High on God by Matt Spinks

Written by a dedicated Christian, High on God: There’s No High Like the Most High explores a marvelous mystery: what if God simply wants us to be happy?

As a boy, Spinks was drawn to God, and despite the confusions of adolescence, including using drugs, he turned his life to mission work. With his wife and like-minded friends he founded a charitable ministry. But he was still in a controlling, almost depressive state. Then he had a true revelation – that God means us to enjoy his love right now and all the time: “Jesus came to announce that heaven starts now, not someday far away.”

Spinks offers numerous Biblical quotations and stories of earlier believers to underscore his message. Being “high on God” and enjoying his blessings isn’t a call to irresponsibility, but to serving others, doing what we do well, and “co-creating” with the Holy Spirit. He examines many forms of Christian activity – community, evangelism, music, teaching – that can help us sustain the high.

The author’s fervor and lighthearted perspective pervade every page of this enjoyably readable book and will attract an enthusiastic audience. Christians, particularly those seeking a less rigid framework, will enjoy and applaud Spinks’ pointers for a happy, Godly life.

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