Elizabeth George - Loving God with All Your Mind

Elizabeth George

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON

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As always, thank you to my dear husband, Jim George, M.Div., Th.M., for your able assistance, guidance, suggestions, and loving encouragement on this project.

LOVING GOD WITH ALL YOUR MIND

Copyright 1994/2005 by Elizabeth George

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

George, Elizabeth, 1944

Loving God with all your mind / Elizabeth George.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-7369-1382-3 (pbk.)

1. Christian womenReligious life. 2. GodWorship and love. I. Title.

2004018775

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To, for, and because of Jim

W OULD YOU LIKE ALL YOUR THOUGHTS to be pleasing to the Lord? Would you like to exchange doubt, discouragement, depression, and fear for energetic faith and joy? Would you like to know what to do and how to handle the next problem that comes your way? Then look to Jesus for the answer. In Matthew 22:37, He tells us to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. When you do this, you will indeed find your life changedtransformed! You will begin to

work on what is realrather than worry about what is unreal.

reach forward and press onrather than remain a prisoner of the past.

act on what is revealed in Scripturerather than trust in your emotions.

What I offer in this book are six powerful Scriptures that have brought stability, strengthand sweet peaceinto my life and into the lives of others. These Scriptures are guaranteed to be life-changing for you, toobecause they come straight from Gods Word!

Have you read the original version of Loving God with All Your Mind? Are you wondering, Why this new volume? The answer in a word is growth. Its been ten years since this book was first published. During that time, I have grown spiritually. I have grown in my personal application of these six truths through new and different phases and events in my life. I have grown as Ive shared these Scriptures in my conferences. And now I want to share this new growth and deeper understanding with you!

Thanks to the graciousness of Harvest House Publishers, what you hold in your hands is an update of what I trust you will find to be a transforming, inspiring, and encouraging book about the power of thinking on Gods truth. It is substantially revised and filled with added insights and illustrations. Its language is practical and to the point. And because I understand your busy lifestyle, the chapters are shorter and more manageable. It also includes success stories and victories shared by others.

I also invite you and your Bible-study group to use the companion volume, Loving God with All Your Mind Growth and Study Guide. The additional Scriptures and the focus on personal application will further increase your spiritual growth and ignite your desire to love the Lord wholeheartedly.

I give thanks to God for the ministry this book has had so far. And I am praying that your life will be truly transformed as you think on these truths about God and look at lifes challenges from Gods perspectivethrough His Word. Then He will indeed change your thoughtsand your life! And you will find yourself truly loving God with all your mind.

In His everlasting love,