-- Publisher marketing God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus. But how does this change occur? And why does the change seem so slow? If God wants me to be just like Jesus, why do I still seem just like me? In Just Like Jesus Max Lucado helps you understand these questions. He helps you understand God's wonderful ways of transformation. -- Author's website In recounting the biblical stories of Jesus' life and deeds, Lucado then explains how Jesus' acts of compassion, forgiveness, honesty, and faith can be reflected in anyone's everyday life. Lucado's concrete analogy of "just like Jesus" helps many readers grasp the fundamentals of Christianity in a new and inspiring way Explains why the ultimate goal of every Christian should be to live a life like that of Jesus, offering advice on how to overcome negative habits and draw on faith and God's help in order to implement positive change. A collection of stories of everyday life, with commentary, designed to help one develop a forgiving heart, a willing heart, an enduring heart, and otherwise become more like Jesus