Josh's PDYM Review

Sorry I am one of the few stragglers to post my review. I joined the process late and didn’t get a book until late, then had to give it back early. So, here is what I have to say about what it did read:


I really don’t like to read, so getting my read anything BESIDES GUITAR STUFF is difficult. I thought that it was an easy read in the fact it flowed well from one topic to another. I liked how he separated items out into tools and other stories. Those are the types of things I seem to remember. There were 10 tools, I don’t remember them off the top of my head and I don’t have a book to help this review along either. For the most part I thought the ideas were practical.

A few items I remember from the beginning of the book were talking about a mission statement. It seemed that he focused a lot about that and made several references to it later. It makes sense why he would put such a huge emphasis on this idea. If one does not have proper focus you will ALWAYS be off the mark. Sometimes you may come close due to random luck but that isn’t what we are here for. We are here to be lead by God and the Holy Spirit. That really stuck for me as I am a very structured person in general and I think over the last several months I have lost some needed focus. I wonder why I feel so distant from God at times and all I have to do is look at the basics (for the most part); how much time am I spending in the word and prayer. For me, it seems that it isn’t the time in prayer but the quality of prayer that tends to lack at times.

I know I am supposed to list 3 things but I really am having a brain block. I feel that maintaining proper focus will make a huge difference in my walk with Christ. I know we are supposed to but it’s easy to lose focus at times, especially when things get so busy.

After reading some of the other posts Miss Turner spoke of not comparing ourselves to others. I think this is a huge thing I have struggled with throughout my life. Mark also talked on this quite a bit one of the nights he spoke. I actively have to rebuke thoughts about comparing myself to others or the take hold and weeks later find myself getting more a more frustrated. I am a good analyzer, so, I feel it is easy for me to both look at the positive and negative aspects of things in a situation and on a personal level. This is what I was trained to do for the last 6.5 years in school and the last year on the job. That skill can either be great or be a big hindrance if not kept in control. The hard thing is when I see the great qualities in other and wonder why I can’t do that myself. In the end, I know I have the keep this in check to, not only to walk in accordance with what Christ wants for me but also to allow God to impact as many people as possible through me.

Peace Out!