If you're reading this, I know something extraordinary about you: You're alive.
That's a tremendous gift - and it's also terrifying. The life you're living right now, the life I'm living? It's not a dress rehearsal. This is the real deal. We all want to know what truly matters in life and what is going to give us purpose and joy. If we get only one shot at today, how can we best live it?
Jesus' answer is deceptively simple: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And love your neighbor as yourself. Embedded in this greatest commandment is movement. A beautiful and intentional adventure that leads to a life beyond anything we can imagine.
Are you ready to move upward, inward, and outward into the life you were made for?
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
MOVEMENT ONE: Upward (Love God)
- meaning/worship
- connection/prayer
- intimacy/solitude
- learning/deepening
MOVEMENT TWO: Inward (Love Yourself)
- honesty/reflection
- self-control/fasting
- intentionality/biblical simplicity
- humility/direction
- justice/service
- self-expression/creativity
- relationship/community
- compassion/generosity
ENDORSEMENTS:
In his newest book, Daniel Fusco takes us beyonde the theory of loving God and others and into the practical reality of what it means to do so daily. Let him guide you through three of the most important things we're called to do: love God, love ourselves, and love others. - Larry Osborne, Pastor of North Coast Church and author of Sticky Teams.
Our identity drives our activity, and when we know who God is and who he says we are, it changes everything. In this book Pastor Daniel Fusco does a phenomenal job helping us learn the art of loving God, loving ourselves and loving people through different lenses such as worship, fasting, and community. - Levi Lusko, Pastor of Fresh Life Church and author of Through the Eyes of a Lion.
For Americans aged forty and under, the spiritual disciplines are pretty much gone. In this digital age, we desperately need to reawaken these ancient practices. I'm thrilled to see Daniel, my fellow Pacific Northwest pastor, writing about these very practices. I deeply believe they are key to the future of the church. - John Mark Comer, Pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church and author of God Has a Name.
