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Setting forth a sound, substantial thesis, author Gitagia here explores the ways in which one can and should pursue one's Christian faith, avoiding the ever-present temptations to immerse oneself in earthbound limitations and ignore or withdraw from well-established biblical tenets. In a brief introductory segment, the author includes a compelling quotation from the Holy Bible that underscores her book's major theme: "Lazy hands make poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth" (Proverbs 12:24). The referenced wealth, Gitagia asserts, is spiritual identity, an essential ingredient that is diligently developed through an underpinning of unfailing faith. This will require one's continual connection to God and his son Jesus, and will allow believers to walk with God, avoid the evil schemes of Satan, and inherit the heavenly conclusion that the Bible so clearly promises.
Unfortunately, many who consider themselves to be religious are content to tie themselves to an earthly atmosphere, accepting as truth such temporal phenomena as science and physically induced enjoyments. One can be raised as a church-going Christian without questioning the essential fact of spiritual identity. The laziness as depicted by Gitagia is an avoidance of the tasks, both mental and physical, of giving oneself to the Creator, who promises a pathway from earthly perceptions to an ultimate merging with the veracity that a firm biblical bedrock promises to all diligent followers. Simply pursuing the commonly arising question, "Who am I?", has the potential to evince deeper understandings when based firmly on the multitude of messages found in holy scripture.
Throughout her well-researched treatise, Gitagia warns readers concerning the twenty-first-century era; behind the illusions such as the internet, advanced technologies, and robotics, Satan is lurking, seeking out those who, however devout they may appear through church attendance, reciting prayers, etc., are neglecting the total surrender to God's will that alone can offer sacred, divine, and eternal salvation. God never expects his human creatures to be perfect, but by devoted practices such as prayer and action, avoiding doubt and "walking in His holiness," they will be taken under his protection and receive deliverance given by the sacrifice of his son and the rewards promised since time began.
Gitagia is clearly a studious scholar of Christian-themed treatises who offers readers, both dedicated and possibly misinformed, an opportunity to investigate the essence of preconceptions and deeply rooted, eternal truths to be found in biblical lore. Gitagia concludes this powerful declaration with the hope that readers will absorb and practice its Bible-based recommendations that amalgamate pragmatic action and ethereal understanding. The stories based around God's chosen people, and the declarations that such materials can and should evoke, reveal her talents as a wordsmith, combining plain logic with ancient and current verities. Gitagia's clear, sincere aspiration to demonstrate to and convince readers of the essential messages of holy scripture will doubtless provide rich scope for group discussion among sincere students of Christianity, and a pathway for all who are seeking broadened spiritual aid and explanation, inviting them to discover and enhance their spiritual ambitions and destinations.
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