Become a Better You Journal: A Guide to Improving Your Life Every Day

by Joel Osteen

Book Overview

No matter where you are in your life, you can be better In Joel Osteen's bestselling book "Become a Better You, " he outlined seven principles that we should all live by in order to have a life that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416590110
• ISBN13: 9781416590118
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book

great book I recommend for everyone who likes positivity and become a better person.

Deepen Your Sanctification

I usually like journals better than the books they are based on. Why? In working on the journal assignments over several weeks, I deepen my understanding of the material and carry it around with me in a more conscious way. Of all the spiritual journals I have read and used, I like the Become a Better You Journal better than any other. In fact, I like it so much that I'm going through it again a second time on a daily basis. I also re-read entries I put into it each morning. I can feel my faith becoming deeper and more soundly grounded. It's a wonderful feeling. The questions in the journal are well designed to focus you on your doubts, concerns, areas where faith is weak, and what God has done for you. The assignments then take these sensitive areas and build you up . . . and bring you closer to Lord Jesus and to God, the Father. It will take you 49 days to go through the questions and exercises. Those will be 49 well-invested days. What are you waiting for? I do recommend that you read Become a Better You first. Here is my review of that excellent book: Five Stars One of the great pleasures of this book for me was to re-read many of my favorite sermons by Pastor Joel Osteen. No matter how many times I've listened to a sermon that's included here, the Holy Spirit helped me to draw new meaning from reading it in Become a Better You. Another great benefit was to see the structure that Pastor Osteen used to organize these sermons relative to one another. Just by seeing that structure and thinking about it after finishing the book, I better understood the process of sanctification (the way that Christian believers go about becoming more like Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit). People who don't know Jesus as their Lord and Savior often think that Christianity is simply about accepting or rejecting Jesus. That's the first step, the step of salvation from our sins. But our relationship with Jesus builds from there through sanctification. Those who aren't Christians often don't know what large impacts becoming saved and sanctified have. This book is eloquent testimony of how much Christianity does for you here on Earth, long before you die. Through the many stories (many of them based on his own experiences and those of his family) in the sermons, Pastor Osteen does a marvelous job of showing that transforming experience and potential for even more improvements. The 31 sermons are organized around seven steps which I have paraphrased as follows: 1. Seek continual improvement and larger challenges. 2. Use your faith to have a positive view of yourself. 3. Improve your relationships with others. 4. Eliminate bad habits and form better ones. 5. Accept your situation. 6. Listen more carefully to and act on God's directions. 7. Embrace life with Godly passion. Each step concludes with a few action points that allow you to refocus and redirect your life. These are good habits. The book concludes with a call to accept Jesus Christ as

a better you by being a better you.

I originally purchased Joel's book and read it cover to cover. I enjoyed his messages, motivations, and lessons on living life as a Christian that I purchased the accompanying journal. This hardback book- with thicker pages so that you can write, take notes, and jot down prayers- is an excellent study guide accompanyment to Joel's first book - However, the journal does not require that you have previously read any of Joel's books or lectures. It can also be used alone. The book is meant to read one passage and reflection a day (approx 2-3 pages each day) and has ample space to write down your thoughts on the reading as well as a prayer section on each day. For example, one journal entry is to explore what you feel your negative attributes are- and then you are to focus on "all things are possible with God" and consider a passage in relation to what your felt were your own personal thoughts. I found this workbook both enticing and reflective. Overall, I would strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys Joel Osteen and would be an excellent gift for friends or family.

Become a Better You Journal

I highly recommend this book. It helps you to change old habits, encourages you to change your way of thinking, and helps you to improve. It is thought provoking and is easy to understand.

Peace Of Mine

Just like an author writing a novel or a painter trying to decide what colors to use, we as human beings need to sort things out as well and organize them. After getting Become A Better You, a friend of mine suggested the journal. I got it and boy did it help. After taking seven weeks to read the book (that is how it is laid out) and doing the journal, I was amazed at the results. There before me was a complete restructuring of my life from where it was and where I wanted it to go. I was pleased with the result. I like how Joel simplifies the bible and puts the scriptures in plain text. I highly recommend this to anyone getting Become A Better You.