Have you experienced a time in your life when things just don't seem to be going as planned? If so, Steve Farrar's book, God Built, is for you.

I just finished reading it and I can't say enough kind things about it. This book has reminded me - once again - that we are not our own, but belong to an unfathomably BIG God, who is in complete control of everything in our lives - both big and small.

God Built unfolds the life of Joseph (and many other Patriarchs) to help us see that when things in life appear to be out of control, in reality, they are perfectly as they should be and are being used to bring about His glory and our good. What a great comfort and reminder.

After reading this book, I've come to realize that our generation has sadly been kept from the Biblical doctrine of Providence - one of the foundational building blocks of our faith.

In John Flavel's book, The Mystery of Providence, Michael Boland writes this great reminder:

"How may we live a consecrated and victorious life? Let us first realize that everything does not depend on us. Let us see what God has done and is doing for our spiritual good. Then we may seek to work out what He is working in us. And what of guidance? Let us learn that, in an ultimate sense, we can never be 'outside the will of God.' "

If you find yourself discouraged about some situation in your life, pick up a copy of God Built and rediscover the wonderful truth that God is in control of everything! Amen.