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By

Max Lucado

Fearless. The title of the book says it all and yet it doesn’t even begin to describe the things that I’ve learned from this book. You see the thing is – I never really understood this thing called fear. I mean – I’ve experienced it, I’ve lived with it, but I’ve never really fully understood it.

To be candid – I’m not completely sure that I understand fear even now, but I have a much better perspective of how to handle fear now, then I did before I started reading the book. Here’s the thing that Lucado does with this book that’s different than what other authors do. Lucado doesn’t just tell you what the problem is and offer up solutions, rather he joins in the story with you.

As you read through this book – it’s clear that Lucado is not just spouting off some random facts about fear, but rather that he’s faced the same fears that he’s writing about. It’s as if he’s a partner walking beside as you carefully diagnose the nature of fear within your life. It’s as if Lucado wrote the book – not just to talk about fear, but rather to reach out to those who are hurting the most and desperately plead with them to know that they can be set free from their fear.

Setting people free. That’s what this book is really about. At the end of the day – if you can somehow learn to apply the concepts of understanding fear that are laid out in this book then everything changes. The problems and concerns of tomorrow may still exist, but how you handle these problems will be completely different. Those furrows of worry that cloud your brow will soften and be replaced by the eye crinkles that come from a knowing smile that God is in complete control.

That’s the real story of fearlessness, not to simply stand alone and face troubles, but rather to lean into Christ as the winds of life blow all around you. Just like the jacket of the book depicts, fearless is that sense of jumping with reckless abandon into the ocean of life that is guided entirely by God. That’s fearless.

I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone. It’s an easy read but one that makes you want to put the book down at times to process things and sort out how fear works in your life. The small group resources at the end of the book are amazing – so if you have a chance to be a part of a small group using this book – totally take advantage of that! You can purchase the book on Amazon.