I had the priviledge of reading the book “Fearless” by Max Lucado in advance of the book’s publication date of September 8th, courtesy of Thomas Nelson Publishing.  Wow!  What a great book.  See below for the book review:

The book “Fearless” by Max Lucado dares to pose a stirring thought to a culture saturated by fear: “Imagine your life without fear”.  The very idea that we could live our lives, as the title of the book suggests, fearless may seem rather bold, even unrealistic at first; however, it’s Biblical.  Max Lucado seems to reach into the atmosphere where fears are swirling around and, after picking out the ones that hold us hostage; he then proceeds to explain Godly solutions to these fears in way that inspires faith and rekindles hope.

One of the chapters of this book that was most impacting was Chapter 2 where Max Lucado confronts the “fear of not mattering”.  God used this chapter to bring previously undefined emotions and reactions to the surface of my heart.  As I read about the “fear of not mattering”, something clicked in me and I saw why it bothers me so much when I’m left out or when someone doesn’t return my phone call.  I fear not mattering.  And if we buy into this fear, “the fear of insignificance creates the result that it dreads”, as Max Lucado says. 

Another appealing concept about this book is that it wasn’t written based on proof-texting (i.e. I have a cool book title so let’s find a Scripture that works).  Instead, it presents the simple and profound truths of the Bible that show us we don’t need to be fearful, no matter what the economy or job market is doing around us.  We can trust in the Lord and we have hope!

I encourage you to get this book and I pray that you are as impacted as I was.