Review of A Row with Two Chairs
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[Following is a volunteer review of "A Row with Two Chairs" by Scott Laurence Mocha.]
This book is truly as the picture described by the author in the beginning: like mountains from afar that portray a specific image, but once you zoom in, it gives you a completely different perspective. It could have been a story told in just a few sentences, showing only the beautiful picture from a distance, but we had the pleasure of zooming into his life and seeing all the details — the heartbreak and the joy — that, in the end, make up a good story and the overall picture of a man’s struggles and victories in life.
The story begins with a completely lost soul — the author, Scott Mocha — standing on the edge of death, wasting his life away with drugs and alcohol. After overdosing, he opened a Bible and read a verse that sparked a moment of awakening. When he later reflected on it, he realized it had led to the most honest prayer of salvation ever prayed. That moment marked the start of his journey with the faithful and merciful God of the Bible — the One who loved him enough to meet him right where he was, in the middle of a filthy, chaotic nightclub life. He went to church, said “the damn prayer,” and decided to give this Christian thing thirty days to see if it really worked.
This marks the beginning of a lifetime adventure. His faith grew stronger as he interacted with people from the church and slowly but surely experienced how God is, and wants to be, involved in his life and future. This journey, as always, was not without challenges, and he often felt unsure of what to do, but he could always testify that the tug on his heart by the Holy Spirit guided him along the path he had to take — lessons he had to learn, people he had to meet, and places he had to visit. He could feel how the power of God was holding him as he moved along, often experiencing spiritual highs that, compared with the highs he had experienced before in his drug days, far outweighed it.
His journey eventually led him overseas, where another set of experiences and lessons taught him about hearing God’s voice — and not only hearing but being obedient to it — even though it sometimes felt as if he were completely on the wrong path. During this time, his relationship with his father was not in a good place, and childhood experiences did not help it along at all. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit tugged on his heart to change this situation for the better too.
The author has a good writing style that proves to be fast-paced and not boring or long-winded at all. He managed to take me with him on this roller-coaster ride with the Lord, experiencing and living through the difficult times as well as rejoicing when it became clear that the ever-present God is always in control. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and could not find anything I did not like. It is well edited, and there are very few errors. The heartfelt, compassionate way of writing that carried me along to experience every emotion together with the author convinces me that this book deserves a 5 out of 5. Even though the story has a Christian undertone, this book can be encouraging and uplifting to any reader.
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A Row with Two Chairs
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This book is truly as the picture described by the author in the beginning: like mountains from afar that portray a specific image, but once you zoom in, it gives you a completely different perspective. It could have been a story told in just a few sentences, showing only the beautiful picture from a distance, but we had the pleasure of zooming into his life and seeing all the details — the heartbreak and the joy — that, in the end, make up a good story and the overall picture of a man’s struggles and victories in life.
The story begins with a completely lost soul — the author, Scott Mocha — standing on the edge of death, wasting his life away with drugs and alcohol. After overdosing, he opened a Bible and read a verse that sparked a moment of awakening. When he later reflected on it, he realized it had led to the most honest prayer of salvation ever prayed. That moment marked the start of his journey with the faithful and merciful God of the Bible — the One who loved him enough to meet him right where he was, in the middle of a filthy, chaotic nightclub life. He went to church, said “the damn prayer,” and decided to give this Christian thing thirty days to see if it really worked.
This marks the beginning of a lifetime adventure. His faith grew stronger as he interacted with people from the church and slowly but surely experienced how God is, and wants to be, involved in his life and future. This journey, as always, was not without challenges, and he often felt unsure of what to do, but he could always testify that the tug on his heart by the Holy Spirit guided him along the path he had to take — lessons he had to learn, people he had to meet, and places he had to visit. He could feel how the power of God was holding him as he moved along, often experiencing spiritual highs that, compared with the highs he had experienced before in his drug days, far outweighed it.
His journey eventually led him overseas, where another set of experiences and lessons taught him about hearing God’s voice — and not only hearing but being obedient to it — even though it sometimes felt as if he were completely on the wrong path. During this time, his relationship with his father was not in a good place, and childhood experiences did not help it along at all. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit tugged on his heart to change this situation for the better too.
The author has a good writing style that proves to be fast-paced and not boring or long-winded at all. He managed to take me with him on this roller-coaster ride with the Lord, experiencing and living through the difficult times as well as rejoicing when it became clear that the ever-present God is always in control. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and could not find anything I did not like. It is well edited, and there are very few errors. The heartfelt, compassionate way of writing that carried me along to experience every emotion together with the author convinces me that this book deserves a 5 out of 5. Even though the story has a Christian undertone, this book can be encouraging and uplifting to any reader.
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A Row with Two Chairs
View: on Bookshelves |
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