Experiencing Spiritual Breakthrough by Dr. Bruce Wilkinson
This book is divided into four sections: Experiencing
Spiritual Breakthroughs, Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs with God, Experiencing
Spiritual Breakthrough in your Marriage, Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs
in your Parenting.
The illustration of the Three Chairs is key to understanding
the purpose and principles in this book. Each chair represents a level of
commitment to God. The First Chair
believer has a personal relationship with Christ exemplifying the word
Commitment. Their life is rooted in
obedience to God’s Word and willingly submits to His authority. The Second
Chair knows about Christ and may attend church. They are lukewarm Christians and
vacillate between a Christian lifestyle and the lure of the World. The
descriptive word is Compromise for this group. The Third Chair represents the
person who has no responded to a person God. They may have been brought to
church but rejected the faith of their parents.
There description is Conflict. Wilkinson uses generations in the Old
Testament to show the progression of a First Chair parent with a Second Chair
child.
I started the book but it did not hold my attention. My
pride placed me in the First Chair and I really didn’t grasp the charts with
the Snapshot of Three Generations.
Section Two was easier to understand and relate to my life. It helped me see ways that I need to rededicate to the LORD. Self and Pride are always the area of weakness for me. This book gave some real-life illustrations which hit home with me and showed my need for growth.
Skipping the
Chapter on Marriage, I thought that Section Four on Parenting had some merit.
Indeed the section is filled with illustrations of parenting styles and list Seven
Steps to Raising Godly Children. It will be a good resource book for Godly
Living.
This
ebook was supplied by WaterBrook press for my review.
