Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Moody Classics)
by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, George Verwer
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Author: Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, George VerwerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-01
ISBN: 0802456588
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Moody Publishers
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Book Review: Excellent model for ministry with family and faith.
Summary: 5 Stars
As a married minister with children, I often wrestle with how much my family should sacrifice for the good of others. I have heard horror stories of preachers' kids leaving the faith because they resented church, and felt as if they missed out on much that life offers. I want to please my Lord with all of my being, but could my zeal hurt them instead of help them? Can they learn to love Jesus with all of their being without having all this world offers?
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret was a huge boost to what a married man with children can accomplish by faith. He did not have everyone's support, but he unquestionably had the Lord's. His zeal, passion, and faith led to revolutionary efforts spreading the gospel in China. The work met with much hardships and heartaches. Yet, he had what mattered most -- peace. He did not have that at the beginning of his work. Through time, he came to know God's peace that passes all understanding. He lost some of his children while doing the Lord's work. He lost his first wife at a young age. He had to send his older children back to England for educational purposes. Taylor endured a lot of silence from supporters in England when he craved moral support. Yet, through it al, he possessed the peace that only the Lord can give.
When Hudson and his wife lost their child, we do not read that they blamed the work in China and went home. No, you read of an accepting peace, and a determination to stay the course. When his first wife died, she passed on comforted by the promises of God. Through conflict, roadblocks, and other difficulties, faith in God won by far.
Reading this book helped remind me that when you have a genuine love for the Lord, it will infect others. Prayer is powerful, and it is a great tool to help your family and friends. I don't have to accept the advice of some that does not challenge ME to challenge my family. God wants us all in covenant with Him, and He can work out things in His time. In the meantime, we are to pray, laying all our cares before Him, and get out and do His work. God will take care of the rest! Again, this book was a real help to a married minister with children pondering what we are able to do in the kingdom of God.
Matthew 6:33
Summary of Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Moody Classics)
Now with a new foreword by George Verwer.A spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions," Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China' The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word. Written by the missionary statesman's son and daughter-in-law, this book is intended for Christians who "need and long for just the inward joy and power that Hudson Taylor found." Hudson Taylor's secret, it turns out, is available to any who call on Christ's name. "An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power," Taylor said. "Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. There are not two Christs--an easygoing one for easygoing Christians, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him, and thus to bear much fruit'"
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