"Every Day Deserves a Chance" by Max Lucado

I got this book as one of my birthday gifts a week ago, and so on the bus the past 2 days, I finished reading this book, and to tell you the truth, I didn't get as much out of it as "Come Thirsty" and "Just Like Jesus", but I think that was Max Lucado's intention. I think this book was supposed to be short and straightforward to give the readers a simple message, and that is just to keep it simple, and look at each day in a positive and Godly way. The book talked a lot about allowing God to be the focus of your day and in that way, you will be able to enjoy the riches He has provided and maybe turn a not-so-good situation into a easier-to-manage one.

He gave a pretty simple acronym: G.O.D. (Grace. Oversight. Direction.) Basically, "saturate your day in his Grace", "entrust your day to his Oversight", and "accept his Direction". Very simple 3-point message, and I think it did its job.

Lastly, one message did caught my eye. Here's an excerpt: "When prodigals trudge up the path, God can't sit still. Heaven's throne room echoes with the sound of slapping sandals and pounding feet, and angels watch in silence as God embraces his child. You turn toward God, and he runs toward you." It's funny how we always here in the Prodigal Son story about how God is always there with open arms when you come back to him running. Sometimes, we neglect the fact that God is also running towards you to embrace your return to Him! It's amazing how God unconditionally loves us so much that even though we did so many bad things, He'll still run towards us when we turn back running towards Him. Truly remarkable. So the final question is: are we even trying to turn our focus back to God and give each day of our lives back to Him, even when we know that God is ready to run towards us and embrace us when we return?