This is my first Dallas Willard book, picked it up 2 days after knowing that my dad is dying from cancer. And this book blew me away. He deals with the issue of divine guidance thoroughly. Even JI Packer quotes from this book in Packer's latest Guard Us Guide Us. (see review there)
Though it is a good book, i disagree on some application points found towards the end of the book. For example, for those whose doors are open to a few choices, WIllard mentions that God's may not have a certain will for them; the outcome may rest upon the choices they make. Another idea that i'm not comfortable with is that God may not have a will for exactly who you will marry- go if you have peace in your heart. I felt a tiny weeny bit disappointed to be taken through the highs of the many chapters in front- just to discover that God allow me to 'will' who to marry at the end.
Still, i will still recommend this book for study on divine guidance. Check out other books in IVP Formatio series.
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