"Outlive Your Life" is a mission statement from Max Lucado to the masses. Through his inspirational writing, he calls for us to be compassionate and selfless, caring and empathetic, to be an active agent of change. He tells us that God gave us our lives so that we could treasure it and use it to reach our full potential. This book is another prime example of Lucado's amazing writing, and this time, the message is that everyone can create change for the better.
Using quotes from the Scripture, and personal stories, he explains to us that no action is too small, and no person is too ordinary.
"Dear friend, May I share a story that is very dear to my heart? It's a srory of hillbillies and simple folk, net casters and tax collectors. Astory of a movement that exploded like a just-opened fire hydrant out of Jerusalem and sipilled into the ends of the eart: into the streets of Paris, the districts of Roim, and the ports of Athens, Istanbul, Shanghai, and Buenos Aires. Astory so mighty, controversial, head spinning, and life changinn that two millenia later we wonder: Might it happen again? Heaven knows we hope so. These are devastating times: 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. Let's live our lives in such a way that the world will be glad we did."
This book was lovely to read, and Lucado does an amazing job encouraging the readers to step out of what they feel to be their comfort zone and make a change in the world. He states the many problems that those in the world face, from poverty to hunger to sickness, and say that we can use our talents and skills to lessen these problems. Truly inspiring. 5/5
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