Just Do Something
A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will
Ratings14
Average rating4.4
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A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will
Ratings14
Average rating4.4
Hyper-spiritual approaches to finding God's will just don't work. It's time to try something new: give up. Pastor and author Kevin DeYoung counsels Christians to settle down, make choices, and do the hard work of seeing those choices through. Too often, he writes, God's people jump from church to church, workplace to workplace, relational circle to relational circle, worrying that they haven't found God's perfect will for their lives. But God doesn't need to tell us what to do at each fork in the road. He's already revealed His plan for our lives: to love Him with our whole hearts, to obey His Word, and after that, to do what we like. No need for hocus-pocus. No reason to be directionally challenged. Just do something. - Publisher.
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An interesting take on how to follow the will of God for making decisions in your life.
As someone belonging to a generation of believers in constant anxiety about “God's will” for them, this is refreshing. This book may come off to some as a dry or impersonal approach, but frankly, this is how we ought to be making decisions as Christians the vast majority of the time. I absolutely believe in “writing in the sky” truly happening to some people, because you can't put God in a box - the Scriptures show that much very evidently. But superstitious, ritualistic thinking has infiltrated the thought patterns of many Christians (including myself) and some corrections are necessary. My prayers are now less oriented toward God revealing His will to me and more toward asking for wisdom, discernment, and the strength to resist sin. So helpful!
An excellent read! Highly recommend, especially to those who are in the college and young adults age range. Clear and to the point, DeYoung doesn't waste any time beating around the bush and gets right to the heart of the matter. This book was encouraging and convicting at the same time, and I'm very thankful to have read it.
I loved this book. It was challenging and convicting and directed me toward scripture and God more than anything or anyone else. I am someone who has wondered about God's will, overspiritualizing decisions and confusing passivity for patient waiting and perhaps taking a “holier” route. (Side note - the author does punctuate that there are times slowing down and taking a step back can help avoid making bad decisions.) Reading this book helped me understand that it is more important to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, not to determine in advance what my future holds, and to live in the freedom that comes with this. Definitely a book I will be recommending to others!
