Monsters. We all know them. Most of us hide from them, or run from them. Some of us still have to look in the closet or under the bed to make sure they’re not waiting for us. But what if there were another way to deal with them?

Pastor Luke Norsworthy suggests that there is, and that’s the premise of his book, Befriending Your Monsters: Facing the Darkness of Your Fears to Experience the Light (Baker Books, 2020)

Even though the monsters usually aren’t real, our fears are, and sometimes those fears are enough to paralyze us. I’m not talking about things like fear of heights or crowds, or walking through a really rough neighborhood, alone, late at night. Sometimes fear is a good thing—like pain, it can be a sign that something is wrong.  But Norsworthy writes about some monsters (fears) that keep us from being the person that each of us was designed to be. Simply put he writes about 3 specific “universal monsters”: ‘Comparison’, ‘More’, and ‘Success’.

For each of these monsters, the author describes the prop, the pull, the point, and the light. This is an easy read as we learn how comparing ourselves to others, thinking we need more, and falling into the trap of thinking that we are what we do hold us back, and make us afraid to move forward.

An enjoyable and helpful book

I received a copy of this book from the publisher as a member of their blogger program. I was asked to provide an honest review

5/5