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Let go, entrust your life to God Enjoy true rest and peace The bestseller, "Putting It Down," returns in a reissued edition to celebrate its 15th anniversary. This book, which has recorded the highest sales for a book by a Korean Christian author in the Korean Christian publishing industry for nearly 20 years, has sold over 760,000 copies since its publication in 2006, and its sequels, “Letting Go More” and “Walking Together,” have been read by over 1.2 million readers. This book, which is sought after not only by Christians but also by many non-Christians, has been translated into Chinese, Mongolian, Indonesian, and English and is loved by people all over the world. Missionary Yong-gyu Lee, the 'Heavenly Nomad', devoted himself to being a missionary, giving up all human expectations, including the honor of Harvard and the assurance of a comfortable future, by humbly obeying God's words, "Lay it down, and I will fill it up!" The essence of surrender he preaches offers modern people, struggling to take responsibility for their own lives, a way to entrust their lives to God and find true rest and peace. The author's preface, which condenses the story of the past 15 years since publication, adds to the completeness by including the biblical meaning and insight of letting go. |
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Putting it down, a story 15 years later
prolog
PART 1: The Path of Blessing, the Call to the Wilderness
CHAPTER 1 Why does God ask us to let go?
Life's Blank Check / Choosing Worship Instead of a Cow / The Fear of Those Who Cannot Let Go / Happiness When Filled with God / The Father's Heart for Us
CHAPTER 2: A Wanderer's Path in the Wilderness: Walking by Faith
The Lord Who Already Knows My Wish / The Pink Cake's Owner / The Professor's Breath vs. God's Guidance / The Unpredictable Path / A Proposal in the Wilderness
CHAPTER 3 God Encountered in the Wilderness
A time to empty myself / A wilderness school I must pass through / A traveler with heavenly citizenship / I will live as a missionary! / I will become a path to blessings / If I am with God
PART 2 Letting Go to Hold on to What's Best
CHAPTER 1: Waiting for God's Time and Laying Down Future Plans
The Beginning of Letting Go / How to Decide Life's Problems / The Righteous Will Live by Faith / Letting Go of Control in Life / Does Being Busy Lead to Success? / Entrusting Time to God / Meditations on the Mongolian Steppes / Where to Serve with My Wife / Until I Confess My Desire / An Unforeseen Path / Enlightenment in Urumqi
CHAPTER 2: Putting Down the Empty Warehouse
Even if my bank account is empty, I am thankful / God who personally took care of my child / The way God fills / Miracles that happen to everyone / An apartment tied with the belt of the gospel / The benefits of honesty / Giving God the worry about ministry expenses / The emotion of two mites / Training to let go of ownership / That's when I pray / I won't fight even if I'm deceived / God will fill it / Letting go of the desire to give
CHAPTER 3 Letting Go of Concerns about Life and Safety
The health of the body is under God's sovereignty / You are safe / Let go of the busyness of life and boasting about your children / Things that will not happen without God's permission / The safest condition for life / A grain of wheat that fell on Mongolian soil / We will meet in heaven!
CHAPTER 4 Putting Down My Experience and Knowledge
If you expect more than ordinary / Stay in the empty space for a while / The blood of martyrs, the traces of Jesus' blood / God's unexpected way / Faith that goes into the unknown
CHAPTER 5 Laying Down the Burden of Sin and Judgment
When we look at sin through God's eyes / Choosing Christ brings us into conflict with the world / A heart that sparks anger or hatred / A heart that judges cannot touch the soul / Beyond competition to unity
CHAPTER 6 Letting Go of the Need for Fame and Recognition
The desires of the heart like onion skins / Worship in the field of life / A blessing that cannot be compared to a diploma / When you focus on what you lack / Enjoying true rest / An alabaster jar of perfume that will not break / Did you really graduate from Harvard? / A person who was abandoned while pursuing worldly recognition
CHAPTER 7 Laying Down the Fruits of Ministry
Lay down the church, hold on to the cross / The homepage is God's page / When pierced by the sword of the Holy Spirit
PART 3: Heaven Nomad: The More You Put It Down, the More It Fills Up
CHAPTER 1 Jehovah Jireh, Who Goes Before Me
Tears, a Gift of Comfort / Following the Path God Leads / All God's Children Live as Missionaries / Our Family's Adaptation to Mongolia / Poor Life, Poor Heart
CHAPTER 2 When You Are Satisfied with God Alone, He Comes to You
God Coming to Ire Church / A Scene of Intense Pillars of Fire / A Mongolian Youth Embracing North Korea / Weeping While Praising, Weeping While Visiting / Hearts for Broken Children
CHAPTER 3 The Mysterious Providence Gained by Letting Go and Lowering
The moment you let go, God uses you / Missionary work through a history major / Helper in Mongolian history academia
CHAPTER 4 The Big Picture When You Embrace God's Heart
What You Gain When You Let Go / God's Great Will Revealed / The Surprise Party God Prepares
CHAPTER 5 The Mystery of Experiencing the Land God Desires
A Home of Joy and Peace / A Responsibility for Presenting a New Model / A Wind of Grace Spreading Through Campus / Creating Honest Leaders / Evangelizing Mongolia / Churches Built Along the Railroads
Epilogue
prolog
PART 1: The Path of Blessing, the Call to the Wilderness
CHAPTER 1 Why does God ask us to let go?
Life's Blank Check / Choosing Worship Instead of a Cow / The Fear of Those Who Cannot Let Go / Happiness When Filled with God / The Father's Heart for Us
CHAPTER 2: A Wanderer's Path in the Wilderness: Walking by Faith
The Lord Who Already Knows My Wish / The Pink Cake's Owner / The Professor's Breath vs. God's Guidance / The Unpredictable Path / A Proposal in the Wilderness
CHAPTER 3 God Encountered in the Wilderness
A time to empty myself / A wilderness school I must pass through / A traveler with heavenly citizenship / I will live as a missionary! / I will become a path to blessings / If I am with God
PART 2 Letting Go to Hold on to What's Best
CHAPTER 1: Waiting for God's Time and Laying Down Future Plans
The Beginning of Letting Go / How to Decide Life's Problems / The Righteous Will Live by Faith / Letting Go of Control in Life / Does Being Busy Lead to Success? / Entrusting Time to God / Meditations on the Mongolian Steppes / Where to Serve with My Wife / Until I Confess My Desire / An Unforeseen Path / Enlightenment in Urumqi
CHAPTER 2: Putting Down the Empty Warehouse
Even if my bank account is empty, I am thankful / God who personally took care of my child / The way God fills / Miracles that happen to everyone / An apartment tied with the belt of the gospel / The benefits of honesty / Giving God the worry about ministry expenses / The emotion of two mites / Training to let go of ownership / That's when I pray / I won't fight even if I'm deceived / God will fill it / Letting go of the desire to give
CHAPTER 3 Letting Go of Concerns about Life and Safety
The health of the body is under God's sovereignty / You are safe / Let go of the busyness of life and boasting about your children / Things that will not happen without God's permission / The safest condition for life / A grain of wheat that fell on Mongolian soil / We will meet in heaven!
CHAPTER 4 Putting Down My Experience and Knowledge
If you expect more than ordinary / Stay in the empty space for a while / The blood of martyrs, the traces of Jesus' blood / God's unexpected way / Faith that goes into the unknown
CHAPTER 5 Laying Down the Burden of Sin and Judgment
When we look at sin through God's eyes / Choosing Christ brings us into conflict with the world / A heart that sparks anger or hatred / A heart that judges cannot touch the soul / Beyond competition to unity
CHAPTER 6 Letting Go of the Need for Fame and Recognition
The desires of the heart like onion skins / Worship in the field of life / A blessing that cannot be compared to a diploma / When you focus on what you lack / Enjoying true rest / An alabaster jar of perfume that will not break / Did you really graduate from Harvard? / A person who was abandoned while pursuing worldly recognition
CHAPTER 7 Laying Down the Fruits of Ministry
Lay down the church, hold on to the cross / The homepage is God's page / When pierced by the sword of the Holy Spirit
PART 3: Heaven Nomad: The More You Put It Down, the More It Fills Up
CHAPTER 1 Jehovah Jireh, Who Goes Before Me
Tears, a Gift of Comfort / Following the Path God Leads / All God's Children Live as Missionaries / Our Family's Adaptation to Mongolia / Poor Life, Poor Heart
CHAPTER 2 When You Are Satisfied with God Alone, He Comes to You
God Coming to Ire Church / A Scene of Intense Pillars of Fire / A Mongolian Youth Embracing North Korea / Weeping While Praising, Weeping While Visiting / Hearts for Broken Children
CHAPTER 3 The Mysterious Providence Gained by Letting Go and Lowering
The moment you let go, God uses you / Missionary work through a history major / Helper in Mongolian history academia
CHAPTER 4 The Big Picture When You Embrace God's Heart
What You Gain When You Let Go / God's Great Will Revealed / The Surprise Party God Prepares
CHAPTER 5 The Mystery of Experiencing the Land God Desires
A Home of Joy and Peace / A Responsibility for Presenting a New Model / A Wind of Grace Spreading Through Campus / Creating Honest Leaders / Evangelizing Mongolia / Churches Built Along the Railroads
Epilogue
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Into the book
When God first gave me the burden to write a book, I thought that even if I published it, it would hardly sell.
Because I wondered if anyone would be interested in a personal history written by an anonymous missionary.
But after the book was published, amazing things started to happen.
…There were even instances where K-pop stars and Korean celebrities said on air that they experienced new changes through this book.
I heard that ballad singer Lee Soo-young released an album titled 'Putting It Down'.
Tony Ahn, who was also a member of HOT, suffered from depression and social phobia and lived a life dependent on alcohol, and even attempted suicide. However, he confessed that he experienced a change of heart after reading a book introduced to him by an acquaintance.
None of this was planned by me, nor would it have happened if I had planned it.
By simply submitting myself to God's pure guidance, not only I but also many people connected to me were able to enjoy God more fully.
---From "Putting It Down, a Story 15 Years Later"
Biblical letting go does not mean working hard to achieve something and then abruptly giving it up after achieving it.
In short, it is ‘the process of handing over control of my life to God.’
This may seem like an adventure to the edge of a cliff for modern people who believe they are responsible for their own lives.
In that sense, the decision to let go involves a journey of life following the shepherd through the dark valley of death.
---From "Putting It Down, a Story 15 Years Later"
We can't put down something big from the beginning.
Only after going through the gradual training of letting go of small things can you finally let go of big things.
This is how God trained Abraham in the wilderness.
Through his mistakes, he came to know God more deeply, and was eventually able to pass the final test of sacrificing Isaac.
---p.80
A state-of-the-art laptop computer was number one on my list of possessions.
There were many valuable files inside that I had not been able to copy elsewhere.
It seemed as if God was asking me, 'Can you even give that up for me?'
I told him I would put the computer down too.
He confessed that he would trust in God and rejoice regardless of whether he sought it or not.
He also prayed that he would look upon Mongolia and the Mongolian people with God's eyes and accept them.
Then a peace that the world cannot give came over me.
.
---p.125
The hardest thing to let go of is the desire to be recognized.
Especially, as a missionary and professor, it was not easy for me to let go of my desire for fame.
It's like an onion, if you keep peeling it off, you'll find another layer.
…
“God, you have seen the chronic problem within me.
I don't want this to grow inside me.
I want to put this down.
But I don't think it will be resolved easily as I want.
It may be a long fight.
“Give me the courage to start this fight.”
Only after preparing through prayer was I able to conclude the conference in peace with God's help.
---pp.179,181
We don't know what will happen next in our lives.
But one thing we do know is that God has something unimaginably wonderful planned for us.
A grand festival is being prepared and awaits us.
And then you ask.
'I really want to include you too.
'Would you like to go together?'
God does not immediately tell us what the festival is.
As always, it's like a surprise party, and only those with faith can imagine the festival even a little.
…Of course, despite our long-term dedication, we may not be given anything.
Even in that case, the reward of the kingdom of God will be given.
But it is difficult for it to become a dedication that expects something in return.
The greatest reward is experiencing union with Christ through devotion.
Our dedication itself is the reward.
Because I wondered if anyone would be interested in a personal history written by an anonymous missionary.
But after the book was published, amazing things started to happen.
…There were even instances where K-pop stars and Korean celebrities said on air that they experienced new changes through this book.
I heard that ballad singer Lee Soo-young released an album titled 'Putting It Down'.
Tony Ahn, who was also a member of HOT, suffered from depression and social phobia and lived a life dependent on alcohol, and even attempted suicide. However, he confessed that he experienced a change of heart after reading a book introduced to him by an acquaintance.
None of this was planned by me, nor would it have happened if I had planned it.
By simply submitting myself to God's pure guidance, not only I but also many people connected to me were able to enjoy God more fully.
---From "Putting It Down, a Story 15 Years Later"
Biblical letting go does not mean working hard to achieve something and then abruptly giving it up after achieving it.
In short, it is ‘the process of handing over control of my life to God.’
This may seem like an adventure to the edge of a cliff for modern people who believe they are responsible for their own lives.
In that sense, the decision to let go involves a journey of life following the shepherd through the dark valley of death.
---From "Putting It Down, a Story 15 Years Later"
We can't put down something big from the beginning.
Only after going through the gradual training of letting go of small things can you finally let go of big things.
This is how God trained Abraham in the wilderness.
Through his mistakes, he came to know God more deeply, and was eventually able to pass the final test of sacrificing Isaac.
---p.80
A state-of-the-art laptop computer was number one on my list of possessions.
There were many valuable files inside that I had not been able to copy elsewhere.
It seemed as if God was asking me, 'Can you even give that up for me?'
I told him I would put the computer down too.
He confessed that he would trust in God and rejoice regardless of whether he sought it or not.
He also prayed that he would look upon Mongolia and the Mongolian people with God's eyes and accept them.
Then a peace that the world cannot give came over me.
.
---p.125
The hardest thing to let go of is the desire to be recognized.
Especially, as a missionary and professor, it was not easy for me to let go of my desire for fame.
It's like an onion, if you keep peeling it off, you'll find another layer.
…
“God, you have seen the chronic problem within me.
I don't want this to grow inside me.
I want to put this down.
But I don't think it will be resolved easily as I want.
It may be a long fight.
“Give me the courage to start this fight.”
Only after preparing through prayer was I able to conclude the conference in peace with God's help.
---pp.179,181
We don't know what will happen next in our lives.
But one thing we do know is that God has something unimaginably wonderful planned for us.
A grand festival is being prepared and awaits us.
And then you ask.
'I really want to include you too.
'Would you like to go together?'
God does not immediately tell us what the festival is.
As always, it's like a surprise party, and only those with faith can imagine the festival even a little.
…Of course, despite our long-term dedication, we may not be given anything.
Even in that case, the reward of the kingdom of God will be given.
But it is difficult for it to become a dedication that expects something in return.
The greatest reward is experiencing union with Christ through devotion.
Our dedication itself is the reward.
---pp.252,253
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: April 9, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 280 pages | 378g | 113*173*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791165041953
- ISBN10: 1165041952
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