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Making a difference in the world is something I am passionate about, and it is clear that Austin Gutwein feels the same way! Austin has brought us a book that I heartily enjoyed and can recommend: "Live to Give: Letting God Turn Your Talents Into Miracles."

This is a book for everyone! Austin has a very practical, realistic, and Scriptural view of how God has blessed each one of us with unique talents and abilities, and how He desires that we would use them to impact the world. With an in-depth look at the boy who let Jesus turn his lunch into a meal for 5,000 people, we are encouraged to do the same with our own gifts.

Austin definitely has the gift of exhortation and the abilitty to inspire confidence in others. The stories of what he has done with his 18 years of life are so inspirational! He knows what he is talking about and he is living it out. That's the best kind of message-bearer one can be! I thought he did a great job speaking realistically on the challenges we can face when we choose to give of ourselves, and presented practical ways to overcome these obstacles.

Giving of your time, talents, and abilities is an amazing thing. As Austin points out, not only do we change the world but we change ourselves. We grow by using our gifts. I know this has been true over and over again in my life, and I hope that many others will step out and start to see this at work in their lives, too!

As someone who works in youth and children's ministries, I found the words that Austin directed to parents, teachers, and adults to be right on target. We do need to be encouraging the younger generation and empowering them to be able to live confidently in the unique abilities God has given them. May we show them how glorious it is to live to give, and may we put resources like this book in their hands to help them decide to go in faith and see it happen.

I received my copy of this book from LitFuse in exchange for this honest review. Click here to see an interview that Austin did with FoxNews, and check out the giveaway below!

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