a bit on the tired side, but i promised to get this up today… below is a review of the brand new book from Pete Wilson (@pwilson for my tweeps) called No Plan B… i got this early from Thomas Nelson and still ended up reading the bulk of it over the last 2 days… anyway, off we go…
THE PACKAGE…
now playing: No Plan B – Manafest
i guess when i first picked this book up, i expected something different… the term “plan B” has always had a negative context when coupled with spiritual endeavors… it always seems to be couched in the midst of something along the lines of, “Trusting God is your Plan A, there is no Plan B”… BE… that as it may, in regards to this book, which does cover some level of spiritual matters, it’s more aptly explained as an exploration of coming to grips with God’s Plan A being your Plan B… that is to say that sometimes our plans and God’s plans aren’t aligned… and that’s not only okay, but that should be expected…
after all, the Bible does mention this several times, foremost in my mind, when James explains that we have not because, when we do ask, we ask with the wrong motives… Anyway, Pete Wilson uses this as a backdrop to tackle some of life’s most challenging questions – Why do bad things happen to good people, among them – by reframing our perspective in the midst of some truly heart-wrenching examples of situations that are just plain difficult to wrap your head around…
I don’t want to give anything away, but I will say Plan B is a pretty quick read, not necessarily easy, but it goes down quickly and offers some potent and potentially life-changing advice… i certainly recommend it, especially if you’ve ever gone through a difficult situation in life or if you have any questions about why God lets things happen that don’t make sense…
And before i go, i also want to be mindful of a Plan B that has shaped up over the last 2 days for Wilson (and the expanded Nashville area)… there has been a lot of flooding and, in some cases, the damage is life-threatening… Cross Point Church is organizing some aid efforts and you can read some more about that on Pete’s Blog…
peace… love… bdg…