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Our hearts are made for unswaying allegiance to a king and a kingdom, a concept that Jesus talked about more than any other. Yet every day, the false kings of anxiety, approval, comfort, image, escape, power, accumulations, self-sufficiency, supremacy, and shame plot to reign over our hearts instead. Their lies about the true king are so subtle and insidious that we rarely recognize them, and we go on living with divided loyalties that stall our spiritual growth, infect our relationships, and hinder our witness.If you want to find freedom from the forces vying for your heart, let Christine Hoover equip you for the fight. In this approachable yet provocative book, she helps you root out your own misplaced allegiances so that you can live wholly as a subject of the king who made and redeemed you.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	03 mars 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493421466
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Endorsements
“Jesus commands us to love God with all our heart. And that’s what Christine helps us to do in this penetrating and vulnerable book. I’m sure I won’t be the only reader who relates to Christine’s halting efforts to live joyfully for King Jesus. And I’m sure I won’t be the only one encouraged by her testimony to God’s faithfulness as he keeps his promises to never leave nor forsake us.”
Collin Hansen , editorial director for The Gospel Coalition and author of Blind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, and Commissioned Church
“Through vulnerable stories and candid confessions, Christine’s words had us nodding along. But she also gently beckoned us to evaluate our affections, giving Christ our full allegiance—the only One who can truly satisfy. These pages are truth-filled and encouraging! We’re grateful for this book.”
Emily Jensen and Laura Wilfer , cofounders of the Risen Motherhood ministry and coauthors of Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
“Once again, Christine has pulled up a seat, opened her heart, and welcomed us into the very front row of her tensions. In a self-sufficient, driven culture we would much rather disengage, preserve our energy, and focus more on ourselves than lean into the tensions of growing pains. She challenges us to not only recalibrate our hearts with the kingdom of God but first start by openly confessing our desires to please ourselves more than pleasing the very God who saved our wretched souls. As a pastor’s wife, church planter, and a woman familiar with the exact struggles Christine has openly shared with us, I am deeply convicted and challenged to rethink and reassess my desires and priorities. This book will encourage, admonish, and lovingly remind us to realign our allegiance to King Jesus.”
Elicia Horton , coauthor of Enter the Ring: Fighting Together for a Gospel- Saturated Marriage
“The Lord knew I needed this book. My heart is constantly at war within itself: allegiance to the world or allegiance to King Jesus? He knew I would need a timely, fresh reminder that living submitted to his loving rule is best, bringing freedom and peace to my soul. Christine is a friend, a gifted writer, and a compelling and faithful Bible teacher. And God, through Christine, has given us a gift in With All Your Heart. ”
Kristen Wetherell , author of Fight Your Fears: Trusting God’ s Character and Promises When You Are Afraid and coauthor of Hope When It Hurts
“ With All Your Heart is a beautifully written call to action for the heart and mind of the believer. With her piercing transparency, sobering conviction, and hope-filled insights, Christine has provided a depth of theological richness, crafted in language we can all connect with.”
Missie Branch , asst. dean of students to women, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
“The greatest paradox in Christianity is that the cross of Christ is also the throne of Christ. King Jesus reigns over sin and death from this place of pain and shame. The cross and the kingdom come hand in hand. In her new book, With All Your Heart: Living Joyfully through Allegiance to King Jesus , Christine Hoover lays bare the human heart and the various allegiances we must surrender in order to follow King Jesus. She does this by laying down and laying bare her own heart and soul, for the sake of her King and her neighbors. From the first page to the last, with words pregnant with affection and truth, she cries out in her wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord!’”
Irene Sun , author of God Counts: Numbers in His Word and His World
Half Title Page
Previous Books by Author
From Good to Grace
Messy Beautiful Friendship
Searching for Spring
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2020 by Christine Hoover
Published by Baker Books
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakerbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2020
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-2146-6
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2016
Scripture quotations labeled NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
The author is represented by the literary agency of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.
Dedication
To my brothers and sisters of Charlottesville Community Church
Contents
Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 3
Previous Books by Author 4
Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Dedication 7
Part One: A King and a Kingdom 11
1. Broken Hearts 13
2. Behold Your King! 27
3. Receiving the Kingdom of God 39
4. Resisting the Kingdom of Self 53
Part Two: False Kings 73
5. Anxiety 75
6. Image 89
7. Control 107
8. Escape 123
9. Isolation 139
10. Approval 155
11. Comfort 177
Part Three: An Unshakeable Kingdom 193
12. To Kingdom Come 195
13. On Earth As It Is in Heaven 209
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 223
About the Author 227
Back Ads 229
Back Cover 234
Part One: A King and a Kingdom
ONE Broken Hearts
Grieved and starved.
That’s how my husband, Kyle, described our current state.
We’d been tracing the back roads on a scenic loop we take when we need to be together for a few moments without the kids. Rain splashed gray against the car’s windshield, mirroring the dejection we’d been laboring to diagnose in ourselves.
His words found their landing, and I knew them as true so deep inside that I instinctively doubled over into a wailing sob. My hands flew to my face, seeking to muffle the sound, as if by doing so I might stuff the emotions back inside or somehow hide they were there at all.
Grieved and starved .
Grieved, because after ten years of church planting, shepherding, cultivating deep relationships, and creating spaces for others to develop community among themselves, many of our closest friends had moved away, and we felt alone.
Starved, because we didn’t merely feel alone; we also felt needy. We hungered and thirsted for even a crumb of encouragement or a caring gesture, or perhaps a break from the needs of others in order to experience renewal ourselves.
I’d felt the clouds hanging over me for weeks, as had my husband, and for both of us to be discouraged at the same time was unusual. The depth to which I’d felt it was also unusual, and I’d waited and prayed for the clouds to pass—but, as was made apparent by my uncontainable emotional outburst, I still hadn’t been able to fully admit the extent of my pain or how scared I felt, knowing my typically stalwart husband was hurting as well.
I didn’t want to admit the extent of my pain, because like most people I want to avoid sadness at all costs. But there was something else—something sinister—laced in the sadness, and I’d known its presence all along.
Bitterness and rage were fueling me.
I’d tucked this truth in tight, hiding what I didn’t want to name and certainly didn’t want others to see. I’d called it more acceptable terms, like weariness and uncertainty , which gave me permission to retreat from others, hoping even as I retreated that they might notice and laud the amount of service and ministry that had led me to such a point. These terms not only permitted my retreat from people but also permitted my retreat far from the conviction of God.
I convinced myself my primary problem was that I was not setting good boundaries, managing my time well, or saying no often enough. I’d worn myself down doing good, so perhaps I simply needed rest and an appreciative pat on the back. According to my own calculations, I’d done enough to last a long while. And so I set about looking for ways to hoard more of my energy, skills, and time for what mattered most to me. In the name of Jesus, of course.
Yet there, on the winding road, rain pounding on the glass, I cried over my hungry heart.
It became instantly clear that no amount of scheduling, control, rest, or service had fed me, because my sole motivation—this sinister, subterranean craving—had been a grasping—a yearning—for love from people. I’d set my heart on accolades and performed like a circus animal, expecting the ovation at the conclusion of the show.
My heart, clearly, was misaligned. I was working against the way and work of God in my own life, because my heart had become distorted in its search for self-glory.
Just a few minutes prior, I’d said to Kyle, “I feel like a vending machine that requires no payment. Everyone comes and pushes buttons without putting money in, and I have to respond according to their demands.” I’d said this with disdain for those expecting goods and services from me, not realizing how this analogy laid my own soul bare. Have to respond. Those were the incriminating words, as if to not respond in the way others wanted wasn’t even an option.
And in my line of thinking it wasn’t, because I wanted to be loved.
I couldn’t disappoint because I wanted to be loved.
I served because I wanted to be loved.
Though I resented everyone lined up at my vending machine, I also, in my distortion, “needed” them. I needed them to see what I did for them so they might admire and stroke me. I needed them to feed my starving soul. I felt entitled to their love, sure they should honor me in the specific ways