When God Turned Off the Lights
October 15, 2009 | Books
Every once in a while a person comes into your life that absolutely changes you.
Cec Murphey is one of those people in my life. He’s my mentor, and there are several others who would say the same thing. He’s direct. He’s caring. And he’s the youngest 70+ year old I’ve ever met.
I was hanging out with Cec in Montana at a writer’s retreat last year. It was fun to watch him in action. He personally enriched the writing dreams of 10 people from all over the nation who had come to sit under his teaching. He was energetic. He started his day with a run every single morning while the rest of us spit out a few zzzz’s under the cover.
He has written over 100 books. I would give an exact number, but every time I do another one has come out.
I am privileged to review and read his latest: When God Turned Off the Lights.
Cec suggests that there are three choices when the lights go out:
1) we can give up,
2) we can examine ourselves for sin or failure, or
3) we can accept that God has hidden His face from us for a purpose.
It’s a topic that a lot of people don’t want to talk about, but if you are the one sitting in the dark it’s all you can think about.
Cec gently and honestly shares his experiences, and how he made the most of his time in the darkness and chose the latter two responses, because he wasn’t about to give up.
I read a lot of books and every once in a while I come across one that is so honest that I mark it “Suzie’s” and put it on the bookshelf to read again—and again.
This is one of those books.
Have you ever felt that God turned off the lights? If so, I’d recommend that you invest in this powerful resource and invite my friend, Cec Murphey, to join you in the darkness as he shows you the Light.
Check out the book (you can read an excerpt online).
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