Making Choices for Godly Living
Lessons from the life of Joseph
Book Description:
As Christians do we truly believe God works all things together for good? When going through the unwanted and unexpected events of life, do we believe God’s sovereign plan is for our benefit and His glory? Making Choices for Godly Living will help you examine your choices and challenge you in making those that please God.
In making those choices, one must consider it is not about how we feel or think God should help us in our difficulty, but rather what should be a Biblical response to life circumstances. Considering Joseph’s interrupted and unexpected life (Genesis 37-50), his faith in the Lord stood strong. We can learn from his responses to trials and approach life with the expectation of God’s working, even when we do not understand what He is doing or how it fits into His sovereign plan. The believer is challenged to consider 15 choices gleaned from the Biblical narrative of Joseph’s life, which all rest on a commitment to the first choice: “I choose to accept that I am not in control – God is in control.” Joseph’s life serves as an example and model for the believer in making Biblical choices and maintaining faithfulness in all of life circumstances.
Making Choices for Godly Living is a great resource to help Christians facing challenging and difficult situations and for those wanting to grow in their faith. It has been designed to be useful in personal study, group Bible studies or classes, and in counseling.
Endorsements:
Our God cares about the truth as well as how we package that truth. The Truth is Jesus; the packaging is wisdom, humility, and love. This book has what I think is the perfect wrapping for the truth. Terry is a wise man who has been tested in such difficult trials, and, in this book, he has chosen to partner with the Old Testament wise man, Joseph, who was also tested in the most difficult of trials. Between the two of them, I have benefited from the message as well as the messengers, and I expect to return to them both.
Ed Welch, author, faculty, and counselor, Christian Counseling and Education Foundation
Making Choices for Godly Living shares the wisdom and insight that Terry Burlingame learned when life circumstances demanded that he and his wife go beyond simply reading and teaching Scripture to wrestling with God and with what the Bible says. Through his study of the life and trials of Joseph, Terry and his wife emerged with greater confidence, love, and awe in the Father’s perfect will as He reveals Himself through even the darkest situations. Thoroughly biblical, and yet filled with thoughtful
application, Making Choices for Godly Living will help you trust the Lord even when life doesn’t work out as you thought it should.
Richard Bargas, Executive Director, IFCA International
I had a front row seat to Terry Burlingame’s pastoring. As pastor to my then-fiancé, he officiated our wedding. He helped us make that glorious choice! In his book, Making Choices for Godly Living, Terry helps us with many more; choices that commend the majesty and mercy of our glorious God. As a good pastor, Terry laces his exhortations to “choose” with countless scriptures that not only show us the way of godliness but reveal the God we obey. Read, take heart, and choose wisely.
Trent Hunter, Pastor for Preaching and Teaching, Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC
The Genesis account of the life of Joseph is a deep and rich mine from which expositors have been unearthing treasure for centuries. I know of no one who has mined those riches more effectively and in a more engaging way than Terry Burlingame. You will be both encouraged and challenged as you rehearse the life of this patriarch with Pastor Burlingame. You will be reminded that, like Joseph, you are not a victim who is held hostage to the circumstances of your life. Instead, you are both able and responsible to
choose to respond in ways that please God. Pastor Burlingame walks us through these choices and demonstrates how we can honor God and prosper through hardship. Terry Burlingame is an experienced counselor who ministers God’s solutions to hurting people. Here he shows you how you can move from victim to victor in your circumstances by making biblical choices. Don’t miss this important book.
Donn R. Arms, Director, Institute for Nouthetic Studies, Publisher, INS Publishing
We all have choices to make when it comes to dealing with unexpected happenings in our lives, happenings that are good or bad. Terry Burlingame has thoughtfully shown how to use Joseph’s perspective of seeing God’s will in the many different events in his life and choosing acceptance and the choice to glorify God. Terry’s own personal story woven through this book is inspiring and will help many choose to see how God’s hand is in their lives all the time.
Casey Kuperus, President, David’s House Ministries
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