So Very Powerful
And… So We Walked by Rick and Jane McKinney is such a powerful book that reveals the faithfulness of God and also faith in action.
In 2005 Rick McKinney ‘heard’ God tell him to walk across America. “Walk it all in My Name.” An obedient servant, married for over thirty years at that time, together with his wife Jane, on 1st January 2006 began their walk from California to Washington – a distance of 2,800 miles. Their walk was completed on July 4th 2006. It was a total walk of faith. It was a walk that would change the couple. It was a walk that impacted many along the way. And … So We Walked is a book that should impact our lives and change the way we live. Every day is a new opportunity to tell a lost world about Jesus. We do not need to walk across America. Maybe we just need to walk across our roads and tell someone about Jesus. Or across our neighbourhoods. Or maybe just across the room. You never know when God will set up a divine appointment. “Divine appointments with people we didn’t know but that God knew needed to hear about Him.”
Rick and Jane McKinney knew they could rely on God. “He would never leave us, always empower us, and confirm His presence and guidance in our lives.” There were times when they sensed “an angel is walking with us.” God never left the couple to walk alone. And God never leaves us to walk alone.
God calls us to see the world through His eyes. “We were beginning to see people through the eyes of Jesus.” When we look with Jesus’ eyes, we see the heart of God. The world will look different. We will see the injustice and the prejudice. We will see the marginalized and the forgotten. – and our hearts will break. “God had broken our hearts for our nation.” The McKinney’s realized that America needs God. Our world needs God.
We are called to tell the world about Jesus. I found the following quote so powerful: “We ‘talk’ loudest by how we ‘walk’ “ Wow!
Jesus tells us to go into all the world and to preach the Good News. It is the same today. “There are no places so saturated with the gospel where the light of the Good News is not needed.”
Walking across America was not easy. The couple had amazing encounters with people, received generosity, and ‘saw’ God in the ordinary everyday – but there were hardships, a shocking accident, blisters and more – through it all, God provided.
God showed His faithfulness as the couple showed their obedience by walking.
And … So We Walked is so very powerful. I urge you to buy a copy and see faithfulness in action.
I will leave you with my favourite quote:
“Your destination is determined by the path you take.”
I received a free copy from the authors. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.
JULIA WILSON
