In Pursuit of God

These past few months I have been reading through book written by A.W. Tozer. I have been extremely challenged by each of them. One of the things that really interested me was the fact that many consider him as a prophet in his days. These past years I have been reading through the major and minor prophets. I am currently teaching through the minor prophets and I was just radically challenged with the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was also considered a prophet in his days. And so I picked up this biography on the life of A.W. Tozer that I have had on my bookshelves for many years. This is not a detailed biography, but it does give you a good overview of his life. I can honestly say that I was once again challenged and blessed in reading about his life. His passion and his pursuit of seeking after the Lord was truly relentless. He was truly a man of God!

And yet there was one chapter that I am very thankful that the author put into this book. It had to do with his family life. Now I am not talking about his family life of when he was a child, but rather of when he was the husband and the father of his children. I am thankful for this chapter because I was honestly wondering how Tozer did all that he did with a family. To put it briefly, this was an area that I can see that Tozer fell short in. Now I do not know all the details of his family life, but with that which is recorded in this biography, I learn and see that he did fall short in this area.

I still do respect the man, and yet I see how important it is to have a balanced life in pursuing the Lord and being that minister to your family as well. I do not confess that I have this down, but it is something that I am constantly working on, to have all of the areas of my life fully pleasing to the Lord.

Bottom line, I would encourage you to read this book. Be challenged by it. Learn from his life.