Experiencing the Great I Am: 40 Faith-Building Stories from Contemporary Christians

By Bryant Heflin

Adversity is inevitable. Life guarantees it and the Bible confirms it. Chonda Pierce, Michael W. Smith, and other recognized Christians reveal times when adversity became an invitation from the Great I Am to know Him more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825427797
• ISBN13: 9780825427794
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Reminder of God's Love

Faith, hope, encouragement are essential to every human being; without these we at times could never face tomorrow or live today. Jesus did not promise us a perfect world, but He did promise us His strength to endure whatever life may bring our way.You know, in life there is an old saying about things it goes something like this, " You don't need it until you need it." I have often thought that about those who ignore God, just don't have time to know Him or just don't care to know Him. Troubles touch every humans life and for us who know Him we have an edge on those who don't. Remember, "You don't need HIM, until you need HIM," and in this life you will need HIM. Think about it. This book will help you do just that. In this work, Experiencing the Great I Am, we are given 40- Faith-building stories from Christians who have tasted the pain of life in various forms and have encountered the Great I Am. Each story takes you along their personal experience that at times will not only show you that indeed God is ever present; but will put you on your knees in thankfulness that you have not lived their journey. This book is a strong reminder of how fragile life can be; but it is also a stronger reminder of how faithful our God IS! The authors share their hearts with you, sometimes with raw emotion, but always at the end of the journey is the Great I Am! If you need encouragement to know that God never leaves you, if you want a reminder of His love for you or if you just want to share stories of His ever present help in times of trouble, please read this book. A heart-warming work that will leave you smiling, looking up and whispering, "thank you," to a God who never leaves us and always loves us.

God is an Ever-present Help in Trouble

An important truth of following Christ is we do not look for adversity. Adversity will find us! In the pages of this book, Cindy and Bryant have compiled story after story of adversity's role in deepening His saints and God getting the ultimate glory. The ancients said `God is an ever-present help in time of trouble'. Thank you Bryant and Cindy for reminding me of the constant relevance of that promise.

Experiencing the Great I Am: 40 Faith-Building Stories from Contemporary Christians

I eagerly read each and every story with a sense of awe at what God can do. This book helps me to realise that God is there in the mist of our need and we can truly count on Him.

Experiencing the Great I am

This book is full of inspiring stories that show that no matter how bad our situation God loves us, comforts us, and can even turn something negative into a positive if we just let him in our lives. These are stories of real people written in such a way that you immediately connect with these folks, and it gives you a peaceful and uplifting feeling. Although they are short stories, you immediately find yourself connected to these folks, and I find myself going back to re-read many of the stories. Higly recommended as inspirational reading.

This book is an exception!

I don't usually read in the summer, but this book was an exception. I thought it was truly heart warming. James C. college student