Dancing In No Man's Land
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has a disagreement with a friend escalated to the point where you now treat them as a foe. Have you been in a conversation where no one is listening? Have you watched family members choose sides in a feud? Are you in a war of differing opinions with wounds on all sides and no hope in sight? Or perhaps a political ideology has lured you into lining up dissenters in your cross hairs. When a news story breaks, you immediately declare an alliance and an enemy. Do you only listen to those who agree with you and arm you for battle? Are you tired of shooting and being shot during every election? In our culture, we hunker down in our opinions and beliefs, poking our heads up on Lee toe lob angry words at the opposing side. If someone disagrees with us on an issue, were quick to label them. Enemy lash out and attack. We launched our assault from a bunker filled with like minded thinkers. Advancement is almost impossible, and we can't know what is actually going on because our heads air below the dirt. We see people fighting from their bunkers hiding in their bunkers. Sometimes we even see people leaving their bunkers on Lee to join another, turning their weapons on their former allies. Oh, and if you dare to leave your bunker to talk to the other side, you'll get shot from both sides. This mindset is killing us. There has to be another way to find the better way. We must seek truth and we must also seek peace. We must seek them both at the same time. If we cannot learn to live in truth away from the bunkers, if we cannot learn to set aside our need to be right and learn to love others, even when we disagree, how will our families, schools, businesses, neighborhoods and churches **** what will become of our world? Who will make peace? Who will bring clarity? Who will take the risk? Who will change the world? If you long for things to be different? I pray God will graciously use the words in this book to encourage you. You are not alone. People all over this planet share your longings for a different way. A different world, The hostility they see all around sickens them. They long for healing and wholeness. But our longings won't bloom into reality without radically altered hearts, minds and souls. I'm asking you to reject the notion that the path of truth forks away from the path of peace, refused to be enticed away from either. There's a land between the bunkers on Lee, if you find it, they've been misunderstood and accused of everything under the sun. People in the bunkers hated them when they left. The wanderers of the less traveled land die every day. Yet if you catch a glimpse of them beyond the barbed wire and smoke, you'll see the most peculiar thing. They are dancing in that place where truth and peace dwell. There is joy you can dance to in that frightful, wonderful land between that place called No Man's Land. In this book, we're going to take a journey together into dangerous healing out of our bunkers and into no man's land. Has hostility seeped into your own life? Have you chosen sides Identifying your true coordinates will prepare you to map out a new route. World change starts with self examination. Part two aims to inspire and equip you to choose a new way. You'll stuff your gear bag with timeless principles and stories of hope. You'll learn from those who changed their world, avoiding bunkers at every turn. Clear minds and gentle words really do prevail in Part three will lock, arms, climb, crawl and change. I'll share how I'm trying to live in no man's land and offer you hope for navigating some of life's most volatile issues. While the principles in this book can be applied by anyone, our hope rest in the Lord. History reveals that mere human efforts fall apart. In the end, I pray God's hand will act in you and through you more magnificently than is humanly possible. Be warned. The struggle for peace making and clear thinking is hard, grueling work. Mud may swallow your ankles with every step. Some will misunderstand you. Others will line you up in their crosshairs. Thankfully, you have the examples of brave men and women to follow, and you have the opportunity to learn from the source of all wisdom. Lean into this. Equip yourself to be a gentle and clear voice of healing in your world. We need you to do this. For the love of God, get out of your bunker