Getting Past the Start

by Becca Ramirez

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed by the idea God has a purpose for your life you become immobilized by fear? Do you wonder how badly you can mess life up and still fulfill this purpose? God has a plan for your life. This simple phrase, meant to encourage, so often scares us into idleness. We don't know what to do, so instead we do nothing and fear what will happen if we fail. In Getting Past the Start, author Becca Ramirez encourages Christians to be bold in their faith and run the race that God has placed before them with confidence. Through topics like the gifts of the spirit and the will of God, Ramirez shows we are more prepared to handle this life than we previously believed. She discusses realizing the potential that God has placed within us, allowing him to take control of that potential, and making sure that change becomes a reality. Through scriptures and other sources, Getting Past the Start focuses on getting out of the blocks and running the race before us rather than watching from the sidelines. It tells us to overcome the fear that has paralyzed us and recognize God has equipped us to do all we are called to do.

178 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2014

Reviews

[Charles Shinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

How often do we idle in indecision just because we're waiting on God to guide us in one direction or another. We want to be in God's will but we have absolutely NO idea of what that might look like. Becca does a great job encouraging the Christian reader to take that first step of faith and then to follow it with the second and so forth. Next thing you know, you're moving along and able to make slight course corrections as God leads. A great read and one that you will want to pick up again!