Let me start off by saying, that if you have read any of my other reviews of Joyce Meyer's work, you will know that while I love her writing, I can't stand the translation of the Bible that she uses in her work.
While she may have used that version in this work, it wasn't as obvious. Maybe passages were chosen that didn't have all of the distracting parenthesis and brackets that I so loathe, or she used a different translation. Whichever is the case, it worked for me. My prior complaints will not be cropping up in this review. So I am free to focus on the work itself.
Which was, classic amazing and insightful Joyce Meyer. She really has a gift and I love that she shares it with as many people as she can. She is so down-to-earth and yet full of seriousness for The Word. She seems like someone I could sit and have a cup of tea with, a good listener and an insightful conversationalist with Biblical knowledge.
As I was reading this, I realized that while I may not need this book right now, I have a friend who really could use this book at this time. I will be gifting it to her soon. I can see where this book is incredibly helpful to those living in a dark cloud of doom and gloom. It doesn't replace therapy or medical attention if it is warranted, but for those every day blues, this book would be a big help for those looking for help.
Please note, that if you are suffering from a mental disorder, please seek help. It isn't weak to get the help you need, it's strength to realize you have an issue and brave to face it and deal with it. I think this book could probably be a good tool to help, but getting professional attention is necessary for some issues and there is nothing wrong with that.
This has hit home with me recently in the past few months, as two of the employees in my company have committed suicide, one of them did it at work and was found by other coworkers. We get training on recognizing suicidal thoughts and behaviors every year, and yet it still happens with a stunning and depressing regularity. I'm begging you, if you have thoughts that you plan to or want to hurt yourself, GET HELP.
Sorry, didn't mean to make this a PSA for mental health, but the topic of the book leads to it I think. If you have "normal" (for want of a better word) every day blues or negativity, this book can be a big help. If you have something more severe, this book might be good to add alongside professional treatment.
5, we only get one life, we should be happy (state of mind, not things happening to you) and try to enjoy as much of it as we can, remember, God loves us ALL, stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and FaithWords / Center Street for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.