Hallo Mattheus,

I am half way through your book and I am so enthusiastic by what you have written, I just wanted to thank you for writing this book. Many things you write about I have thought about for years, especially setting people free.

Whilst reading your book I had this 'picture' of a box filled with fleas, and they jumped and jumped and jumped...but got nowhere because someone had put the lid on the box. The fleas eventually stopped jumping and sat still.

The top of the box was then removed and the fleas still did not jump. People came and looked in the box and asked why they didn't jump and gain their freedom. Of course the fleas were conditioned not to jump because they would hits their heads, so even with the lid removed they still did not move.

I have grown up going to church and it has always been with authoritarian church leadership. I now see I need servant leadership, someone who will say to me 'How can I help you grow in your belief? Can I help you in some way?'

Corrie ten Boom used to introduce herself when she was overseas by saying : I am Corrie ten Boom, servant of God.
The Apostle Paul introduced himself by saying he was a servant of God.
Jesus became a servant when he washed the feet of his disciples.
Jesus said (in Matthew 20 verse 26&27) that whoever wants to be great must first become a servant.

I think that the control exercised in the church by authoritarian leadership is a curse on the church. When people go to these leaders when they have been healed the leader gets confused because healing doesn't agree with their theology! At the church I attend they only pray for the sick twice a year because they are scared it will 'get out of hand'.

What we need is to get set free so that we can get 'out of hand' and to do what the Bible says and go and pray for the sick, for the poor, for the unbeliever. I know from my own experience that if I do what God tells me to do I am so filled with joy!

I have learnt, from your book Mattheus, that freedom to choose is one of our greatest birthrights.

Thanks you for showing me where my spiritual blockages are and for helping to set us free to choose.

I have been so inspired by your book!!!