Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will or How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Impressions, Open Doors, Random ... Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc. by Kevin DeYoungMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The alternate title says it all: "How to make a decision without dreams, visions, fleeces, impressions, open doors, random Bible verses, casting lots, liver shivers, writing in the sky, etc".
This book is a needed corrective on a much-discussed subject. Many emerging (as in coming-of-age) adults, DeYoung says, are tinkering, and the author intends to get them off their butts. As leverage, he distinguishes between God’s will of decree and his will of desire, exposes the false ways we go about discovering God’s will (including Gideon’s fleece), and extends the biblical way: the way of wisdom.
Just Do Something includes a zappy foreword written by Josh Harris.
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3 comments:
Mike,
This looks like a really good - and needed - book. Thanks for the review.
Joel
I agree Joel. He points out that one of the reasons God doesn't lead us using loosey-goosey feelings is that he wants to mature. In order to make wise decisions regarding marriage, vocation, finances, etc, one must learn to think like Christ...hence "the way of wisdom".
Nice thoughts, Mike.
Not sure if you've heard of Bruce Waltke's book, Finding the Will of God: A Pagan Notion?, but he advocates a similar position.
Joel
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