Book Review of "Soul Print" by Mark Patterson

I have to admit I became extremely skeptical of this book when I opened it and the first line read "There has never been and never will be anyone else like you." I thought to myself, "Here goes another feel good, shallow popular Christianity book." How wrong I was. The very next line tells us that its not a testament to us but rather it is a testament to God. Starting off on the wrong foot, I ended feeling like this was one of the most useful and wisdom packed books I have ever read. Frankly Mark Batterson should be rolling around in a wheel chair with all the life experiences and wisdom he was able to pour out on his reader. This book is a self help book, but it is not. It helps us to realize that we cannot help ourselves. There is no point in trying to fix what is broken with something that is broken. Batterson communicates in a clear and convincing way that the only way for us to break free from our struggles and sufferings is to admit that we cannot break free. It is to completely lose control and hand it over to the God that is in control of everything. He walks us through the story of David using it to show us that it is not our story that defines us but rather what we do with our story. Are we willing to learn and grow? Will we allow our failures and successes to bring us down or build us up? The only way for us to do that is to get a true reflection of who we are, and the only way to do that is to know God better. This is a very easy read that has been well written. Make sure that you have a highlighter ready because you are going to need one. You can download a sample chapter for free, simply use this link to get there Soul Print.

5 out of 5 stars

“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”