from 'Disappointment With God' by Philip Yancey~~~
"As I studied the story of the Israelites,
I had second thoughts about crystal-clear guidance.
It may serve some purpose-
it may, for example,
get a mob of just-freed slaves
across a hostile desert-
but it does not seem to encourage spiritual development.
In fact,
for the Israelites it nearly eliminated
the need for faith at all;
clear guidance sucked away freedom,
making every choice a matter of obedience
rather than faith.
And in forty years of wilderness wanderings,
the Israelites flunked the obedience test so badly
that God was forced to start over with
a new generation.'
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Philip Yancey spent two weeks reading through
the Bible from start to finish.
He wrote this book as a result of what
he discovered and also as a response to those
who shared with him their
own disappointment with God.
His writings are not a normal response
to one's confession of disappointment in God
and it won't leave more wounds in your heart
due to pat religious answers,
although it made me cry more than any book
I ever read before except maybe Isaiah.
I have read few books that I love as much as this one.
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