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cdjdhj's review against another edition
4.0
I like Joyce Meyers' positive mental attitude philosphy. This book is a quick, easy read with a lot of scriptural meat. I hope to go through it again, looking up all of the scriptures in my King James Bible because Meyers uses a more modern translation for the biblical verses she quotes. The message of the book is that God wants us to be happy and we can achieve happiness through gratitude, faith, hope and service.
nmfsc11's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome teachings! This will be one I refer to for a long time.
rvoogt's review against another edition
4.0
Great advice, just found the pacing a bit weird. I would want her to go deeper in some spots and shallower in others.
bookswritingandmore's review against another edition
5.0
This book was very inspirational and made you care about yourself.
perilous1's review against another edition
4.0
Instructional, but concise. It's a difficult book to comb through while you are in the midst of a mental battle, but then again, that's to be expected. While she is not my favorite writer, I found it invaluable the way she conveyed how crucial our thought lives are to our actions, and ultimately, to our well-being.
tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
While I did not particularly care for Meyer's writing style - it felt too informal, too much like she wanted to be close with her readers - this was a good read. It was slow for me to read because there was so much in it to digest (and also, it's not a book to read if you're looking for something light to read - her writing style is light, but the ideas presented in the book are anything but light). However, I am glad that I read it.
The only reason it didn't get a 5/5 was because of the writing style. It was hard for me to get into it after not reading it for awhile, because of the "clunky" way that Meyer uses words, also. She is definitely not what I would consider a literary person, since there were quite a few grammatical errors that were not caught, but her ideas are soundly based in Christian theology.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about how to cope with problems as a Christian. The latter half of the book (approximately) is filled with ten "Wilderness Mentalities" - reasons that the Israelites stayed in the desert for 40 years instead of going to the Promised Land - and she goes into depth explaining how they still apply to us today. I found this part of the book especially useful.
The only reason it didn't get a 5/5 was because of the writing style. It was hard for me to get into it after not reading it for awhile, because of the "clunky" way that Meyer uses words, also. She is definitely not what I would consider a literary person, since there were quite a few grammatical errors that were not caught, but her ideas are soundly based in Christian theology.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about how to cope with problems as a Christian. The latter half of the book (approximately) is filled with ten "Wilderness Mentalities" - reasons that the Israelites stayed in the desert for 40 years instead of going to the Promised Land - and she goes into depth explaining how they still apply to us today. I found this part of the book especially useful.
jradtke's review against another edition
4.0
p 269
One time when Samuel thte prophet was correcting Saul for not doing what he had been insturcted to so, Saul's reply was, "I thought." He then proceeded to express his idea of how he thought things should have been done. (See 1 Samuel 10:6-8; 13:8-14.) Samuel's answer to King Saul was that God desires obedience, not sacrifice. If we "think" too much, we can reason our way out of God's will.
One time when Samuel thte prophet was correcting Saul for not doing what he had been insturcted to so, Saul's reply was, "I thought." He then proceeded to express his idea of how he thought things should have been done. (See 1 Samuel 10:6-8; 13:8-14.) Samuel's answer to King Saul was that God desires obedience, not sacrifice. If we "think" too much, we can reason our way out of God's will.
glendaleereads's review against another edition
4.0
I finally decided to pick up this book and I've had this book for a couple of months but never paid it mind. It was a gift from a cousin of mine, but Sunday came around and I felt an urge to pick up this book and it has touched me and really opened my mind and my heart. God is working on me, has always been working on me and this time around I'm ready to listen.