Bryan L Herde

Against the Stream Bryan L Herde

What does being a disciple of Jesus Christ and a friend of God look like in the 21st century? This book reveals one man's journey into a deeper relationship with God; the struggles to die to self and trust the Lord completely; learning to live by faith as a business professional; and how to discern the hand of God in every aspect of life. Sometimes brutally honest and at all times thoughtful, Against the Stream reveals the real-life struggles individuals encounter when they are surrendering their own control of their lives to the control of God. Oftentimes referred to as "death to self," Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic book, The Cost of Discipleship, made this statement about becoming a disciple: "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die." In a world that demands that you make your own happiness the priority of life, a decision to be like Jesus Christ, Who said, "For I seek not to please Myself but Him Who sent Me" (John 5:30b), is a decision to go Against the Stream of all the pressures inside and outside one's natural self. Truly, a disciple must "give up everything one has, or that person cannot be My disciple" (Luke 14:33). This book explores what answering Jesus' call to be His disciple feels like, looks like and must be like in order to finish this life and hear Jesus say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."