Cure for the Common Life

inspirational and with practical guide

In the book, Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado, the best-selling author has one prescription to cure the common life: find your sweet spot.

The sweet spot refers to your unique talent and characteristics. Each one of us is created and bestowed with unique gifts and talents. When we discover these and use our uniqueness to make a big deal out of God everyday of your life, we'll find meaning in our job and life in general.

Like most of the books that were written by Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life is an inspirational and motivational book for Christians with Bible verses here and there. What makes this book different is that it includes a practical guide called "Sweet Spot Discovery Guide" written by People Management International, Inc. and Steve Halliday. It seeks to help you take the first step in curing the common life (discovering your unique talents and gifts).

I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars because not only is it full of inspiration, it also offers some practical guides or steps to finding the cure for the common life.

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Hit the Sweet Spot

3.5/5

Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado is about finding your "sweet spot" in life. After reading about this book I thought that it might be better suited for my husband, as he is actively pursuing God's call in regards to his career. Therefore, this review will be a little bit different...since my husband read the book I decided to interview him! Here is his take on it:

Me: What is the overall message you took away from reading Cure for the Common Life?
Him: That God created us uniquely and gave each of us talents and passions to accomplish tasks for His glory . By looking back at our own personal history, the things we've enjoyed doing, things we felt a great sense of accomplishment in achieving, we can recognize our personal "sweet spots".

Me: So what are some examples of "sweet spots" and how do they influence your choice of career?
Him: According to Max Lucado, "sweet spots" are where God's glory, your every day life, and your personal strengths intersect. There are so many people who do not enjoy going to work, who live a mundane life that is built around preserving a lifestyle instead of glorifying God. If we can find our sweet spots, the place where God has created us to serve, then we can wake up with energy, willing to make a big deal out of God every day of our life. To use your gifts to make God known, that is essentially our career.

Me: Did you enjoy the author's writing style?
Him: Very much so, I enjoyed his use of real world examples. He also had a good sense of humor and the book was fun to read. At times it did seem choppy- he liked to use short sentences to get his point across, sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't.

Me: Did Cure for the Common Life encourage you spiritually?
Him: In a sense, yes. He uses a lot of Scripture to illustrate his points and reflected on many people from the Bible and how their sweet spots were used by God. It is definitely a motivational book, but the use of Scripture makes it less a self-help book and more a glorify-God book.

Me: So, have you discovered your sweet spot?
Him: Yes, from this book I was able to look back on my life and discover areas that God has gifted me in, things that he uniquely created me for. Cure for the Common Life was a tangible tool that helped me ask the right questions so I could see these patterns in my life. I would absolutely recommend it!

Obviously, my husband really enjoyed reading this book. If you feel as though you're living a common life and you want to discover a passion for pleasing God and not men, pick this book up.

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Cure For The Common Life

Glad to have it

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Finding the "sweet spot" in life

Just like a baseball, you and I have a "sweet spot". that place where everything just clicks and seems so right. Like hitting a baseball, though, finding that spot can be difficult. That's where Max Lucado's book "Cure for the Common Life" comes in. Lucado fills the pages with ways to help the reader find their sweet spot in life. You didn't enter the world unequipped. Maybe God provided you with an ear for music, hands for medicine or an intellect for physics. Instead of using those gifts, most people tend to follow society's direction of "you can be whatever you want to be". The problem with following that thought is most people end up working in a job that isn't meant for them. How happy would a person be if they had an ear for music but a construction job using a jack hammer? A heart of a caregiver but a job of a restaurant server? Although these jobs are good, honest positions, each require a specific set of skills in order to be happy and successful at them. Being placed in a position that God didn't design you for can feel like you are trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. Along with describing how to find your sweet spot, Lucado provides several examples of people who have done so in their life. This not only illustrates his point but gives the reader proof that the task can be done. I found "Cure for the Common Life" to be a good read, especially when provided with an opportunity to change careers.

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Highly Recommended

I was sent this book to review by Booksneeze. I have read other books by Max Lucado in the past and I've always been inspired and encouraged by his books. This one was no exception. Max Lucado shows in an engaging style of writing how to find the "sweet spot" in life that He created each one for. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for help finding their place of fulfillment in life.

Great Thought Provoking Book

Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado. I received this book from Booksneeze in exchange for a review. In this book Lucado starts off by giving a definition of a "sweet spot" as the place where a person finds themselves using the gifts and talents that God gave them for God. Living in the "sweet spot" also grants a person the ability to serve God in doing what one does best. At the end of the book there is a questionnaire one can fill out, and use their most memorable experiences to find out what their true "sweet spot" is. One of the greatest things about this book I found to be the anecdotes and stories that Lucado uses to start each of the chapters. The stories keep one reading on and as Lucado refers back to them throughout the chapter one can easily relate. Once again, as with all of Lucado's books this one makes the reader search himself for answers to the questions raised by Lucado. Reading this has offered a great thought-provoking experience.

Looking For Purpose? Max Has The Cure!

Are you leading the life God intended? Have you identified your strengths and talents? Do you use your gifts to honor and glorify God?

If so, you are probably living life from your sweet spot - the place where your unique gifts combine with your life circumstances and intersect with God's plans. If not, perhaps you need a cure. I heartily recommend a heaping dose of Max Lucado's Cure For The Common Life!

Cure For The Common Life will help you to find fulfillment in life by using the strengths God equipped you with for His purposes. Consider this book your toolbox for finding and releasing your gifts! You will learn how your earliest longings hold clues to your unique purpose and design. You will also learn how to uncover your life STORY, which is full of Strengths, Topics, Optimal Conditions, Relationships, and Yes moments! This process is so vital, that a step-by-step Sweet Spot Discovery Guide by People Management Inc is included at the end of the book - along with a Bible Study Guide by Steve Halliday, which makes the book perfect for individual and group study!

Wherever you may face a challenge in this process - Max anticipates and provides a solution. Some of his answers are quite surprising and refreshing. For instance, he prescribes worship as the cure to both self-loving and self-loathing - a prescription Christians will find inspiring!

I love reading Max Lucado because of his unique ability to breathe life into his readers through his words and the Word. He makes Scripture come alive in ways that are vivid, fresh, and practical. He masterfully blends biblical teachings with real life examples and sound advice. If you could benefit from a little direction and guidance in your life (and let's face it - who couldn't at some point in their lives?) - then treat yourself to this book! I highly recommend it and look forward to sharing it with my friends!

Sweet Spot - Everyone has one!

According to Max Lucado everyone is unique in some special way because that is the way God made each one of us. This uniqueness is called a sweet spot - the area of life where each person has a special purpose. "Cure for the Common Life" is broken up into three sections: 'Use Your Uniqueness", "To Make A Big Deal Out of God", and "Every Day of Your Life." This book will guide the reader into an inner search on their own life.

I have read a number of books on finding talents, but "Cure for the Common Life" goes beyond just finding our talent it brings the reader face to face with how to fulfill God's purpose through our uniqueness. I especially liked this comment from Max, "Don't see yourself as product of your parents' DNA, but rather as a brand-new idea from heaven."

Who should read this book?

If you're a Max Lucado fan you will want to read his latest book. This book would appeal to any age group. Anyone that feels they are just living a very common life should read this inspirational book.

This book will be one that I will reread and loan to my relatives and friends. With the cornucopia of religious books that exist for readers it is sometimes becomes difficult to choose which books to read. You will not be disappointed if you choose this one.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through BookSneeze. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255

Finding Your Sweet Spot In Life

Max Lucado has a new book, "Cure For The Common Life" published by Thomas Nelson. I have read that Max Lucado is called America's Pastor and after reading this book it is even more true.

I understand that on the Basketball Court there is a spot from which a player can do no wrong. Every time, without exception, the player, when he hits this one spot, can stand, toss and, without fail, dunk the ball in the basket. This spot is called that players, "sweet spot" In "Cure for the Common Life" Max Lucado outlines how to discover and work toward finding your sweet spot in life. Max writes that we should, 'Use our uniqueness (what we do) to make a big deal out of God (why we do it) every day of our lives (where we do it). At the convergence of all three, we will find the cure for the common life: our sweet spot".

"Cure For The Common Life" is broken up into three sections: 'Use Your Uniqueness", "To Make A Big Deal Out of God", "Every Day of Your Life". If you are someone who has this nagging feeling that you were meant for something very different from what you've known so far then "Cure For The Common Life" is for you. God has called you to an uncommon life and a one-of-a-kind assignment as you live out that life. If you don't know what that assignment is don't worry in the pages of this book Max Lucado will help you discover it. I recommend this book highly and feel that everyone should read it. Thanks Max we need what you have provided us within the pages of this book.

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Cure for the Common Life

Someone once wisely said, "Find something you enjoy doing and you won't work another day of your life". In his book "Cure for the Common Life" Max Lucado is here to help each of us to discover our "sweet spot" - that spot wherein lies our greatest strength. Our everyday life and living for God's glory intersect and give us that special feeling.

It is easy to read and understood and caught me from page 1. It has helped me to no longer feel bad for the things I can't do, but rather to thank the Lord for what I can do and find where and how I can apply and use it - to give Him glory and fulfillment for life! And not only that, but it has renewed in me the conviction of not settling for the common, but as Paul says, "to press towards to mark for the prize of the high calling of God".

I have a feeling this book is going to be one I will reread and refer to quite often.

Live in your Sweet Spot

If you are a fan of Max Lucado, I suggest you read "Cure for the Common Life." This book is all about living in "your sweet spot" and how God has made us each for a special purpose. The book is very encouraging to the 70% of working adults who feel like they haven't found their sweet spot yet. How often does Monday come around and we drag ourselves to work wondering why we are doing it? How often do we feel incapable of the work God has called us to do? How come our talents are not being used? We know God has gifted us with talents, but how can we use them to benefit the kingdom?

This book give practical ways to see the ordinary life in an extraordinary way. Max is able to make you feel like even the job that you are currently are in, God is using your gifts. The difference is attitude and seeking out how God is using your gifts whether you like your job or not. Also, Max make good points on how your job doesn't define you. This book will motivate you to find "your sweet spot."

This book was given to me for my honest review , I was not compensated by Book Sneeze for this review. The opinions expressed are my own.

Cure for the Common Life

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this inspiring and motivating book by author Max Lucado. I presently find myself at a crossroads in my life and career so it has been especially helpful and applicable as I take time to think, pray and take stock of my life - past, present and future. To see what my personal dreams, hopes, desires and goals are.

I've been reading a number of books on finding your strengths, gifts and talents which have been very good and helpful But "The Cure for the Common Life" takes it one step further than many of the traditional books do. It gives it the spiritual and Bible based motivation which to me gives it that extra something that can make a wonderful difference!

I whole heartedly agree with Max, that it's not just a matter of find a job or working to support your family. These are important, yes, but we were made to and CAN do so much more! We can fulfill our destiny by finding out what we were created for and to do. And by fulfilling this, the calling for my life, it gives so much more meaning to life to where it's not just me, but my life can be used to God's glory and in service to Him and others.

VERY INSPIRING!

As usual, Max Lucado has the "IT" for inspiring and motivating. It truly helped me with finding my own sweet spot. A very nice and sweet read.

FANTASTIC BOOK!!!

This book reaches the heart of everyone. It is a "Cure for the Common Life." I keep it in my permanent library. Sometimes I move it through out the house like on the coffe table, kitchen table and bathroom. Anyone would enjoy this lovely book! It is great for a gift to anyone! Keep them coming Max!!

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