The Sacred Romance - Brent Curtis & John Eldredge

Drawing closer to the heart of God. My Farther went to all the effort of buying this book and casually leaving it at my house just to get me to read it. So I did my best. I don't usually read religious books. I find they tend to prattle on and take forever to get to the point. Or they get to the point real quick then spend the rest of the book telling you the same thing in different ways.... My Farther found this book excellent. He was in raptures telling me about how much he learned from it, and how it helped him work through some of the things in his life. Its wonderful that it helped him so much, he's had allot to deal with in his time on the planet.

I am not going to comment on this book for several reasons. Firstly i couldn't finish it as it disagreed with me somewhat. Secondly it's not a story, more a Christian "how to deal with your life" book, so any notes on the characters or plot line would be pointless. Third and last of all, I do not have an open mind when it comes to anyone explaining and over analyzing life. So my bias opinion would ruin it for others who might find it useful.

So you ask, why do i even bother to put it in my blog?
After reading the few chapters of this book that I could, I had something eating at me to say to the world. It doesn't matter what religion you follow, where you come from, or how you choose to live your life. There are going to be bad times, there are going to be times when you feel the world cutting through you with rusty knives. There are also going to be times that feel so good you could be dreaming, and lots of different times in between. It's mostly due to our own choices, but sometimes life can be totally out of our control. That is life. The point is to live it! and when shit gets you down, you need to work through it, see a councilor, or a psychiatrist whomever, just talk about it. Then own your mistakes, get up and get on with it. We all want to think our life has a higher purpose, that we are part of some grand plan. Maybe we are, maybe we aren't, that's for you to decide. Just be true to yourself, don't try to fit into a label, or someone else's expectations. And most of all love yourself. Because if you don't love yourself, who is going to? And without loving and respecting yourself you can never truly love or respect others. This I have learnt the hard way. Well that's my 2cents, take it or leave it I've had my little rant, thanks for reading.