say yes to their dreams and to “Do Great Exploits” (published by AuthorHouse UK).
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Insightful and inspiring,
this book looks at the lives of people who Arts
do great &
exploits,
including Bible
characters and historical and modern personalities, to unpack biblical strategies for great exploits. It
acknowledges many of the highly common issues that hold some people back and offers practical solutions
Who are your favourite authors?
to us by God and our job is to find out what it is, then
to each one.
go to work on it. Not only do we have to go to work
“You’re
called to
great exploits. The keys shared will help make it easier
In recent years I’ve read far more
non-fiction
than
on ‘it’ whatever ‘it’ might be, but we also have to go
for
you
to
say
yes
to
that
call. on I have
written
this go
book
to show
fiction. I enjoy books by John C Maxwell, Miles to
work
ourselves
as we
forward.
We people
might
how on
to biographies.
identify and overcome
those
obstacles
that
hold
them
back
from
Munroe, Robert Greene and I’m keen
experience fear, or things that happened to us in
the
moving
forward your
in life
the may
way affect
they would
like to,” Johnson
shares.
“You
I love books that give you the skills
to navigate
past
our confidence,
we make
mistakes
can do yourself.
all things through
Christ.
You
are a unique
individual,
much to
way through life and help you develop
etc, but
these
‘obstacles’
are actually
quite with
common
value to bring to the world.”
everyone. My view is that the people I‘ve named in this
For fiction, I’d say Nicholas Owen (The Horse Whisperer, interview, plus a host of others, have all experienced
Written
with a The
bold,
candid
voice,
with in the
author’s
The Loop), JRR Tolkien (The Lord
of the Rings,
these
in some
way at fused
some point
their
lives, but own
they
Hobbit). I really loved a book by experiences,
the Nigerian “Do
author
Great
Exploits”
is to
offered
all readers
who endeavor
to
found
a way
move to past
these challenges
and still
Ben Okri called The Famished Road.
When
it comes
to for
fulfill
God’s
purpose
do life.
great exploits with their lives. If they can do it, so
fiction it’s more about writing style and how language can we. In the book I share how we can - no matter
is used to create pictures in the imagination
and the
stir book
A snippet from
reads:
what’s
happened or where we are in life. The essential
the emotions. For me, the actual story is secondary difference between people who do great exploits
to that. I bought a book by Arundati
many difference
years and between
The Roy
essential
people
do the
great
exploits
and
those
those who
don’t who
is that
former
go to
work
on
ago, just because I loved the way who
she had
written
one
they develop
self-mastery;
maximize
their
don’t
is that
the themselves:
former develop
self-mastery;
maximize
their gifts,
sentence in the first paragraph (I abilities,
think). I and
didn’t
get and
gifts,
abilities,
and they
ideas;
and keep
ideas;
keep
going until
achieve
their going
goals. until they
beyond the first chapter because I wasn’t interested achieve their goals. The book empowers readers to
in the story. I just loved that sentence!
Wilbur
Smith is break free of things that hinder them from achieving
“Do Great
Exploits”
another
powerful
writer.
God’s purpose for them and to say yes to their dreams.
By
H. Michelle
Johnson
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 308 pages | ISBN 9781524663544
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There are
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About the Author
H. Michelle Johnson has written for online and print magazines in both the Christian and
secular world. She has a keen interest in what makes achievers different from the
indistinct masses and she has written numerous feature-length articles on those achievers
she has been privileged to interview. She is passionate about helping people become active
in the pursuit of God’s purpose for their lives. As an ordained minister, Johnson regularly
speaks to groups of young people and adults and she has a vision to see 21st-century
disciples mobilised to have greater impact and dominion in line with God’s purpose.
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