Love Without Desire E-Book

Victor O. Katchi

• Herausgeber: Victor Onyebuchi Katchi
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

What if the greatest power is found not in what you receive, but in what you're willing to release?
In this deeply moving blend of narrative, memoir, and Scripture, Love Without Desire takes you on a journey through spiritual silence, sacrificial love, and divine surrender.
Through the fictional story of Edith and Victor, real-life reflections, and timeless biblical parallels, this book reveals the fire-tested beauty of loving without needing anything in return.
From the shadows of unanswered prayers to the power that comes at midnight, you'll discover that heaven doesn't ignore faithful silence—it responds to it.
Whether you're walking through personal wilderness, marital waiting, or ministerial weariness, this book will meet you with a truth that changes everything:
Love without desire still has power—especially at your darkest hour.

Leseprobe

LOVE WITHOUT DESIRE:A POWER AT THE DARKEST HOUR

By Victor O. Katchi

Copyright Page

Love Without Desire: A Power at the Darkest Hour © 2025 Victor O. Katchi All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations used in reviews or scholarly work.

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® (NIV®). Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Printed in Nigeria Author Website: https://victorkatchi.wordpress.com

Dedication

To God Almighty, the Father of unconditional love.

You taught me how to love when there was no applause, how to stay when there was no return, and how to give when nothing came back.

I now understand— Love without desire is the closest reflection of You.

All glory is Yours.

Acknowledgements

To God Almighty, The true Author of this book, the One who taught me how to love without reward, to serve without applause, and to surrender without explanation—You are the reason these pages exist. Thank You for every dark hour that became a pulpit of Your presence.

To my dear wife,Uc — Your unwavering faith, your patient love, your quiet strength in seasons when words failed—this book would never have existed without your example. You are the very reflection of covenant love in my life.

To my daughters, Faith, Gift, and Esther — You’ve seen me through seasons of waiting, writing, praying, and wrestling. Your love gave me strength, and your joy continues to inspire my words. I pray your lives will be saturated in God’s unshakable love.

To every silent warrior, every unseen intercessor, every faithful reader of my earlier works — You may never know how your support, testimonies, and encouragements have watered this seed. This book is for you. You are the reason I keep writing.

To the community of believers who still believe in depth over noise, truth over trend, and God over gimmicks — Thank you for walking this path with me. I honor your hunger for what is real and eternal.

And finally, to Alexis de Great — Your guidance, creative brilliance, and loyalty to excellence were used by God to carry this book from concept to completion. You were more than an assistant—you were a co-laborer in grace.

To everyone who chooses love when there’s nothing left to gain, Heaven sees you. And one day, He will stand for you.

With deepest gratitude, Victor O. Katchi

Epigraph

“But even if He does not, we will not bow.” — Daniel 3:18

Prologue

The Fire Beyond Feeling

Edith lay awake beside Victor. His back was turned again. No words. No anger. Just the strange stillness of a love that had stopped reaching.

She remembered the man who once prayed with her, laughed with her, held her after loss. Now… he barely touched her hand. She whispered a prayer into the darkness:

“Lord, is this still love… when there is nothing left to feel?”

There was no reply. But as the tears slipped quietly down her face, she felt something rise—not a feeling, but a truth.

This—this moment of raw surrender—was the beginning of something deeper.

The human heart is a restless seeker. From birth, we reach—for safety, affirmation, answers. And when life withholds what we desire, our instinct is to fight, cling, or panic.

But the most divine breakthrough does not come through resistance. It comes when we stop demanding.

When we say, “Lord, I choose You… even if You do nothing.”

That is where this journey begins. Where love without desire is born. And where divine power awakens.

Introduction

When Letting Go Becomes Love

In a world obsessed with results, surrender feels like weakness. We're taught to command, to declare, to name and claim.

But what if the greatest power is not in grabbing hold, but in letting go?

This is not passivity. It is holy defiance against a culture of conditional love.

Throughout this book, we’ll walk through:

- Fires that test devotion

- Silences that stretch trust

- Losses that refine faith

- Prayers that return… unanswered

But in each moment, a deeper truth emerges:

When desire dies, love lives.

And the God who seemed silent Reveals Himself not in fire, earthquake, or wind— But in the still small voice That remains… when everything else fades.

This book is a journey through that voice. Through that silence. Through that power.

You won’t just read about love. You’ll become it.

Welcome to the journey.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The First Cold Night: Unexpected Strength in Letting Go

Chapter 2: The Sound of Silence: When God Seems Absent

Chapter 3: I Still Stayed: The Faith That Doesn’t Walk Away

Chapter 4: Into the Fire: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s “If Not”

Chapter 5: A Den of Devotion: Daniel’s Consistent Trust

Chapter 6: Other Voices, Same Song: More Biblical Parallels

Chapter 7: The Paradox Unveiled: How Surrender Unleashes Power

Chapter 8: Cultivating a Heart of Undesiring Love

Chapter 9: When Love Without Desire Transforms Your Darkest Hour

Chapter 10: The Love That Won’t Let Go: Covenant Over Convenience

Chapter 11: When Desire Awakens Again: The Resurrection of Hope

Chapter 12: The Cost of Covenant: Loving When It Hurts Most