{"product_id":"breathe-x-5-copy","title":"Breathe","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis new book by Gerjo Ben is aptly titled \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e. You must make time to breathe when life crushes you, knocks you down, or takes your breath away, because without breath you’re in serious trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIt reminds me of Job who said to the Lord: Why don’t You look away from me for a moment, and let me catch my breath for a little while? Job 7:19 literally says: “Let up on me, will You? Can’t You even let me spit in peace?” (The Message).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis practical book wants to help you, in God’s presence, to swallow your spit, catch your breath, and gain a fresh perspective on life from God’s point of view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eI can recommend this book, because I’ve known the author for many years. His writing is like him – honest, authentic, and full of grace. It is like heavenly ointment for life’s wounds. And who among us doesn’t need that kind of healing balm?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhen Robert Louis Stevenson was near the end of his life, his wife stood at his bedside and said: “I suppose in spite of all your troubles you will tell me again that it is a beautiful day.” The famous author replied: “Yes, my dear. I refuse to let that row of medicine bottles be the circumference of my horizon.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e, Gerjo Ben wants to help you do just that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAugustine believed that hope is the greatest of the three virtues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFaith tells us: God exists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLove tells us: God is good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHope, however, tells us: God will do what He has promised.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis is the kind of hope no one can take away. Why? Because it is anchored in the Eternal. And more than that, Hope is a Person. Paul calls Christ Jesus our Hope (1 Timothy 1:1).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThat is what \u003ca name=\"_Hlk208839192\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to hold on to. Through its pages, Gerjo Ben wants us to experience something like heavenly mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, because God breathes His life into us. And His breath makes us stand strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThank you, Gerjo Ben, for this timely book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eEwald van Rensburg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eSomerset West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kruispad247","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44843523473461,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2358\/0397\/files\/BreathMarika.png?v=1765446736","url":"https:\/\/shop.kruispad.com\/products\/breathe-x-5-copy","provider":"Kruispad247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}