A few weeks ago, I joined the Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger’s Club. I love to read books, and I love Thomas Nelson books, so what could have been a better combination?

I got so excited when I saw one of the books up for review, was “The Principle of the Path” by Andy Stanley. Andy Stanley has to be one of my favorite pastors/authors to learn from, and this book was definitely not a let down.

The main premise of the book is basically that  direction, NOT intentions, is the key to where we end up in life. A lot of times people seem to appear to be on the right path, but then something happens along the path of their life, and they end up in a place very different from where they expected to be. Like Andy Stanley promised in the book, this is NOT just some self-help type of book. Instead, he simply shows you the “principle of the path” and the fact that you can avoid an undesirable destination if you pay attention to the path that you are taking not only in one area of your life, but in ALL area’s of your life.

How did I feel about the book? I thoroughly enjoyed it. Is it his best work? I wouldn’t say it is, but it is certainly far from his worst (if he even has one that could classify one as bad). I would give the book 4 out of 5 stars. The book was great because it was extremly practical and logical. The book even served up quite a few great reminders which made you take a good hard look at yourself, and examine the way you live out your life every day. One of the reminders that resonated with me was indeed the fact that every decision you make, does have a consequence no matter how little you think it may be. The one that resonated with me the MOST was the fact that at the end of the book, he asks exactly what story is it, that you want to tell with your life. That last point was the one that for me, made the book a must-read.

Buy it, share it, learn from it.