Book Review - How to Reach Your Full Potential for God

Are you ready to experience God's best? This book is an excellent place to start! Charles Stanley's newest book flies in the face of the prosperity gospel so popular in America today. But if you want to truly prosper as a Christian you would do well to not only read but also act on the information outlined in this book.

As always, Dr. Stanley backs up everything he writes with copious solid scriptural references. In each chapter he outlines a principle essential in reaching your full potential as a follower of Christ. I especially enjoyed the chapter on on using your gifts, and the distinction Dr. Stanley makes between your gifts from birth and your ministry gifts (given by God when you become a Christ follower) and how they work together. This chapter very clearly outlined how to recognize your gifts - so much more clearly than any aptitude test or spiritual gift assessment I've seen. For the first time I believe I understand how God has gifted me and how He intends for me to go about His work while utilizing the gifts He has given me.

This book does not have the power to change your life - only God will do that. But I believe He will use this book as a tool to show you where He wants to make changes in your life to draw you into a closer walk with Him. Your life can be so much more than it currently is - and God does want the best for you. The best not by the world's standard but by His.

Disclaimer: I was provided with a copy of this book to read and review by Booksneeze.

Book Review - The Rose Legacy

As a fan of inspirational historical fiction, I was excited when Bethany House publishers offered me a free copy of this book to review, and I was not disappointed. This is the first book of a trilogy and is set in the late 1800's in a mining town in the west. This book grabbed my attention from the first page. It is fast paced with plenty of action and suspense in addition to the romantic story line. The characters were compelling and "real" and at the end of the book I was left wanting to know what happened to them next. This book is an excellent and quick read but if you pick it up plan on reading the entire trilogy back to back.