Paige Omartian - Wake Up, Generation: You Have a Life...How Will You Use It?

This book is an amazing testimony of how God can bring blessing out of tragedy. Paiges story will not only leave you shaken, but it will motivate you to step out and live differently. Her story has the potential to wake up an entire generation for the glory of God. Read on and become that generation.

Many books inspired me, but only a few provided the rough shake needed for radical life transformation. This was one of the few. Paiges passionate plea to her generation is heart-wrenching, humorous, uncomfortable, and at its heart, unavoidably convicting. When I reluctantly finished, I was no longer at the same place spiritually as I when I began. Life is much too short to spend sleepwalking; we need a wakeup calland with this essential book, Paige has given us one.

All of us have stories to tell, but few of us recognize their power. In Wake Up, Generation, Paige Omartian delivers a fresh and fervent challenge to a generation rendered immobile by apathy. She empowers us all to rise up and join the greatest Story ever told.

Paiges book is a must-read. It is a clarion call to live the life God calls us to live in a world where so many are either bored or simply going through the motions. My prayer is that this book will find its way into the hands of young people who will be inspired to serve and live authentic lives. We serve an amazing God and I am thankful to Paige for her willingness to be used by Him to help inspire others and, in the process, help to heal a hurting world.

I wish Id read this book when I was younger. No doubt it would have saved me many painful lessons! Paige inspires and enlightens us through this book to find the source of our identity and ignite a real, relevant, and radical sense of purpose. The practical applications throughout the book will help you walk out your own story and clearly see through the lies the world tells us about ourselves. I could not recommend this book enougheveryone needs to hear this miraculous story and should expect a real life change through it.

We live in a time in which there are so many things to keep us occupied and entertained, and yet we are still falling asleep, missing the very work we have been called to do. Paige speaks to us in a way that catches our attention and wakes us and shakes us, up and out. This is not a how-to book but it is a have-done book. Her story of resilience propels evens the sleepiest to wake up.

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

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WAKE UP, GENERATION

Copyright 2012 by Paige Omartian

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Omartian, Paige, 1990-

Wake up, generation / Paige Omartian.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-7369-4577-6 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4578-3 (eBook)

1. Omartian, Paige, 1990- 2. Spiritual biography. 3. Healing. I. Title.

BL73.O43A3 2012

248.8'3dc23

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To my parents, Donna and Gary Armstrong.

This book is because of you

your invaluable lessons,

your sacrifices,

your godly character,

and your prayers.

This book is the result of Gods goodness to me in the form of many wonderful people who deserve my deepest gratitude.

To the Harvest House teamyou are a gift! Bob Hawkins, Jr., Terry Glaspey, LaRae Weikert, and my wonderful editor, Kathleen Kerr, I am so grateful that you stepped out in faith and believed with me in this vision. It is a privilege to be working with such godly people.

To my awesome agents at Reclaim Management, Rebeca Seitz and Steven Feldmanthank you for journeying with me and blessing me with your amazing creativity and support! Jessica Dotta, thank you for being the first person to read my book and help me raise the bar.

To those who took my dreams seriously and helped me get started Diane Sheets, Jeff Risden, Robert Beeson, Brad Mathias, and Kevan Cyka. Constance Rhodes, you were the first author to take me under your wing. Im grateful for your sweet vulnerability and friendship.

To Shawna Kirk, your work with Compassion International makes my heart overflow. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see the world in a way I never had before.

To the friends who let me use their precious stories in these chapters thank you. Your lives are a walking example of this book.

To those who stood by my side during my battle with cancer, God used your encouragement to keep my spirit alive.

To the Make-A-Wish Foundation, you started it all with the wish you granted me.

To my new family, the OmartiansStormie, you have showered me with love and graciousness from day one. I am inspired by you, blessed by you, and forever indebted to you for far too many gifts that I could never repay. Michael, Mandy, and Dallas, you bring me such joy! Thank you for all your prayers, encouragement, and laughs during this process. I love you!

To my wonderful parents and family, youve been with me through it all. Mom, Dad, Scot, Marie, Jenna, Brian, Kali, Josh, and the newest members of our familySavanna, Scott, and little Ben! Each of you have taught me so much. Thank you for your undying love and support. I couldnt possibly love you more.

To Chris, my hearts new home. Who could have known that as I wrote this book Id also be planning the greatest day of my life the day I married you! Thank you for saying I do to our journey together. You prayed me through each chapter of this book, just as I know youll pray us through each new chapter of our lives.