Through the Eyes of Love, by Shawn Bolz

I want to hear from God and speak to people the way pastor Shawn Bolz does.  In Through the Eyes of Love: Encouraging Others Through Prophetic Revelation, Bolz tells story after story of personal encounters with God.  The topic is prophetic words, but Bolz takes the mystical element out of it.  This isn't magical mind reading, it's a matter of, as the title says, looking at people through eyes of love, and being willing to step out on faith to talk to people, even strangers, about life and about God.

Bolz packs the book with scripture and with real-life examples.  Prophecy isn't always telling someone's darkest secrets--although that does happen.  More often, it's simply telling someone that God loves her, or quoting a passage of scripture.  Sometimes that word or verse of scripture is exactly what God wants her to here, and you can be the vessel for conveying a message from God.  This takes some practice, and takes some boldness, but Bolz will inspire both in you.

One measure of whether I like this kind of book is whether it inspires me to spend more time reading and studying the Bible, and whether it inspires me to spend more time loving others.  One both counts, Through the Eyes of Love gets high marks.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!