I was looking forward to reading this book.  The subtitle grabbed me…What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you thought he would?  Who has not felt that way at one point or another during their life?!

Wilson uses Bible stories as well as personal stories to illustrate God’s desire for us to surrender our plans so that His will may be actualized within us.  He explores fear and doubt and ultimately helps the reader see the connection between shattered dreams and true spiritual transformation.  Trying to make sense of broken dreams is a topic that is explored in Christian books a great deal.  Although his conversational tone, which is peppered with pop culture references, makes for a highly accessible text, I feel like there are other books that address the same material more skillfully.  This was a good book that I was hoping would be great.

While this complimentary book was provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publishers, no other compensation was given.  All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.