Here's one of the books I am currently working on. It is challenging and has some very convicting ideas in it. You can read a good review of the book here. I just wanted to share a passage I found particularly good. See what you think.
...I realized that most of my previous attempts at service were much like the garden hose in my hand: I was in control, dictating how, when, and to whom I would serve. With my nifty sprayer, I could even stop the water altogether when I felt like it. The "flow" of Christ's love which I gave to others depended on my mood, the health of my career, and even how much sleep I got the night before. Mine was (and often still is) a self-righteous, self-gratifying service. In contrast I noticed a soaker hose in the planter across from me. It watered the ground completely indiscriminately. Dozens of holes let the water loose and had no shut-off switch. Life-giving water oozed out all over the place, like it or not! To serve like a soaker hose means to pour out Christ's love from every pore of our beings, not concerning ourselves with the timing, the effect it might have on our productivity, or the worthiness of the recipients. If God has "turned on the water" in our lives, filling us with His life-giving springs, why would we hold them back from anyone? For fear of running out? Doesn't He have an infinite supply of living water?
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