Decisive Love

Ronnie E Smith

$45.95 $39.27

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Ronnie E Smith
10 June 2024

Christianity; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Christian theology

"God didn't make life's potholes, but he uses good roads and bad to draw us to him. He plays the long game, patiently waiting for us to hear him calling. Knowing the Lord from childhood, like I did, does not make us immune. Rough roads do not discriminate, even for physicians.

Our first pothole was a biggie. Little Laura, our second daughter, suffered from the intrauterine effects of one of Stacy's medications. She would be a three-month-old baby even to the day we watched her leave us twenty-four years later. My pain often left me with my face to the floor, weeping before God, still some four years after she died.

We prayed in ""faith,"" but we really never thought about what we had faith in. If God is all-powerful, wouldn't he do most anything we asked, because nothing is impossible for him? Even demons believe God is all powerful, and they tremble. Believing in his power is not faith.

God is not a genie, and he doesn't give out wishes just because we ""rubbed the lamp."" He loves us with an unchanging, steadfast love. Even if he did not heal Laura miraculously, his love never changed. He grieved with us.

If he had healed her miraculously, would we ever be satisfied with just ""three wishes?"" Like a spoiled child, we would come to despise him if all he is just ""Mr. Fixit.""

What is decisive love? Who is this God who cares so much?

His love is the substance of our faith. He's everything we ever needed."

By: Ronnie E Smith
Imprint: Ronnie E Smith
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780985823962
ISBN 10: 0985823968
Pages: 114
Publication Date: 10 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

I practiced pediatrics for thirty-six years before retiring in 2020.