Change Your Heart, Change Your Life
by Gary Smalley
Published by Thomas Nelson
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Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
Are you making New Year’s Resolutions again—even though you’ve failed to keep them year after year? Would you like to be able to keep your resolutions? Lose that weight that you’ve been unable to lose? Improve the relationship with your spouse or children? Stop being so self-centered?
Dr. Smalley maintains that by reading his book Change Your Heart, Change Your Life, you’ll be able to make those changes you’ve only dreamed of. He’s seen this method work in young and old, and also claims that it’s changed his own life.
Dr. Smalley has identified four essential beliefs that will help bring about lasting change. They are:
− The high value of loving God.
− The high value of loving others.
− The high value of trials.
− The high value of forgiveness.
These beliefs can help you deal with the four “deadlies” which Christians will recognize as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. The also has little tests at the end of the book to see how well-balanced you are in these areas.
Change Your Heart, Change Your Life is extremely well-written, with interesting tidbits shared from Smalley’s own life, or of other people he knows. It held my interest, and kept me reading even when I was tempted to read ahead and find out about the four secrets.
Dr. Smalley is one of the leading experts on family relationships, and he certainly seems to know what he is talking about here. Pick up your copy of Change Your Heart, Change Your Life today, and start making those resolutions realities.
Armchair Interviews says: A nice gift book for friends, family and yourself.