"Do you know what you were born for?" This is the question that Mike Flynt says we need to answer in order to discover who God created us to be and then to discover the work we were meant to do.
While I think this is a good question for anyone to try to figure out, I don’t think Flynt’s book will be very instrumental in helping to do that. He starts out by telling his own life story. He was a tightly-wound young man ready to fist fight anyone and everyone. Consequently, he lost his college scholarship and wasn’t able to play football his senior year. He went on to hold various jobs until he was lucky enough to make a connection that got him his “dream job” of being an athletic trainer.
The story of his fighting days is told over and over in the book. It was interesting the first time he told it but did little to keep me interested in subsequent chapters. Along the way Flynt also throws in a few references to biblical stories and passages. They don't always seem to connect with the particular strategy he was discussing.
The book just did not hold my attention. I felt that it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know. I feel there are much better books by other authors that will get you more inspired to make life changes.
Please note that Thomas Nelson Publishing has provided me a complimentary copy of this book for my review; however, the opinions are my own. I have not been required to publish a positive review.
(I was given this book to review by HarperCollins Christian Publishing. All opinions are my own.)
