Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Principal of the Path by Andy Stanley

The Principal of the Path by Andy Stanley

Why is it that we so often end up at a point in our lives and have no idea how we got there? It’s not where we intended to be. We were headed in one direction and somewhere along the line, we got off course.

In The Principal of the Path Andy Stanley identifies a powerful principal that addresses these very things. He explains that, “Direction-not intention-determines our destination.”

This was a very easy read. It was as if Andy Stanley was sitting across from me and we were having a casual conversation.

He very clearly lays out what he calls ‘the principal of the path.’ It is very easy to understand and makes perfect sense. He uses this principal to explain why we end up at a destination when that was not our intention. It explains why bad things happen even when we have the best of intentions.

The author uses his own life experiences as illustrations. He uses humor and biblical-wisdom to drive the points home.

While I thoroughly enjoyed this book, there were times I did find myself thinking I’d like him to get to the point. It was slightly repetitious, but all in all I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wondering how or why their life has gotten off track.