The love revolution / Joyce Meyer.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : FaithWords, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 250 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0446538566
- 9780446538565
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 241.677 M612 | Available | 33111008856508 |
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Joyce Meyer is not satisfied with the status quo. She believes that we each need to become a revolutionary and practice love every day. And if Joyce has her way, the revolution will spread -- person by person, house by house, town by town, until the old culture of selfishness and greed gives way to a new culture of concern for others.
The book is a revolutionaries' manual, a hands-on primer for bringing the Golden Rule to life in the twenty-first century. Meyer starts out by giving some stunning statistics. Right now. . .210,000 children will die this week because of poverty; 640 million children do not have adequate shelter; every day, 3,000 children are abducted into the sex-trafficking industry; every day, 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes. She goes on to say that although crisis is global, the solution is local. We can't solve the world's problems, but that isn't a reason to remain idle.
Love Revolution focuses on personal behavior on the local scale. It's not just a call to action; it is a call to being: being the person who goes out of your way to encourage someone who's out of hope; being the one who smiles at a stranger; being the one who is willing to do something for nothing. The paradox: when we do something for nothing, what we often get is something far greater.
What in the world is wrong? -- The root of the problem -- Nothing good happens accidentally -- Interrupted by God -- Love finds a way -- Overcome evil with good -- Justice for the oppressed -- Love is inclusive, not exclusive -- Make people feel valuable -- Aggressive acts of kindness -- Find out what people need and be part of the solution -- Unconditional love -- Love keeps no record of wrong -- Practical ways to show love -- Do we need revival or a revolution?