As If

Steering your Life without Strife, Navigating from Fantasy to Faith and Rising from Delusion into Destiny

By: Gill Bentham, Oberbrunner Kary (Foreword by)

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eBook | 28 April 2019 | Edition Number 1

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You might be a believer, but do you struggle to believe God really will do what He has promised. God tells us, “All things are possible to those that believe.” Do you have more in common with doubting Thomas than King David or Mary? You love God, dream big and work hard to put life into the vision that thrills your heart. You know God CAN do it. But will He? And through YOU? Internally you scream “What If?”, or prayerfully wish “If Only!” Whatever happens, “Even If” disappointment and delay interrupts your journey, author Gill Bentham convinces you that the tests are worthwhile. She reveals a powerful truth: When you live “As If” your dream has already happened, it is yours!

Life coach Gill, gently teaches through the ancient character Jacob, a meandering canal cruise metaphor and her own anecdotes and observations. You will recognise a far deeper goal than the lure of fulfilment. Simply put, your aspirations are unattainable until you desire them less than the One who put them within you.

In this book, you will learn the unforced rhythms of grace as you:

Master the deceptive power of reason, emotion and will
Embrace the transforming power of weakness, brokenness and loss
Relax into deep assurance of your value, potential and calling
Stand fully confident, as His unique choice for your appointed time

This is a truly imaginative Pilgrims Progress birthed at the turn of the millennium for every twenty-first century believer who is weary of the superficiality of spiritual platitudes and sickly-sweet recipes for success.

Industry Reviews

“This is such a creative idea for a book. The approach, Gill’s life experience, and how she uses it all to tell this story, to minister, and to fascinate is just excellent. ‘As If - Steering your Life without Strife, Navigating from Fantasy to Faith and rising from Delusion into Destiny’ is a truly wonderful book”

Markus McDowell - author & editor, https://markusmcdowell.com

“Your book speaks to me of reassurance of my calling, that it’s already written and now I must learn to live it. The creative approach taken, plaiting together three perspectives throughout the book powerfully express Gill’s intended message of navigating life’s complexity.

“As an outdoor painter I find the colourful narrative and imagery of life on a canal boat breathtaking. Gill’s vulnerability is honest and relatable. This has been a refreshing experience for me spiritually and intellectually. ‘As If’ is a totally inspiring read for me, as a Christian and as a reflective observer of people”.

Andrew Farmer - Associate Member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters

Legacy Church, MA (Th)

“Twenty years of thought, the wisdom born of hindsight, along with vision for the future, have been the foundation of Gill Bentham’s latest book, a kind of prequel to her first, ‘Disentangling Genius’.... I look forward to the impact of Gill’s ‘water borne Pilgrim’s Progress for the 21st century’.

I similarly desire to see the generational impact of these deep truths and the rising generation being able to learn from struggles and mistakes that we have made (including Gill, who has made herself vulnerable in her writing).

I want to see the new Pilgrim rise up, but one who is dead to himself, is a laid down warrior lover and will do whatever it takes as dead man for the kingdom. One who is equipped with keys to open locks such as Gill supplies in ‘As If’”

Lisa Miara - Founder/President, USA Springs of Hope Foundation Inc, Springs of Hope Foundation, Iraq