I’m not sure now how I found out about the opportunity to review this book; maybe through Twitter or Facebook, or somoenes blog, but I’m glad I did. Here are my thoughts.
Eyes Wide Open See and Live The Real You by Jud Wilhite is in my opinion a must read.
Do you know who you are? Your identity? Do you see yourself broken, diminished, worthless? Or do you see yourself the way God sees you? Righteous, loved, and confident in who you are.
This book will give you a picture of God you might not be familiar with. The loving father who has good plans for you and doesn’t expect you to come to Him perfect. He knows all there is to know about everything we’ve ever done or will ever do. His unconditional love is well illustrated in the first segment of the book where Jud asks us to have our eyes wide open to God and his uncensored grace.
He makes a comparison of life and boggle (the game) – in that life can get shaken up and can cause a hiccup in our faith. But even when that happens if we know our true identity, if we have our eyes wide open to God, then it’s just that – a hiccup – but we can get through because we have the greater one on in the inside of us and His grace and love will see us through.
When I first got the book I was slightly off put by the title, well the second half of the title “See and Live the Real You.” I thought oh no, this is one of those pop psychology books that will just make you feel good and not really teach you anything. I was wrong. It is practical writing that is written in such a way that anyone can understand. Too often books like this are written in a voice or style that make you feel ike you have to be a bible scholar or psychology major to understand even half of what is written. This is not one of those books. It’s easy to read, comprehend, digest and apply to your everyday life.
The book takes you through the four ways you should have your eyes wide open; to God, to your identity, to change, and to the influence you have in your new identity. In each section you feel as if he is speaking to you as a friend, sharing with you across a cup of coffee at the kitchen table. There is no condemnation, only affirmation and reiteration of who you are and how God sees you, how you should see yourself, and how you can share this with others.
It won’t be an overnight transformation once you’ve read this book. But if you are willing to see yourself as he says God sees you, the change will come, your faith will strengthen, and you will be able to leave your unique contribution to this world we live in.
