This short read was definitely encouraging to me during my time off this past month. In Kevin DeYoung's book, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will, he gets right to the point about discerning and knowing God's will because essentially this is a question that haunts so many Christians. What is God's will for my life? What's my purpose on this earth? These are all questions I would constantly ask myself and at times still find myself asking.

To be fair, questions like the ones mentioned above are purposeful. Some simply don't want to let God down while others are crippled by making the wrong choice that they simply don't do anything with their lives. Read this book. It's short and to the point while being theologically on point, relieving, and encouraging.

SANCTIFICATION

As I mentioned, Kevin gets straight to the point in his book about approaching and defining God's will and that is...drum roll please...sanctification. Yes, that's right. God's will for you and me is our sanctification; that we would be drawn closer to God through the person and work of Jesus Christ and when it comes to everything else, simply make a decision.

I don't want to give too much away, but Kevin does a wonderful job in presenting the reader with several reasons as to why this generation (millennials) simply don't do anything; that is, making decisions. And several of his reasons from pride to a plethora of choices resonate in me because I can remember thinking some of the same things or worse, being crippled by some of these very reasons on making a decision.

Just Do Something

I recommend this book to every 20-something who finds it difficult to make decisions and who is often dazed and confused about God's will for their life. In short, Kevin's formula for making a decision is (and he gives better clarity and detail) to search the Scriptures, being in constant prayer, receive wise counsel, and finally make a decision. Honestly, when I read this I was taken back because I felt like it couldn't be that easy, but that's the whole point! When I make a sound decision or a decision in general, God is still at work in my life whether it's allowing me to face some hardship or provide revelation. He's not thrown off but rather at work intimately. God wants people not automatons.

Here's the link for the book that you need to buy today: Just Do Something, A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will by Kevin DeYoung. And then, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the book; love conversation.

Disclaimer: upon reading several reviews, many readers were disappointed that Kevin didn't dive deep into the world of theological confusion and wish he did. In the beginning pages of his book, Kevin openly says this is not going to be a deep theological brain buster, but a book about helping you make a decision!