Slings and Stones: How God Works in the Mind to Inspire Courage in the Heart

by Mike Rakes

OVERCOME your personal mind wars.


YOU ARE IN AN INTERNAL WAR  with an invisible giant who is

relentlessly assaulting your thoughts, draining your energy, and

keeping you from living a meaningful life.  Deep down you’re

a lover of God and are aware of your incredible potential, but

you’ve run into an intimidating giant that has you blocked.


Negative thoughts are like invisible giants that live in the mind.

Your thoughts will either strengthen or undermine the courage

and confidence of your heart.  They don’t carry swords and spears,

but they sabotage your thinking and keep you from God’s best.
 

You can defeat these giants for good.
 

Slings and Stones looks at the classic underdog story of David and

Goliath to help you see that you can be like young David, who

defeated his giant.  You can deconstruct the negative thoughts and

attitudes that have infiltrated your mind, face down your giants,

and triumphantly take hold of God’s plan for your life.


 

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 7, 2015

Reviews

[Elaine Kimery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book !!! I learned so much !

I saw the story of David ,& Goliath as never before .loved it!! It' s already caused major changes in my life!!

[Silvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slings and Stones takes the story of David and Goliath and uses David's relationship with the Lord to show how to apply his thought process to our lives today. Mike Rakes talks about the giants in our lives and how we should view them if we want to overcome and defeat them. An excellent book to help in your daily Christian walk.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Slings and Stones, Mike Rakes explored the Biblical story of David and how he conquered the gigantic giant Goliath. A little background from the story of David. Goliath was a member of the Philistines and he very intimidating and overpowering and the Israelites feared their powerful enemy. Goliath challenged a duel between him and an Israelite and whoever won the losing tribe would become the other tribe’s slaves. King Saul, the leader of the Israelites couldn’t find anyone to face Goliath. They lived in fear for forty days and they just waited around. David was the son of Jesse and he was the youngest of eight brothers. David was a young shepherd boy and he decided to step up to the plate. He had already killed a bear with a sling shot and stones and he eventually used those same weapons on Goliath. He declared that the Lord was with Him and he believed that He would assist him in defeating the giant. God was with Him and the giant was killed and David became a great leader and a king. In this book, Mike Rakes goes into great detail about how we can apply the knowledge from this story to our giant in our own lives.

Mike divided the book into three sections: thinking, speaking, and living. He began the book by revealing the importance and the power of our thoughts. The Israelites were tremendously living in fear because they kept rehearsing what the giant was saying and they heard it for forty days straight and they believed he was undefeatable. David on the other hand knew God had the power to defeat the giant and he dwelt on God’s thoughts. Mike Rakes encouraged readers to actively mediate and think about how big God is and how powerful He is.

I would recommend this astonishing book to anyone who is struggling and living in fear of their giant and they feel like they will never be free. I liked how Mike Rakes torn apart the whole story of David and Goliath and revealed the content in a fresh way that helped readers to break free from their past and fears and to courageously face and conquer their personal giant. I really liked how he discussed how critical archaeology is and that we must begin digging up all of our incorrect thoughts and hurts and dive into the Word of God and believe what He has declared about us. This book has led me into looking at my own giants in my life. One of my giants is negative comments that people have said about me that I have believed. This book has helped me get set free from what others think and say about me. If you’re dealing with a massive giant in your life, then please read this book!

“I received this book for free from The Booketeria/ Charisma House for this review”.

[Whitney Vesterfelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read!