Everyone knows that the earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, and the natural order of the universe does not bend itself to suit our wishes, so it was outrageous for Joshua to ask God to make the sun stand still to give the Israelites enough time to press home a victory in the war against the Amorites. But Steven Furtick urges us to make similarly outrageous requests of God in his book Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare To Ask God for the Impossible.
Steve’s own experience of moving to an unfamiliar city to start a new church and praying for God to bring the increase is a modern-day story of how God does change the natural order of the universe to answer bold prayers and make the impossible happen. Audacious faith that God honours is based on discovering God’s vision for your life, not on manipulating God for your own purposes or entering a gifted and talented program for the spiritually elite.
The book tackles in an inspiring way one of the central paradoxes of the Christian faith: salvation cannot be achieved by doing anything because it is a free gift to anyone who has faith, but you never really experience faith unless you step out to do something that would be impossible to achieve without God. The book is easy to understand and fun to read, and I recommend it to anyone who is willing to embrace adventure.