Breathtaking

By Amber Nicole Metz

Book Overview

Let Go... And find freedom in His name… A modern-day twist on C.S. Lewis' A Grief Observed , Breathtaking will inspire you as you read an account of a young woman who walked through the valley of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1414108974
• ISBN13: 9781414108971
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Pleasant Word
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

just read it

In response to an earlier review, I guess if you're expecting a storybook, then there are sections where the flow is choppy. However, if you're looking for motivation to allow Christ to increase in your life and you to decrease, then the flow is as smooth as silk. I don't believe the author intended this as an autobiography, just an account of her life. (which would be interesting on it's own) I see her as using her story to help the rest of us learn what she has learned, to let go of the control we think is so necessary and let God have His way in our lives. I read everyday on my lunch break and while reading this book I was always late getting back because I absolutely could not put it down.

Inspiring

This was a great book. I was inspired by Amber's faith and her desire to be used by God. It is a different format in that it is a compilation of her emails sent to a group of friends. I enjoyed reading the reflections given by family members and friends.

Breathtaking will leave you breathless...

Breathtaking is not your everyday biography. Breathtaking is a collection of e-mails, journaling, and reflections of a young woman who was literally walking through the valley of the shadow of death, yet who had no fear because she knew God had a plan for her life. This book touched me and held me in its grasp. It is a real story, written by a real person who shares her reality of waiting for a needed double-lung transplant even as her body continues to fail. Amber confidently knew she was safely wrapped in the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. While suffering is part of life and Amber's dealing with her suffering reflects her deep-rooted and unshakeable faith in a loving God, the breathtaking pinnacle is reached as Amber receives her long-awaited and desperately-needed lungs. This book reflects a walk of faith with a real God by someone who only wants God's best and will not settle for anything less. This book is about unrelentless passion - for God's glory alone. It's a tremendous and encouraging story of faith, hope, peace, joy and love for an Almighty God that will reinforce the fact that He is our refuge and strength and that He alone is all-sufficient.

Courageous adventure of hardship and hope

This book tracks the story of a young woman who must deal with the complications of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) while trying her best to live the normal life of any other girl. In desperate need of a lung transplant, Amber sees that only God's hand can save and she has to give all of her concerns and dreams to Him and His will. Out of her own letters and the words of her closest friends, who prayed for hope for and with her every step of the way, this story shows how faith can truly save when you must give up everything. I bought this book soon after it was released and have loaned it to other people already. They get so hooked to it that it is read in less than a week. An intense but quickly finished book, you leave wanting to know what God has in mind for Amber's future, knowing that it will bring more glory to His kingdom.