Wavelength: Tuning In To God's Voice In A World Of Static by Jeff Petherick

5.0 out of 5 stars Tune Out The Static!

Book Description

Did God Stop Speaking? Or Did We Stop Listening? Hearing the voice of God is like listening to the radio if you re not dialed in to exactly the right frequency, you ll get nothing but static. Wavelength reveals what happens when a nonreligious businessman learns to tune in God s voice... then dares to obey it. His unorthodox adventures in following Jesus will challenge your thinking, kick over a few sacred cows, and reveal how you can have your own two-way conversations with God.

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About the Author

Jeff Petherick is a portfolio manager and partner in a top-ranked investment firm. When he s not busy picking stocks, he teaches seminars about Jesus and travels the world on mission trips. An avid outdoorsman, Jeff lives in a rural area north of Detroit with his wife and two kids. This is his first book that didn t involve paste and crayons, and was written to prove that ordinary men can do extraordinary things when they obey the voice of God. Karl Nilsson is the communication director for one of America s largest churches. Before working in the ecclesiastical realm, he operated a successful advertising agency. Prior to his career in marketing, he was a syndicated cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and magazine editor. Rejecting the starving artist cliché, he currently lives in a way-too-fancy-for-his-income suburb of Detroit with his wife and two children. For more information on Elk Lake - Publishing the Positive - projects, visit elklakepublishing.com

My Review ~

Listening to God can be like listening to a radio broadcast or television program. If the radio or TV are not tuned in properly all you hear is static, and very little of the message comes through. The same goes when listening to God. With all the distractions of life coming at us from all directions, we may not hear God's voice at all. In Jeff's description of how he came to hear God's voice without all the static and distraction, he uses his family and friends in his examples of how God can work in our lives. By stopping and listening, giving our hearts and will over to God, He will speak to us and guide us in all we do. The author's new life as a Christian was like being on fire for God, and he was motivated in every aspect of his life. After about six months those flames turned to embers, and the fire in his life began to die down. As the author points out, it's normal to start out on fire for God, and as the newness wears off we begin to settle into a quieter level of faith. He then began to incorporate other ways to keep those embers alive in his life, and the blessings continued to keep him close to God. He has had tough times as we all do, but his faith in God has continued to keep the embers burning.

Jeff Petherick is a very successful business man who began feeling the emptiness that many feel when they realize something important is missing from their lives. Rather than seeking excitement through buying a sports car, gambling or an affair, Jeff chose God, and his examples of how that choice changed his life are exciting. My favorite chapter from this book concentrates on his son and three other 13-year-old boys. The four fathers of these boys created a weekend ceremony of "coming of age" that was meaningful and unforgettable for those young men, and is a story that I'll never forget. The author has written a dynamic book describing his journey through his status in life, and where the journey has taken him, over the mountains and through the valleys, but clearly listening to the voice of God.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the Book Fun Network in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own, and I received no monetary compensation for this review. Thank you Fred St Laurent from The Book Club Network and Elk Lake Publishing for supplying this book.