Double Blessing
Author: Batterson, Mark
ISBN: 9780735291133
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 Aug 2020
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;God doesnP#39;t bless us to raise our standard of living. God blesses us to raise our standard of giving, and thatP#39;s where true joy is found. Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson challenges us not to settle for half of what God offers when it comes to blessings--we are BLESSED to BLESS.Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;God doesnP#39;t bless us to raise our standard of living. God blesses us to raise our standard of giving, and thatP#39;s where true joy is found.P#160;TheP#160;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;P#160;bestselling author ofP#160;Plt;iPgt;Chase the LionP#160;Plt;/iPgt;challenges us not to settle for half of what God offers when it comes to blessingsP#8212;we are BLESSED to BLESS.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;His discovery started with a simple experiment. Whenever Batterson received a blessing, he would give a similar blessing away. If someone paid him a compliment or gave him a gift or went out of their way to help him, he would return the favor by doing something similar for someone else. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;We Plt;iPgt;flip the blessingPlt;/iPgt; by blessing others in the way God has blessed us. ThatP#8217;s how the blessing becomes a double blessing. It turns giving into a gameP#8212;one we canP#8217;t win because God will always outgive us! ItP#8217;s an ancient truth found within the Abrahamic covenant: P#8220;I will bless you . . . and you will be a blessing.P#8221; Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;In other words, we are blessed to bless. The first blessing is receiving, but it doesnP#8217;t end there. The second blessing is giving it away! ThatP#8217;s the double blessing. And thatP#8217;s where double joy is found. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;In a day and age where the idea of blessing has been reduced to a hashtag (#blessed), Batterson challenges readers to pursue true, God-glorifying blessing and experience an exponential impact by participating in the double blessing. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;DonP#8217;t settle for half of what God offers. Discover how you can both get it and give it . . . in Plt;iPgt;Double BlessingPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;This edition includes discussion questions!Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780735291133
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 Aug 2020
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;God doesnP#39;t bless us to raise our standard of living. God blesses us to raise our standard of giving, and thatP#39;s where true joy is found. Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson challenges us not to settle for half of what God offers when it comes to blessings--we are BLESSED to BLESS.Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;God doesnP#39;t bless us to raise our standard of living. God blesses us to raise our standard of giving, and thatP#39;s where true joy is found.P#160;TheP#160;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;P#160;bestselling author ofP#160;Plt;iPgt;Chase the LionP#160;Plt;/iPgt;challenges us not to settle for half of what God offers when it comes to blessingsP#8212;we are BLESSED to BLESS.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;His discovery started with a simple experiment. Whenever Batterson received a blessing, he would give a similar blessing away. If someone paid him a compliment or gave him a gift or went out of their way to help him, he would return the favor by doing something similar for someone else. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;We Plt;iPgt;flip the blessingPlt;/iPgt; by blessing others in the way God has blessed us. ThatP#8217;s how the blessing becomes a double blessing. It turns giving into a gameP#8212;one we canP#8217;t win because God will always outgive us! ItP#8217;s an ancient truth found within the Abrahamic covenant: P#8220;I will bless you . . . and you will be a blessing.P#8221; Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;In other words, we are blessed to bless. The first blessing is receiving, but it doesnP#8217;t end there. The second blessing is giving it away! ThatP#8217;s the double blessing. And thatP#8217;s where double joy is found. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;In a day and age where the idea of blessing has been reduced to a hashtag (#blessed), Batterson challenges readers to pursue true, God-glorifying blessing and experience an exponential impact by participating in the double blessing. Plt;brPgt;P#160; Plt;brPgt;DonP#8217;t settle for half of what God offers. Discover how you can both get it and give it . . . in Plt;iPgt;Double BlessingPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;This edition includes discussion questions!Plt;/bPgt;
