Forgiven, Favored, & Free: Living as Sons and Daughters of the King

Forgiven, Favored, & Free by Jill M. Tomlinson is a valuable and practical, inspirational resource. The truths that she shares, supported by scripture, are powerful. The Christian is so much more and worth so much more than most realize, if one is living in close relationship with the triune God. She helps a person to discover the God-given rights bestowed upon each person who trusts in Jesus for salvation. Some chapter titles are Complete Health, Walking in Freedom and Favor, Authority and Effective Prayer, and so many others. Each chapter can be read and reread to provide help as needed. I read the entire book once but intend to use this as a reference, perhaps studying a chapter a week with devotions to reinforce the truths/lessons until they penetrate deeply. I recommend this resource to anyone who wants to transform his mind, receive encouragement, and begin to walk as a true heir of God with all of the resources available to His children. I received this book through TBCN in exchange for an honest review.

This is a little book, just over 150 pages, but so full of Scripture based teaching on how to live the abundant life Jesus came to give us.As sons/daughters of the King we have a royal inheritance but many, “...settle for the crumbs that scatter about on the floor around the place setting designated for them.” pg. 14In order to live in the reality of this inheritance we must understand whose we are. We are made in God’s image. We are His! I am a child of the KING-GOD therefore I am a joint heir with Jesus and all that goes with this, but whether or not I choose to accept this reality and live in it does not make it any less real.We must spend time with God, to live in intimacy with Him, so that our very thinking becomes His thinking.“Intimacy with God is simply ‘doing life’ with God...” pg. 31God wants us to be healthy in spirit, soul and body. Sometimes we don’t get what happens when we are saved, and because of this often deal with feelings of defeat when we fail/sin, thinking we are not worthy and will never measure up.“I didn’t realize that at salvation my spirit man was immediately transformed, making me perfectly righteous in God’s sight, but that the process of my soul being made into the image of Christ would be an ongoing work.” pg. 55, 56Christ came so that we are no longer living under law but in His Grace.The author will cover many topics, some in ways I have never seen and open your eyes to see old learned teachings in new ways, helping you to live the abundant life Jesus died to give. We will be reminded how to pray, and what not to pray, believing we will receive the victory.Old Christian or New to the faith, pick up this little book and see if it doesn’t make some major changes both in your thinking, but more importantly in your life!I was given this e-book by bookfun.org in exchange for an honest review..

Deb’s Dozen: Forgiven, Favored, & Free: Living as Sons and Daughters of the King.Forgiven, Favored, & Free is a worthy follow-up to Jill Tomlinson’s book No More Lies. Jill tells us beautifully how valued we are by our God. She goes on to tell us just how to appropriately live because we are His. I find it sad so many people don’t know how to be free in their Christian walk—people who are tied up in “do’s” and “don’ts.” People who are unaware of the freedom we have because of the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jill tells us, “As God’s child, you are forgiven, favored, and free—whether you realize it or not.”We are created for intimacy with the Lord. “God loves intimacy with His sons and daughters; He always has. Separation from His children was never His plan.” We all know the story of Adam and Eve—their sin separated us from God, but the sacrifice of Jesus and His resurrection has restored us to that intimate walk. “He wants good things for you and He wants you to come to Him just to hang out.” Jill goes on to explain that we can hang out with Him anytime and anyplace—on our knees, in the car, doing dishes, walking on the beach—anywhere!Through chapters such as “Starting Where Jesus Finished” and “The Power of Wisdom and Protection,” Jill takes us on the journey to realizing Whose we are and who we are because of Him. She teaches us about caring for the earthly bodies we have along with caring for our hearts and souls. She tells us of the authority we’ve been given and how to pray effectively.If we seize our Freedom, realizing we are Forgiven and Favored, we can have victory and peace no matter our circumstances. Jill takes us on this journey through Scripture and wisdom. If you’re yearning for a more intimate relationship with God, read Forgiven, Favored, & Free: Living as Sons and Daughters of the King. Four stars.I asked Jill how she came to write her two books: No More Lies and Forgiven, Favored, & Free. She told me she had a radical encounter with Jesus after she had been sexually abused. She realized she was living the lies and birthed a desire to help others to be free. In No More Lies, she tells us God is always moving us forward from glory to glory, but He can only take us as far as we’ve gone. No More Lies is an uprooting of ourselves from where we’ve been buried. She wrote Forgiven, Favored, & Free to teach us how to pick up the abundant life.Jill was raised in Georgia, but has moved to Colorado. She and her husband, Jimmy, a street evangelist have founded Transcend Ministries—they have a passion to empower people to move forward in their lives with Christ. The Tomlinson’s have four “amazing” children: two daughters, a son, and a son-in-law. Jill likes cooking and golf and travel, but most of all she loves people and wants them to be free and living abundantly.Carpenter’s Son Publishing gave me copies of No More Lies and Forgiven, Favored, & Free in exchange for my candid review.