Sacrifice- Simon Guillebaud

Sacrifices are bad right, why should I give up having a comfortable lifestyle? It’s my life so I can have my rules. Well, that’s not true and this book tells us why.

Imagine your mum at home washing up – she can easily continue doing it alone but she doesn’t have to. By sacrificing your time to help her you show your love and devotion. To sacrifice something can be a great privilege for us to do for others.

Guillebaud continues about this idea of purposeful sacrifice; how it isn’t bad, how it can change lives, and show devotion. This struck me really because of how it can be translated to faith. He talks of how there is a Creator who can easily go about his ways without us but through us sacrificing things we show appreciation and dedication. Later he goes on to talk about how we are all given these things in the first place; sacrificing is just giving back.

This simple idea of why sacrifice is good runs throughout with reasoning and stories to accompany it. Different aspects of sacrificing are conveyed such as what is logical, voluntary, and holy sacrifice. Reading this allowed me to understand the right sort of sacrifice and how God will never make me sacrifice so much that I can’t cope. It was very encouraging.

So for a great, quick read on sacrifice, this is your best bet and once you’ve finished it you can help your mum with the dishes.