Book Review: Colliding with Destiny: Finding Hope in the Legacy of Ruth by Sarah Jakes
- Taliah Aneesah
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min read
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Colliding with Destiny uses the bible verses related to the well known biblical woman Ruth’s journey from widow to wife, to encourage the reader on their own personal journey. The book brings to the reader’s attention how like Ruth, we also face many storms and tribulations. The book is broken down into 30 short chapters. There are a few questions at the end of each chapter, along with a prayer. The reader may find the most value by reading a chapter a day.
The author, Sarah Jakes, uses her personal experience of having a son at age 14 and a failed marriage to relate to the reader. She uses this book to illustrate that the principles she writes about have also been ones she has had to apply in her own life. She also dives into the many twists and turns in Ruth’s life that ultimately brought Ruth to her destiny. The writing style is simple. The reader will find many take-aways such as life doesn’t always go as planned. Ruth never imagined she would be widowed after 10 years. However, just as Ruth had her own plans, we have to let God lead and let go of our plans. The book also highlights that we don’t have to do this thing alone. At times when we are going through things, we pull away from the people who love us. We try to be strong when what we really need is someone who is there for us. While there are many lessons in this book, my biggest take away is we can’t let life’s circumstances change us. This is a relatively easy read. It is worth spending a few minutes a day to read through the chapters.
Book Details :
Expanded edition (June 21, 2016)
ISBN: 978-0764217999
Page Count: 216
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
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