The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley

All of us can benefit from reading and "heeding" "The Principle of the Path" by Andy Stanley. The author says that his intention is to bring to our attention a dynamic that is operating in the background of our lives and that we can leverage it for our benefit or ignore it and reap a harvest of regret. He was saved from a bad accident and possibly death by a person willing to not only tell him he was headed in the wrong direction but also willing to show him the right way to get where he was headed. Andy states that it is his intention to help us realize that we all probably have directions that need to be changed.

The principle of the path is simply:

Direction-not intention- determines our destination.

Simply put he states that you and I will win or lose in life by the paths we choose. He gies many examples and stories to emphasize his points. He says that we don't abandon the clearly marked paths because we are looking trouble. There is always something about the alternate routes that is powerfully appealing.

The book is very interest as there are so many life stories of the author's own as well as those of his friends and acquaintances. The book is designed to empower us to identify the paths that lead to the destination we desire while avoiding regret. This principle impacts our lives every day, follows us. Choosing the wrong path in life can cost us precious years. It is the author's hope that reading this book and taking seriously his suggestions, we can come clean with ourselves about the uncomfortable truth behind our choices and hopefully, make the most important decision of submitting to the One who knows what is best for us.

This book would make an excellent gift to anyone but especially to graduates who are about to have to make some important choices in their lives.