The following is an excerpt from the recently released book…
SEARCH and RESCUE, The Life and Love that is Looking for You – By Michael Thompson
During the years of 2008-2011, I spent a great deal of time pouring out my heart, my thoughts and my hopes on some pages that, with a lot of help from some friends, were polished up and bound together. The process was really good for me and I’m convinced at this point, everyone should write a book. The best reason for entering the writing process was its affect on my relationship with God and my Life journey with Him. The time searching my heart, reflecting on many attitudes and beliefs I held and then taking those and entering a refining season brought to my heart an alteration of what I believe and what I care about.
I remember the day that the finished book was pulled from a case and placed in my hands… for me it was almost like an infant was being handed over with the announcement, “Mr. Thompson, congratulations it’s a book”. “Wow!” I thought, “now what am I gonna do? What if someone reads it? Someone might actually pick this thing up and start turning the pages.” Novel idea eh? A few weeks later a friend asked me what my favorite part of the book was. I didn’t know at the time, then a few months later, the answer came as I was working on the Search and Rescue Journal Workbook so I called my friend and shared, “I think I wrote the first 150 pages so I could write these three paragraphs. This might be my favorite part.” So, I share them with you as a hope that they might inspire, encourage, disrupt or invite you… whatever your heart needs and whatever God may choose to do for you in your journey with Him.
Blessings fellow traveler and I pray God rescues you again and again as He has me…
For the Rescue!!!
…the enemy of God comes after God’s image bearers to thwart that True Love and true Life with God.
We were made for intimacy, oneness and connectedness with God. We feel most alive when we are being loved. Our enemy knows this better than we do. He knows where and in whom Life is found. Our adversary is launching an all-out assault to get in the way of our intimacy with God and intimacy with others. In Matthew 22:37, Jesus tells us that the greatest commandment is, Love God and love others as yourself. There is a reason this is called the greatest command, and there is a reason we are the most opposed when we seek to fulfill it.
Love makes us come alive because Love is the greatest thing in the whole universe. The Tin Man knew this truth, as evidenced in his request of the great wizard of Oz, “I shall take the heart, for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.” Our friend of tin knew that one needs a heart to love, it is with a heart one can love and we are happiest when we are loving or being loved. Love is what we were meant for, and love is what God is all about.
When we get ahold of this—or when it gets ahold of us—the tide changes, the momentum shifts and the lost ground of our hearts will be taken back. We become more because the deepest needs of our heart are met in abundant supply. When we become more, everything changes; we’re fighting a new war. The Life and Love that is looking for you is God Himself. He is the author of Life, and He is Love. The great mission of God is upon us. This great search and rescue campaign to recover what is most precious to Him is in motion. And what is most valuable to the Father are His children. God has moved heaven and earth to accomplish a mission only He can complete…our rescue!
Search and Rescue; The Life and Love That is Looking for You. Pages 155-156
I’d love to hear your opinion or to connect with you in the Larger Story. One thing I know, I don’t have enough friends and allies on this glorious and dangerous journey. If you have any questions or concerns, comments or thoughts you want to share, please drop me an email, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
