I am Number 8 is subtitled overlooked, but not
forgotten by God. I thought this would
be a good book to read during lent. John
W. Gray III is a pastor and uses his own personal story as well as King David’s
from the Bible to point out that often you can feel overlooked by God, but he
cares about everyone.
Each chapter of this book includes questions for
reflection, which I enjoyed. It also
stressed that you don’t have to be seeking the spotlight, but that God will
help you to find best how to serve him. There
were parts of David’s story including a “backstory” of David from a blog, which
greatly confused me as it’s not part of the Biblical account.
Truthfully, while I thought that Gray made some
excellent points in this book, I was hoping for more on David’s story. I wanted more thoughts on the Biblical story
and not suspect backstories of David from blogs. Also the style of writing in the book was hard
for me to connect to. I thought about it
and I think that I would have enjoyed this more as an audiobook. Its written more as the style of a preacher
talking to his congregation so I believe audio would be the way to go.
Favorite Quote:
“See, there’s no shortage of CEOs and comedians and
singers. And truthfully, there’s nothing
inherently wrong with any of those paths.
But there does seem to be a severe lack of principled, committed,
humble, integrity-filled leaders.” Amen
to that!!
Overall, I am Number 8 is a good book about putting
your best foot forward and trusting in God to reveal to you your purpose in
life when the time comes.
Source: Review
Copy from FaithWords a Hachette Book Group
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