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    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?
    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?
    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?
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    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?

    Written by Pete Wilson

    Narrated by Pete Wilson

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    About this audiobook

    Learn how God often does his best work in our most hopeless situations. What do you do when a shattered dream or an unmet expectation causes you to turn to Plan B? Pastor and author Pete Wilson uses real life stories of disappointments and tragedy along with biblical stories such as David, Joseph, and Ruth to help readers face their own overwhelming situations and through them to learn God is working to help them surrender their plans to receive his. He identifies our common responses to difficulties and offers hope, helping us to:

    • Understand what God might be up to
    • See how surrender helps us to receive God's plan
    • Embrace the community of believers
    • Reconcile a God of love with a life of tragedy and suffering.

    Wilson points readers to the cross as not just the starting line but the centerpiece of our stories with God where we turn in our Plan B and find the undeniable relationship between crisis and true spiritual transformation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 3, 2010
    ISBN9780849949135
    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?
    Author

    Pete Wilson

    Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Pete desires to see churches become radically devoted to Christ,  irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God’s family. Pete and his wife, Brandi, have three boys.

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    • 4/5
      From My Blog...Life does not always go as planned which is where Plan B By Pete Wilson comes into play. Through the use of Biblical and modern references, Wilson assures the reader that God does not leave a person in need; rather He is always present, even if one does not see it at the time. Many would be hard pressed to view the loss of a job, a home, or loved one as a blessed event, yet Wilson gently guides the reader toward a healing and more positive approach to some of life's curve balls. Wilson clearly demonstrates to the reader in a clear and concise manner that God is always present and that there are solutions, but one must be open to hearing them as well as seeing them when these solutions present themselves, and although they may not be what we hoped for or when we wished they would appear, yet appear they do. Plan B offers the reader hope, guidance and insight into some of the darker moments one may experience, without the added preachiness or "have you been saved" tones other books have used. I found Plan B to be an extremely enlightening book and I would recommend Plan B to anyone going through a rough patch in their life.
    • 4/5
      I've been following Pete Wilson for about a year now, both on Twitter and through his blog, Without Wax. I've been very inspired by his approach to preaching God's word - he's not preachy, he's real. He doesn't put himself up on a pedestal; he admits to having the same faults as you and I. He doesn't condemn you for making mistakes; he shows you the path to correcting them and avoiding them in the future. And he makes the Bible accessible by relating Scripture to current real life situations.All of those things carried through in his first book, Plan B. He took real life stories of tragedy and related them to stories from the Bible, showing in both situations how God works through pain and heartache to bring about peace and healing. I must have grabbed my Bible at least 20 times while I was reading Plan B so I could read the passages Pete was referring to.Plan B is a fresh approach to the old idea that you're not the first person to go through what you're going through. In fact, someone has not only been through this before, but their situation was much worse. And yet, they got through it, with God's help. And so will you.I've already passed on my copy of Plan B and I know you will do the same. It's just one of those books that leaves you feeling so good, you'll want to share the love.
    • 4/5
      Plan B is “one of those books”… the kind you pick up when you’re in the midst of struggling with a circumstance in your life, or if you know a friend or relative who’s struggling and you’re looking for some way to help comfort them… only to find more packed inside the pages than you expected. The author is speaking to you, and you’re amazed at the truth behind the words.All of us have something in our lives that didn’t go the way we planned, and I’d be willing to take bets on the chances that we think about it and wonder “what if?” or “why me?” from time to time.Wilson’s book speaks to those longings and wonderings, and helps us understand what to do when it’s time to turn to Plan B. Or, how to keep on going if you’ve been stuck on Plan B for awhile now.I honestly don’t want to say much else about it, because I think the book trailer says enough for you to know whether or not this is the kind of book you want or need (or that someone you know wants or needs). But I’ll also say that Wilson doesn’t let you off easy, either — there are no pat answers, trite responses, or cliched phrases of comfort.He hits readers with biblical wisdom, logical thinking, and the hard truth that you need to hear. I was skeptical of the book at first, I’ll admit (but that’s not unusual for me) and was impressed with what I came away with. It may not be easy to read if you’re struggling with life not turning out how you’d planned, but I think you’ll come away a stronger person for it.After all, life never goes the way we expect — that’s why it’s called living and not coasting.My verdict? This is one for the bookshelves. Re-read as necessary. Pass on where you see need.
    • 2/5
      What Do You Do When God Doesn’?t Show Up the Way You Thought He Would? This is the subtitle of Pete Wilson’s newest book Plan B. In a book pointing to the fact that God is in control of everything at the end of the day, Wilson attempts to point Christian believers to the fact that God’s way is rarely in line with the way our feeble minds may imagine. Through a depressing group of stories of loss in the modern world, Wilson intermingles Biblical stories to show that at the end of the day, trusting that God is going to take care of you is enough, even when it feels as if He is nowhere to be found.I personally did not enjoy this read. Often, Wilson comes off as that older guy we all know who is just not ready to grow up. I really wanted to take his writing serious but found myself drowning in his obvious desire to hold on to some sort of “coolness.” Sadly, much of the subject matter in this book is already so cold and heartbreaking that it needs no cooling down. Sadly, Wilson frequently points the reader inward for the answers to such questions as WHY DID MY BABY DIE? The answer is not on the inside though and Wilson seems to miss the Christian message entirely in how and where to look for God. Granted, I read this book quickly, but I currently cannot recall any discussion of sin. Further, the cross is avoided like the very plague of humanity and sadness that Wilson addresses. This book would provide little good to a new believer due to the lack of teaching Christ’s purpose. As many of the Christian books out today miss the point on Christian purpose, Wilson seems to have fallen into the same Purpose-Driven trapping.I would not recommend this book.