That's the idea anyway, but the question is, why are we going in circles or so unsure about our choices and what God wants?
Two reasons:
1. We're psychotic - we think God wants to control every aspect of our education, relationships and work. We hear internal voices and assume it's God. Our unmet need for a sense of value and destiny makes us desperate for guidance, a desperation that then projects back onto God making Him into something He's not willing to be, so the silence continues…
2. We're inert, or stuck - we go in cycles, circles or plow a furrow so deep we can't see over the sides anymore. We've listened to the commands to obey (like, "go to school", then, "get a job", then, "get married"…) and get stuck on a path that has very little to do with who we actually are.
I've met thousands of people in this situation and would like to offer a little help. In fact, I wrote this book with the sole purpose of helping people get unstuck, and get free. And by free I mean free to be themselves and get back in touch with a Father who has designed them to choose well, to explore and experiment and ultimately, to create the future instead of always looking to find it.
Our Christian sub-culture has developed an array of confusing messages like "God's in control", and "let go and let God"… It's how we deal with a complex world and it ain't working. If you want to deal with the real world and real issues (like fear and laziness), then you have to let discipleship have it's radical effect on you. If you want a proactive and helpful way to look at making choices and planning your future with God, then this book may be helpful for you or someone you know.
This book has three main sections:
Part 1 looks at our confusion based on fear, laziness and a few other problems that keep us bound and indecisive. It also focuses on how we've become stuck and a little psychotic in our relationship with God.
Part 2 looks at the nature of calling from a sacred and historical perspective to add a better perspective on what what's become a simplistic approach to our career planning... We also look at three kinds of biblical callings, the general call to follow God (like loving your neighbor), the extraordinary call (like Moses), and the call to be yourself.
Part 3 looks at creating the future instead of always looking to find it. It shows us the choice architectures we live in and helps us see our ownership and our cooperation with God from a healthier perspective (I think:-)
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If you're interested, you can get the book from a number of places:
(Note: Amazon will say they are out of stock, they do that until orders happen and then they stock up)
Amazon US paperback: (where you can also sample a few pages)
Amazon UK:
Amazon Germany:
Amazon Canada:
Amazon Kindle Version:
Apple iPad version:
Go to the iPad iBookstore and search for Patrick Dodson. You will find this book and my Relationships book for the iPad
For Asia, Oz or NZ, please write me.
Finally, I am setting up a video / audio discussion forum to talk about this stuff at an amazing site called supercoolschool.com, I'll notify people when it'g going to happen 'cause I want people to read the book first or at least get well into it. Here's the link:
http://patrickdodson.supercoolschool.com/classes/1735
I can also drop ship 10 or more books for schools, home groups or whatever, just ask.
