First Love, Dana Candler
First Love, Dana Candler
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First Love
Keeping Passion for Jesus in a World Growing Cold

Author: Dana Candler

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/17/2022

Synopsis

Fervent passion for Jesus is often one of the first things to fade as we struggle through the daily grind of life, especially after grappling with disappointments and pain. Yet inherent in Jesus's call to return to our first love is his promise to help us never to lose it—to have a heart sustained in joy, delight, and passion for him all of our days.

International House of Prayer leader Dana Candler shares her own wrestle with weariness and unbelief, and reveals that a heart fully alive in Jesus is not only possible but is the promise and invitation of God's infinite grace. First Love will guide you to discover the root of a loss of fervency and live with a persistent hunger to know Jesus; successfully navigate relational pain and circumstances that have led to offense, cynicism, and bitterness; recognize distractions from the enemy and keep your love for God alive; and sustain a tender and burning heart that is unquenched in an hour of increasing darkness.

Circumstances change, life plays out, and trials come, but love for Jesus is always to remain alive and provide the fire for your daily walk. The Holy Spirit doesn't want to only maintain the passion inside of you, but to increase it!

About Dana Candler

Dana Candler lives in Kansas City with her husband, Matt, and their four children. She and Matt serve on the leadership team at the International House of Prayer. She is also a speaker and Bible instructor at International House of Prayer University. Her passion is to see the church fully alive in a deep love for Jesus.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruben

If you are looking for light reading, you won't find it here. I thought I could just pick up this book and skim through it to quickly revitalize my spiritual life and give her my 'feedback', but I was wrong. The way that Dana Candler writes is not just poetic and provoking, but it evokes self-reflec......more

Goodreads review by Emily

Ok. This is as painful for me to write as this book was for me to read. It is possible that my expectations were misplaced. What I thought I was getting when I purchased "First Love- Keeping Passion for Jesus in a World Growing Cold" was practical life application for how to turn one's heart back to......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

In First Love, Dana Candler explored the dynamics of love and how Jesus wants us to be our first love. She explained how Jesus wants us to live in loyalty to Him and to love Him completely. He doesn’t want us to be lukewarm Christians. She described how in Revelations Jesus wants us to keep love ali......more

Goodreads review by Matt

Has your love for Jesus cooled? Why do you think? What does Jesus feel and do about it? Are you hesitant to ask these questions like I am? Not to worry, Dana will ask these questions and more for you and let you peer into the tender and unrelenting commitment of Jesus to bring forth a love for Him that......more

Goodreads review by Brandon

First Love invites readers into what it means to stay fervent for God. Candler shares many stories of heart ache and weariness and encourages those to keep the faith. This book is very poetic and is written with a deep sense of urgency and longing. I would've liked to hear more practical ideas on ho......more

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