timing...

i got a chance yesterday to share with a non-believer friend about what i am reading about in the book. i talked about how it relates to how we live our lives; about the relation between faith and obedience. that there must be the act of obedience to allow for faith and the faith alone will not suffice unless obediently acted upon. i also touched on what the author talks about in chapter 3 about not acting upon what you think God would want or ask but rather to do just what the Lord requests. So don't give up all your possession because it is Godly to do so but rather when he asks for you to sacrifice, then give up to him with no hesitation and with earnestness. In chapter 4, he speaks about the suffering and the death of Christ. What i am understanding is that we do not have to do what Christ has done for us but rather to continually focused on Christ and to maintain balance in life on how we can best obey and be like him.