I received an ARC from Thomas Nelson via NetGalley this review is my personal opinion

Swan Boltz, talks about how to see when we let God heal and help us to see others with love, how that will change completely our way to live. He goes in all the areas we may or not involved and how the love for God should always be the center for our actions. How our words are affected by our attitude and I remember that one of the What I like about this book is how is honest he is about his calling and even the mistakes he has made and how that has taken him to deepen his relationship with God to listen to Him better, you can see that he loves God and know that he is love and secure on that love. I think that is what also makes his message relatable. And all do at the beginning of the book I was not sure of this book, I’m grateful I decided to read more and finish it. This book was an unexpected blessing.

I want to hear from God and speak to people the way pastor Shawn Bolz does. In Through the Eyes of Love: Encouraging Others Through Prophetic Revelation, Bolz tells story after story of personal encounters with God. The topic is prophetic words, but Bolz takes the mystical element out of it. This isn't magical mind reading, it's a matter of, as the title says, looking at people through eyes of love, and being willing to step out on faith to talk to people, even strangers, about life and about God.



Bolz packs the book with scripture and with real-life examples. Prophecy isn't always telling someone's darkest secrets--although that does happen. More often, it's simply telling someone that God loves her, or quoting a passage of scripture. Sometimes that word or verse of scripture is exactly what God wants her to here, and you can be the vessel for conveying a message from God. This takes some practice, and takes some boldness, but Bolz will inspire both in you.



One measure of whether I like this kind of book is whether it inspires me to spend more time reading and studying the Bible, and whether it inspires me to spend more time loving others. One both counts, Through the Eyes of Love gets high marks.





Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

Book Information
Title: Through The Eyes of Love Encouraging Others Through Prophetic Revelation
Author: Shawn Bolz
Publisher: Emanate Books Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 9780785227298
Price: $17.99
Review
I was so excited to read Shawn Bolz’s “Through The Eyes of Love” However, I was highly disappointed and honestly quite disgruntled as I read this book. I have never given a book review on Let Love Be My Motive (my blog) lower than 3 stars, but I had a hard time even rating this book due to it being unbiblical. I am wondering if people will even catch where it is false which is quite concerning. While I believe that grace abounds where sin abounds. Prophetic words are not something that should be spoken lightly. You are being God’s mouthpiece. I believe that everyone has the ability to prophesy IF you have the Holy Spirit. As a true prophet of God, there should be no false words spoken. This is due to you being lead by the spirit rather than your flesh. He made it seems like eh, there is grace, do not worry about it too much. If you give a false word, you give a false word. As I said, I do believe there is grace for much but it is so important for Holy Spirit to be leading you rather than what you think you know or “context clues”. I put this book down at 34% (3rd chapter) after he talked about him not giving word’s about relationships very often. Why at this point? Because he talks about a girl who used to be into prostitution and had “daddy issues”, therefore there would be NO way he would ever be with someone like that unless she was working on her healing.
HOLY MOLY MOSTACHOLI!!!
I’m not sure who Shawn Bolz is or how is other books are, but please stay far away from this one. It doesn’t represent the prophetic or the Love of Jesus. There is a lot of deception concealed by bits of truth.
Do I recommend this book? Nope, sorry. I give it a 1 star out of 5, If I could give it a 0 I would. I hope to not seem harsh but I cannot co-sign this on Let Love Be My Motive.
Seek Holy Spirit for help with the prophetic and love. I will be looking out for new books on Loving Like Jesus and the Prophetic to share with you other than the bible (even though this is your best bet!). So sorry to disappoint!

I've heard Shawn Bolz preaching when I did the School of Supernatural Heroes in The Netherlands. At that time I read his book Translating God: Hearing God's Voice For Yourself And The World Around You, which is a great introduction into the prophetic and learning to hear God's voice. In Through the Eyes of Love, Shawn goes a little deeper into the prophetic ministry and its primary revelatory gifts. It's all about sharing God's heart and His nature. Shawn shares stories about his own experiences with prophesying in a vulnerable way. Additionally, he has added stories of people he knows and their experiences. This shows how creative God is with the prophetic ministry and they all have one thing in common: they all come from love. His love.

Through the Eyes of Love is a call to open your spiritual eyes and see everyone around you through the love of God. Pray, ask, listen and speak His words. If you approach someone from divine love, you can't go wrong. Even if the prophecy is not correct, someone will sense your sincere love. As humans we are flawed when it comes to love, that's why we need to work with the Holy Spirit and depend on the One whose love never fails.

Reading Through the Eyes of Love has inspired me to keep pursuing the revelatory gifts. Especially in the places where I'm working or travelling. It feels 'safer' when prophesying in a place of prayer or when someone asks for prayer. But there are so many people out there who are waiting on a word of God without knowing it. They long to be loved and might not even know God. I can grow as I go, because I do believe that God will use all things for good.