What Does God Want?

by J. Manney, Michael Scanlan, James D. Manney

Book Overview

This book is designed to help you make these decisions. It offers a five part process for decision making that can help you choose the right course of action in matters large and small.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879735848
• ISBN13: 9780879735845
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Can't Keep It

I keep having to order more copies of this book because I keep giving it away to people who are trying to make major life decisions. I really like its deeply spiritual yet down-to-earth practical approach. It is user-friendly in that it can be read in short installments, pondering over the excellent questions raised by each section. It encourages true discernment about one's life.

Inter-religious application

Though this book was written by a priest the spiritual concepts and discernment are applicable to any Judeo-Christian based faith. I have given this book to Jewish as well as Catholic friends. According to Father Scanlan there are 5 steps of discernment (I paraphrase): consistency with God's laws conversion - does it bring you closer to or further away from God confirmation - external confirmation - internal consistency with things God has placed in your path in the past This is a wonderful practical guide.

I loved this book

Decisions great and small started becoming grueling ordeals in my life, to the consternation of my friends, family, and hubby. It seemed I wanted God to be more of a factor in my decision-making processes, but wasn't sure how to do this beyond just praying repeatedly for wisdom. However, this book breaks down the decision-making process from a faith-based perspective and offers the wisdom of the author's experienced observations (he used to do spiritual direction) on how God communicates to us His will in our decision making through our feelings, signs, circumstances, prayer, etc. I've xeroxed the workbook-type exercises in here too and regularly run all of my major life decisions through them. Overall, I feel much more ready to make decisions than I ever have.

simple, yet powerful

Ever been faced with a difficult or heart wrenching decision? Have you ever felt that God doesn't seem to be communicating His will to you even though you're trying as hard as you know how, to figure out what it is? This little book offers a process of discernment that is invaluable. The nine chapters offer guidance in the form of questions that you ask yourself and reflect on when you are in the process of making a decision. The text is enlivened by little anecdotes of real people who had to make decisions that sometimes, were not very clearcut. Using the steps in this book, I have been able to see how God has communicated with me throughout my life. It has increased my trust in His concern and love for me and my family. Following the steps in this book will help you be at peace with your decisions and will eliminate impulse as a factor in the choices you make. I highly recommend it.

A wonderful resource

This book is easy and enjoyable to read but also thought provoking and helpful. Fr. Scanlon offers practical advice and helpful examples in discerning God's will in your life. This inexpensive little book is a valuable resource.