The Fall put scar tissue over our hearts. It reversed our polarities. It inflicted the human race with the most deadly malady in the world of Grace Deficit Disorder. The only way grace gets through is by breaking through. Grace must pierce the scar tissue. It must explode the lies. It has to punch the devil in the gut and penetrate the dark and stormy night of the soul with the bright light of Calvary Love. Only this trauma of grace has the power to correct the backwards polarity of the fallen human heart.
Welcome to the journey you need most and want least.
In GRACE BREAKTHROUGH, Bill Giovannetti sharpens the tip of the spear to break through the callous on your heart, to overcome your built-in resistance to grace, and to explode the lies that wound your confidence and joy. You can step into your birthright as a blood-bought, confident, royal child of God.
If you follow my blog you might have noticed by now that I don't often review nonfiction, but I like what this guy posts on FaceBook, and I liked the topic: Grace. When I bought it, I decided I'd read it like a devotional--just a few pages a day--because (at least for me) it was too much to swallow in one reading.
There were a lot of passages that really got agreement in my heart, maybe these two in particular:
In the Bible, no Pharisee ever thought being a Pharisee was a problem. People are blind to their own legalism. Your heart's deepest desires, when you are right with God, become a reliable guide to his will for your life.
Bill Giovanetti is the senior pastor of a Neighborhood Church in northern California, and I think sometimes his ear must be pasted to God's mouth. If you ever questioned what grace is and how it can affect your life, grab this book. It's available from Max Grace (if you want a signed copy), Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.