Rusty George - When You, Then God: 7 Things God Is Waiting to Do in Your Life

The last thing this world needs is just another self-improvement book. Thats why Im so excited about When You, Then God. Rusty George writes with an urgency to awaken all who are simply coasting through life. If you just want to live an ordinary life, with God as a side dish, then dont pick up this book. In When You, Then God, you will be reminded anew of the power and purpose of our great God. It is refreshingly inspirational and challenging at the same time.

PETE WILSON

Senior pastor of Cross Point Church, Nashville, Tennessee

Rusty George is a tremendous leader and a powerful voice for what it means to walk in faith in todays complicated world. In this book, Rustys transparency will move you to experience more of God and his incredible hope in your life.

JUD WILHITE

Senior pastor of Central Christian Church, Las Vegas, and author of Pursued

This book is a gift to those who find their spiritual life exhausting. For twenty years, I spun plates and juggled oranges like a crazy woman, trying to make God happy. It was only when everything fell that I discovered the profound truth that Rusty outlines in this powerful book: God simply loves being with you as you are, right now. Together, you might even change the world.

SHEILA WALSH

Author of Five Minutes with Jesus

One of the most overlooked principles in Scripture is the simple fact that how we respond to God actually matters. The Bible is filled with if/then statements that somehow get turned into blanket promises and empty threats. In When You, Then God, Rusty George unpacks many of the most important, most forgotten, and most misunderstood conditional statements in Scripture.

LARRY OSBORNE

Author, and pastor of North Coast Church, Vista, California

Rusty George is the real deal, a humble and sincere follower of Jesus. In this book, he vulnerably shares some of his greatest discoveries not about serving God, but about knowing God and embracing Gods love deeply, personally, and transformationally. It was life changing for Rusty, and it will be for you, too.

GENE APPEL

Senior pastor of Eastside Christian Church, Anaheim, California

Rusty is fluent in the language of freedom, and he offers a map to every reader seeking a grace-filled journey toward hope. The pages of this book will lead you into the parts of your head and heart that need to be explored if you are to experience the life that Jesus died to give you. By the end of the book, youll find the rest youve been looking for.

JON WEECE

Author of Me Too

Sensible. Encouraging. And, best of all, biblical. Rusty has written an easy-to-read, very practical book that I believe will be helpful to the body of Christ. Youll be challenged and set free to walk closer to your Savior.

RON EDMONDSON

Senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky

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When You, Then God: Seven Things God Is Waiting to Do in Your Life

Copyright 2016 by Rusty George. All rights reserved.

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Published in association with the literary agent Don Gates of The Gates Group, www.the-gates-group.com.

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The stories in this book are about real people and real events, but some names have been changed for the privacy of the individuals involved.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: George, Rusty, date, author.

Title: When you, then God : seven things God is waiting to do in your life /

Rusty George, with Michael DeFazio.

Description: Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2016. |

Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015040871 | ISBN 9781496406040 (sc)

Subjects: LCSH: God (Christianity) Promises. | Obedience Biblical teaching.

Classification: LCC BT180.P7 G48 2016 | DDC 248.4 dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015040871

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For Lorrie, Lindsey, and Sidney

When you... came into my life, then God... was doubly good to me.

foreword

by Kyle Idleman

This may sound strange, but Ive always enjoyed the experience of going to a car lot and negotiating for a used car. For most people, haggling with a used-car salesman ranks right up there with going to the dentist for a root canal. But Im competitive by nature, and getting the best possible price feels like a win to me. I realize that most people arent wired that way and that were all a little afraid of being taken advantage of or feeling as if we couldve gotten more for our money.

Whether or not you enjoy the negotiation process, its hard to avoid it in our consumer-based culture. In fact, everything is negotiable is one of the great mantras of the Western world.

Negotiations tend to be when/then transactions: When I give you this... then you will give me that. We negotiate these When/Then agreements not only in our economic transactions but also in our relationships. It may be on a subconscious level, but were afraid of being shortchanged. So we are careful to look out for ourselves, making sure we arent giving any more than we have to and that we are getting everything we deserve in return.

I am convinced that, perhaps without meaning to, we often turn our relationship with God into a similar negotiation. Following Jesus becomes a When/Then agreement where we are careful not to give up more than we are required to and that we get whats coming to us.

What I love about When You, Then God is that it helps us understand that the When/Then teachings in Scripture are not transactions to be negotiated but blessings that have been promised by God. God is not a negotiator who is holding out on us until he gets what he wants, where we lose and he wins.

So as you begin this book, can I challenge you to lower your defenses? God isnt trying to take advantage of you. You dont need to wonder whether hes holding out on you or whether you can get a better deal down the road. God already showed all his cards and gave up his negotiating position when he gave his only Son.

In When You, Then God, Rusty George holds nothing back. Read this book and learn that God is on your side. Hes a giver, and he wants you to experience abundant life in him.