Soul Survivor Finding Passion and Purpose in the Dry Places

by Pilavachi, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780830733248
• ISBN10: 0830733248
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-29
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

What is the purpose of the spiritual desert -- those times when you feel distanced from your dreams, as though you're walking through quicksand toward an unattainable goal? This is your chance to discover meaning in the dry places. Mike Pilavachi, leader and founder of the Soul Survivor youth movement, has touched and inspired thousands with his message that the desert is ultimately a place we should desire to be. Like a crucible, the desert burns away all of the waste in our lives, giving way to pure character and humility. Only when we come to the end of ourselves and our desire for independence can we come to the beginning of God. Pilavachi instructs, "Don't settle for a superficial version of Christianity. Superficial Christianity is the most boring thing in the world. Go for broke. Ask your Lord to take you deeper. Choose to live in adventure. Then you will come up from the desert, leaning on the Lord, your lover, ready to be a voice and not another echo, equipped to change the world." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mike Pilavachi is the leader and founder of Soul Survivor

Table of Contents

Foreword	10	(1)
Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Chapter 1 Entering the Desert	13	(10)
Chapter 2 The Desert-God's Crucible	23	(14)
Chapter 3 Finding Myself in the Desert	37	(8)
Chapter 4 Finding God in the Desert	45	(8)
Chapter 5 A Voice, Not an Echo	53	(8)
Chapter 6 The Mountaintop and the Valley	61	(8)
Chapter 7 Investing in Obscurity	69	(6)
Chapter 8 Life Is Tough, but God Is Good	75	(10)
Chapter 9 The Desert of Obedience	85	(8)
Chapter 10 Joseph-Life's Not Fair!	93	(8)
Chapter 11 The Purpose of the Desert	101