A Couple of Book Recommendations
Megan Chan — Humble Roots by Hannah Anderson

This book was an easy read that I had the joy of reading with a few women at my home church. It’s short, concise, and was applicable to all the different demographics I read it with. It helped me view my life in comparison to how God views my life. By proclaiming the infinite grace, majesty, beauty, and many other attributes God upholds, this author did a great job of reminding sinners of where their rightful place is in the world — made in God’s image, not the other way around. The main argument she wants to get across is how we, as humans, allow for pride to overtake our lives, while humility in our place on this earth gives us freedom to enjoy our lives and our God in the context of our failures. With that as the overarching theme, the author breaks pride down into the smaller parts of the thoughts that consume us: our hopes and dreams in the context of the Lord, and topics such as rest, death, and emotions. This book is also heavy with testimonies of her own life if visuals help you understand a concept better.

This book changed how I view my life as a Christian. As university students, we live our lives always looking and working towards the future. When I thought about my future, I saw it as something that I could attain if I just work harder. But what if that’s not God’s plan for me? Can I have humility in knowing that God has a better plan for me and I can not only trust it but find joy in it? What will happen if my goals become needs instead of wants? I’m just running in circles of disappointment in what I cannot achieve this way. But, there is hope for me, and hope for you, too. Because of God and the work that Christ has done for us on the cross, there is no need to be perfect. We were not made to be perfect, but to bask in the glory of who God is. Our imperfections bring light to what we are not, and most importantly to what God is. Once we see that, everything in our lives either falls away or aligns.

As I thought more about this book for this blog post, it seems quite applicable for the times we are living in now. What would it mean to have humility in our perspectives of our lives now? Through the panic, chaos, and everything we are experiencing that is not in our control (but is anything, really?) our God has His Sovereign hand over everything, still working things for our good and His glory.

An added bonus in this book: black-and-white plant drawings for fun colouring times.
['Tim He']
['Christianity', 'Reading']