Do
you have a dream? Of course you do. We all do? The real question is do you know
what your dream is? And when we ask the question that may, the answers may be
different. Philip Wagner, in his book Unlock
Your Dream: Discover the Adventure You Were Created For (WaterBrook, 2016)
offers some suggestions for answering that question.
Like many of the books I buy or
request for review, I found the title to be compelling. The brief synopsis of
the book piqued my interest, I mean, who doesn’t want to discover and reach God's
dreams for our lives. Almost everybody I know wants to achieve his or her full potential.
The idea of being empowered and equipped to soar to new heights, to realize our
dreams, and to live a life full of joy and expectation for an adventuresome
future sounds almost too good to be true.
Unfortunately
this book didn’t quite take me to those dizzying heights. It’s an easy read,
there are lots of good examples of making sweet lemonade out of the sour lemons
that sometimes show up in all of our lives, but as a life-changer, for me, it
didn’t quite work.
Each
chapter offers examples of ways that dreams work—or don’t. Most of them are examples
from the author’s personal experiences, or experiences of those with whom he
has worked in the context of his ministry (long term pastor of Oasis Church in
Los Angeles). One of the highlights of
each chapter is the conclusion: dream locks, dream keys, and scripture key. Basically
a few sentences that describe some of the things that keep us from achieving
our dreams, some effective countermeasures to those negatives, and then a
scripture verse to back up the countermeasure.
This
book is going to be a delight for a large number of readers, (my guess is that
the 20th-80th percentile). Those at the top end of the spectrum will be happy
and content already and so won’t really be motivated by, or need the motivation
provided by this book. Those on the
bottom edge will probably not be able to see past their own hopelessness and disillusionment,
and won’t be able to take hope in the fact that God really does have a plan for
them.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free
from the publisher through Blogging for Books, book review bloggers program. I
was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are
my own.
3/5
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