10 Secrets to Life's Biggest Challenges by Peter Lord and Kent Crockett

Certain kinds of things just happen--and they happen to everyone. Trouble at work, conflicts in relationships, money problems, criticism, temptation--these are just a few of the situations we all find ourselves in. The big question, then, is this: Are you prepared for them? When the storms hit, are you and your loved ones ready to survive--and even thrive?

In addition to identifying ten inevitable challenges you will face, bestselling author and respected pastor Peter Lord also reveals the secrets to overcoming them. Learn how to prepare and live victoriously no matter what your circumstances are.

My review:

    This is a very helpful book. The authors take 10 of the biggest challenges we face in our lives and using Scripture, show how to get through and make the best of the challenges. 

They are:
1) Making decisions

2) Overcoming temptations

3)  Developing relationships

4) Resolving conflicts 

5) Healing your hurts

6) Adjusting your attitudes

7) Managing money

8) Trusting through trials

9) Submitting to authorities

10) Preparing for death

      At first glance, one might think there are bigger challenges in life than these, but these are challenges we all face at one point or another, and depending on our relationship with God, temperament, etc, some of us will find some of them more challenging than others. This isn't a long book, coming at close to 200 pages, but in those pages the authors do a great job of addressing these issues, why we might struggle with them, and how to overcome the challenge they present. The book is interesting, concise, and easy to read and understand. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be struggling in any of these areas.

About the authors:

Peter Lord is a nationally known speaker and pastor as well as the author of several books, including The 2959 Plan, which has sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into four languages. He pastored the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Florida for 30 years. He and his wife, Johnnie, have five children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren and live in Titusville, Florida.

Kent Crockett graduated from Texas A&M University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is pastor at Journey Church in Prattville, Alabama, and is the author of The 911 Handbook, Making Today Count for Eternity, and I Once Was Blind but Now I Squint. Kent and his wife Cindy have two children. His website is www.kentcrockett.com.

10 Secrets to Life's Biggest Challenges is available from Chosen Books, a division of Bethany House and Baker Book House Publishing,.

Thanks to Bethany House for the review copy.