Another winning book by Max Lucado! Filled with scriptures, personal stories, and staggering statistics, this book takes a look at our thought life and some practical steps for adhering to the passage that tells us to "take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ". Though written from a distinctly Christian worldview, this book would be of benefit to people from all walks of life and all faiths as a tool to help corral one's thought life. As a Christian, I was especially grateful for the scripture references and faith-based guidance, but I believe that people who are not Christian would also find sound advice within these pages. This book is timely as it addresses the negative thoughts and self-talk we have each and every day. With the influx of non-chemical mental health issues in our world today, having a plan to combat those negative thoughts is pure gold! The wisdom found in these pages is both practical and scriptural. The personal stories come from Lucado's own life, others he has met along his life's journey and the Bible itself. With great discussion questions in the back, this one would be ideal for not only personal study, but a group study as well. All in all, this is great and timely read and one I will likely re-read as needed. Special thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-copy of this book. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.

** "(Thoughts) are the inner chatter, the internal narrator who calls play-by-play on our deeds. Sometimes happy, other times grumpy. Some constructive. Some intrusive. They render verdicts on our choices. They rehash our failures, doomsday our future, and do their darnedest to sour the here and now. Thoughts are everywhere. And we are the sum of them." **

Max Lucado delivers another inspirational book with "Tame Your Thoughts: Three Tools to Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life."

Written in a devotional manner, but with a conversational tone often injected with humor, Lucado as usual writes in a clear, concise and understandable manner, offering his words of wisdom and affirmation.

He offers several tools to use in taming your thoughts, including Practice Picky Thinking and identifying UFOs (untruth, false narrative and overreaction). As he discusses several issues with the thought process, he continuously goes back to these tools in each scenario, providing both biblical and modern day examples, like David, Job and Thomas Edison.

The book is also filled with quite a bit of scripture to highlight his points and advice. He covers many subjects that impact our thoughts, like pain, fear of God's rejection, lust and finding contentment. He guides us in how to avoid anxiety, self-sabotage and guilt, and to find a life with better thoughts.

The end of the book includes Questions for Reflection, devotional questions to dive deeper into the subject, as well as a scripture database and footnotes.

"Tame Your Thoughts," which is due out Aug. 12, is an inspiring book that offers encouragement and reminds us that "the battle belongs to the Lord."

Five stars out of five.

Thomas Nelson provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Study Gateway and Thomas Nelson Books publishers for the ARC copy of this workbook and video. I am not required to write a positive review nor paid to do so. The thoughts and opinions are all my own.

Tame Your Thoughts by Max Lucado is a wonderful study for anyone who desires a better thought life. It is simple and easy to understand, and the videos are very professionally made.

In this study, you will learn how to take thoughts captive, test each message against the truth of Scripture, interrupt harmful thoughts, and think and act like Jesus.

If God can resurrect the dead, is it possible for Him to resurrect hope? Can He defy depression, clarify confusion, silence shame, destroy doubt, and banish bitterness?

Through watching the videos available for this study and following the study guide you too can break free from stinking thinking and unlock a brighter future. There is also a book available if you are not interested in a study at this time.

Each video is around 20 minutes long, and the study guide gives you three to four days of homework, so take your time; this gives you days for catching up if you get behind.

This would make a great group study or personal study, like I did.

The tools in this book were great for helping me recognize and take control of my thinking. Thank you Mr. Lucado!

Another well written and thought provoking book by Max Lucado. I highly recommend it.