Given the enormity of God's grace and love to you, do you long to show your gratefulness by offering your life to Him? Angela Thomas, author of the best-selling Do You Think I'm Beautiful did. Enthralled by God's love, she turned to the Sermon on the Mount to learn how to glorify her loving Father with her life. Along the way, she came to see the Beatitutes not so much as a list of commands but rather a list of "when you are's" offering a spiritual inheritance. Rather than requiring perfection, discover that God simply requires your gracious obedience. In His eyes, your life, complete with mistakes, blemishes, and imperfections, is A Beautiful Offering. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion.
For many years Angela Thomas thought of the Beatitudes as a list of "Gotta Be’s," as in: Gotta be meek. Gotta be merciful. And when she compared her life to the standard they set, she always felt that she came up short. But through God’s great mercy, she has come to see this passage instead as a roster of "When You Are’s." When you are meek, there is a spiritual inheritance. When you are merciful, you will be shown mercy.
This shift in thinking has led Thomas to understand that God does not require perfection, but rather our gracious obedience. In His eyes, our lives-complete with mistakes, blemishes, and imperfections-are A Beautiful Offering.
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Reviewed by Anne P (Flower Mound, TX), April 15, 2009
What a wonderful journey through the Beatitudes! Angela Thomas is so real, open, funny and direct. Christ is looking for all who are broken and willing to give their life to Him. Angela portrays this beautifully!
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Reviewed by Susan Rasinski (Albuquerque, NM), September 17, 2007
Angela Thomas has become one of my favorite authors. Her common sense, down to earth "conversation" with her listeners is so refreshing. A Beautiful Offering is such a beautiful heart-cry to God. This book (and the video) has helped me grow so much in my relationship with Christ. It has helped me to realize how personal and intimate my God is.
Angela Thomas is so approachable. This is someone I could have coffee with, and spend the afternoon laughing, crying and praying with.
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