Love Promises

Return To The Shack by William Paul Young is the much-awaited sequel to The Shack, and what a powerful and rich read it is.

I absolutely loved The Shack. I love Return To The Shack even more. They are two of THE BEST books that show us the heart of the Father.

This book has many themes but ultimately, it is a book about love. It is the love of our father God for all of His children. No one is ever out of reach of His love – It is just a question of, do we know how much we are loved? – And, we can trust God’s love. “I am choosing to trust Love, regardless of everything I don’t understand.”

We learn that God’s love covers all. “Nothing… can ever separate us. Not you, not your choices, not your emotions, not your imaginations, and especially not sin.” God’s love is a gift freely given. We need to open our hands and our hearts to receive it.

We all need God. “Papa God, I need you, I really need you.” There are times when life is just too hard without Him. “I don’t want to love this man – so somehow help me find your heart for him.” When we cannot love in our strength, we need to ask God for help to love in His strength.

We need to be ‘real’ with God and with others. “Fear makes us hide the truth of our faith battles behind our triumphant smiles on a Sunday morning.” If people don’t know what we are facing, how can they help us?

When God places someone on your heart, don’t ask questions, just pray. “I woke up… and felt a burden for you and started praying.” Prayer changes lives.