A Man After God's Own Heart: Devoting Your Life to What Really Matters (Paperback)

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Product Description

As a devoted Christian, passionate speaker, and prolific author, Jim George has taught, trained, counseled, and mentored men from all walks of life. He brings more than 25 years of ministry to this bestselling book (more than 110,000 sold), now rereleased with a helpful study guide and new cover. In it he explains that a man’s heartfelt desire to grow spiritually is all that’s needed— God’s grace does the rest. The reader will find instruction and be encouraged to make lasting changes to his:

• Marriage—leading, loving, and protecting his wife God’s way
• Work—cultivating attitudes and actions that make a difference
• Witness—putting God on display in his life and words

Within this book, men are invited to embark on a journey toward greater growth and maturity; to make giant strides toward truly becoming a man after God’s own heart.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736922962
• ISBN-13: 978-0736922968
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #125,650 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Insightful Look at a Man's Responsibilities, May 28, 2003

By	Daniel Darling "Christian author and speaker" (Chicago area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man After God's Own Heart: Devoting Your Life to What Really Matters (Paperback)

My wife is an huge fan of Liz George's popular books for woman. They have helped her spiritual life more than any other woman's books.

Jim George's book is no disapointment. As a bible teacher and scholar, he delivers a warm, easy-going, conversational manual for man seeking to glorify God with their lives.

The book is divided into easy-to-read chapters. He covers all the areas of a man's life and offers a gentle, but firm call for men everywhere to stand up and be counted in the spiritual battle.

A Man After God's Own Heart makes a great devotional read. I read a chapter a day for a month or so and it really helped me. I was challenged to be a better husband and a godly witness.

This is a great read and would make a great gift for the man in your life. It's not hard to read and it doesn't bog down with theological minutia. Jim George is talking to you man to man.

Men, pick up this book and read through it. Woman, get this book for your husbands. It's a great, great read.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Christian Advice, November 22, 2006

By	Andrea "Readaholic" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man After God's Own Heart: Devoting Your Life to What Really Matters (Paperback)

After having read "A Woman After God's Own Heart", I wanted to read "A Man After God's Own Heart" (even though I am not a man). I loved the "Woman" book so much, I wanted to see what the "Man" book had to say. It told about what a man's priorities should be, using biblical passages for backup.

Even though I am not going to give a lengthy review, I will say that the book told about the important things in a man's life, such as caring for and supporting his wife, spending quality time with his children, etc.

One of my favorite parts of the book: when the author and his wife had small children, they paid a babysitter for 2 hours and had their weekly date across the street at a fast-food restaurant (only drank coffee). That tells you what his priorities were. Instead of saying "I can't afford a date", they made sure they had their date, even though they only had coffee. That precious, quality time was important. That really touched me.

I want to say one thing about Going Fishing. I know the author meant well about it, and that his point was that you are to put God first before fishing and anything else, which I totally agree. So this is not a complaint, and it is not going to take a Star away from my review. I just want to put in my feelings about Going Fishing. When I go fishing, I don't feel as though I am taking time away from God. I feel that the Creek Bank is God's Country, and I actually feel closer to God at the Creek Bank than inside a stuffy house. Reading my Bible on the Creek Bank is wonderful and refreshing.

This book was wonderful. It does not talk about abusing or controlling your wife. Instead, it talks about tenderly taking care of her, and the children. But most of all, putting God first.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars being a more Godly man, January 9, 2007

By	dr. stee_vil (WA. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man After God's Own Heart: Devoting Your Life to What Really Matters (Paperback)

This wonderful book is wholly convicting and gets straight to the heart of the matter. If you have had inklings that you wanted to be a man after God's own heart, but haven't quite been able to get there, this book will lead you in the right direction. I stongly encourage any man who struggles with the day to day life of fatherhood, his world at work, and being a husband to read this book.