| Title | : | Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny |
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| ISBN | : | 1433686597 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781433686597 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published December 15, 2016 |
More often than not, it’s a detour, one that can leave you feeling temporarily stalled and slowed down. Which nobody likes. But detours are necessary if any improvements are going to be made on the paths we travel. Or if any wreck is going to be cleaned up or a hazard avoided. Detours are designed for our own good, regardless of how we view or feel about them.
Detours are a good thing that often feels bad.
Tony knows a thing or two about detours, and one of the things he knows for certain is that God works through detours to bring about His blessing. To deliver you to the place He has created just for you. Yet what we often do is try as hard as we can to work our own way to the circumstances we believe are best for us.
Using examples from the life of Joseph, Tony will leave readers with answers to the following questions:
-How do you find the destiny God has designed for your life?
-How can you make the most of the detours God has planned for you?
-Is there a way to shorten a detour and speed up your progression in life?
-What is the purpose of a detour?
Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny Reviews
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This book is powerful. I have felt like my life was a bunch of detours. But uncertain to why this is. Reading this book has transformed my life. I see things differently and now I know why I had to go through what I went through. Detours can be hard but they are a learning lesson. I love how he uses Joseph story to really get you to understand detours and why things happen the way that they did. This is a great book.
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If you are in the messy middle of a detour, I really do believe the book, Detours will infuse you with the encouragement and wisdom you’re in desperate need of.
In Detours by Tony Evans, Evans writes about the twists in turns in Joseph’s life and how they relate to your own detour-filled life. Evans does this in such an encouraging, yet truthful way by initially launching into the topic of the purpose behind detours.
This is such an important topic because far too often, we can be stuck in a trial or see someone else enduring their own series of detours and think, “Well, this is just a waste of time; why can’t I press the fast-forward button for myself or this person over here enduring this hardship?” Tony Evans has a beautifully put response for this:
“God is not going to bring your destiny to fruition until He knows you are able to handle it spiritually, emotionally, and physically. If you cannot handle it, you will lose it rather than use it for His glory.”
I’ve read Detours by Tony Evans two times now and have gotten new nuggets from the book each time. This second go-around, the chapter on “The Presence of Detours” really struck a cord with me because it’s where Evans both warns and encourages us to turn our eyes away from our situation and onto someone else to help.
As Evans mentions, detours will inherently make us turn inward. Peeling our eyes away from our trials is certainly a challenge, but it’s a challenge that God desires and one that Joseph himself took action with when he came to the aid of his two fellow prisoners. Read more hope-filled encouragement at:
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I received this book for free from B&H and the opinions I have expressed are my own. -
In this book, Dr. Tony Evans helps us to examine detours in a different light. It's well-written and a great read.
We have all driven and suddenly come across a detour and we don't enjoy it. It takes us out of our way and delays our arrival to where we are going.
Detours in life can be the same way. Maybe you're detoured from going to college by an unexpected pregnancy. Maybe you're detoured from owning a home because of a lost job. But the thing is these detours can be a place of growth and blessing for us if we will allow them too.
Dr. Evans gives us the story of Joseph as a prime example of a man who faced many detours in his life. He shows us how Joseph allowed them to produce growth and they were a stepping stone to what God had planned for him to save the lives of many people.
Dr. Evans accomplishes what he set out to do in this book. To have me look at detours in my life as designed by God for my good and to remember that there is a purpose for it.
This is a great book and I recommend it to everyone.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. -
No jaw-dropping insights in this broad exposition of Joseph's story from Genesis. Nevertheless, he does include a lot of good cross-references that hopefully can entice the reader into the habit of more regular, more independent Bible study.
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Gosh, such a powerful and encouraging read! And I loved reading through the story of Joseph. Closing the book with a totally new perspective on how to trust the Lord with the detours in life.
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It's good and it's encouraging. It does read like Evans is giving a speech tho which I had to get used to. I feel like the message would be strongest when orally delivered, which I think he actually does for each chapter, so there.
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If you've lived any time at all I can guarantee you've experienced a detour. Maybe it's been a short one or maybe it's gone on a long time. Sometimes they seem to come in succession. Some are painful, some are tedious and some may even be a pleasant diversion. Regardless every one of them are part of the journey towards our ultimate destiny.
In his own unique way Dr. Evans takes us on a journey through the life of Joseph. Along the way we experience Joseph's detours towards his destiny and apply each twist and turn to our own circumstances. I personally don't think I'll ever look at the life of Joseph in the same way. I'm a church girl so the story is almost overly familiar. This was a refreshing new look at God's sovereignty.
If you are experiencing a detour of your own you need this book. Detours can be depressing. And by nature they are quite unpredictable. But this book will remind you that there is purpose in everything. What is going on in your life isn't only about you. God uses every one of us to complete His plan in His way and in His timing.
If you enjoy the teaching ministry of Dr. Evans you will most certainly enjoy this book. It is written in his distinctive voice. I felt like I could actually hear him reading to me in my head. There is also a follow-up Bible study that would be nice for a small group.
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Detour. The word reminds you of time wasted. And fuel, if you are driving. Tony Evans explains how spiritual life detours may be time best spent. And energizing to your soul. The divine GPS finds detours when we don’t think they are necessary.
Evans defines the human condition. “There’s a plotnessness that exists in many lives today. Often we move from one scene, one circumstance, to the next without purpose. We wander from high school to college, from college to our first job. Then we’re just dying to have kids. Next we’re dying to get them out of the house. Then we’re dying to retire, only to find out that we’re just dying-never having known why we were alive in the first place.” A God-ordained destiny awaits but we miss it.
Joseph, the familiar patriarch of Israel, had a world-changing destiny he could not achieve without taking detours. Evans helps us understand why God brings detours into our life with episodes from Joseph’s life. It is remarkable how many similarities exist between this man of history and men of the present. “God knows the wisdom of detours and so He uses them frequently on our behalf, forcing us down a path that is ultimately wiser-although at the time it may not appear that way.”
The language is simple and the well-placed illustrations are germane. The illustrations deepen the meaning of the stories.
Each chapter title utilizes a ‘P’ word which often appears contrived.
The chapter on God’s providence clarifies that complicated issue.
The book will be of use to those who wonder how their current situation could be beneficial. And all who know someone who seems to be wandering aimlessly. “You rarely find someone alone on a detour.” -
This book is so great about the Detours that God takes us on in life. I have the fortunate ability to be on a release team and got the book before release date. Bishop Evans talks about, the purpose, pain and proof of the detours that comes up in life. He takes us though the pre-destined plan of detours to save us from uncertained death or violence. Then he talks about at the end of the road being greatful for the detour we couldn't see when we embarked on the road. Be at Peace and stay patient it will all be revolved. Great novel such love and scriptures available. So very much needed in today's society.
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This book is very timely for me. I've had a lot of detours in my life, especially in the past three years. If you're like me and have had detours in your life, this book is definitely for you!
Dr. Evans shares how God uses these detours are used by God to get us to the destiny He has for us. The sufferings we go through refine us to make us more usable to God. What would our lives be like if we lived with the knowledge of our purpose and destiny in mind?
Each chapter takes us through what detours are. The purpose and pain to the peace and path. He shows us what detours can do to us and how we should use them in our lives. It's our perspective of these detours that makes all the difference. Our faith in God and trust in Him is all important.
I love how easy this book is to read. The way Dr. Evans writes is easily understood and draws you in. This is a real page turner and there are so many wonderful quotes that I highlighted and even wrote down so I would remember them. They are all Biblical and so encouraging! The whole book is this way and I came away from this book very encouraged.
This book has been life changing for me. It has helped me to understand the detours in my life and how God is using them to perfect me and get me to my destiny. I highly recommend this book and give it 5 out of 5 stars.
*This book was provided to me for my honest review by B & H/Lifeway Blogger program -
This is a very helpful book for understanding the detours in life that can make us feel we are being kept from our destinies. Evans uses the story of Joseph in Genesis to lay out principles of how God rarely leads a person from point A to point Z without first leading him to any number of other places, often in ways that confuse us and may cause us to doubt we will ever get to point Z. If you've ever experienced such confusion and/or doubt, you will likely find this book to be very helpful.
As is his style (and immense gift), Evans fills the book with illustrations to punctuate his points. He is one of the best at this, both in his preaching and his writing. The illustrations serve both to help the reader grasp what Evans is saying and to make for enjoyable reading. The book is an easy read that most believers will likely find helpful for their walks with the Lord. -
Detours are not defined with consistency by the author. When you finish the book you hope that it’s conclusion will offer you a concrete sense of what detours are, but you are failed by the author.
Each chapter has a P title and the content of each chapter does not follow through that contrived and forcefully imposed title.
A lot of stories along the broadly used story of Joseph are randomly inserted the way a preacher on a stage insert them on a Sunday service. It does not work as effective literature.
The book is for the charismatically trained mind, my former mind. Its for the reader who, unlike me, is in pursuit of his/her destiny as defined by human standards. The Bible is clear about our destiny and detours. No need to keep searching. -
Dr. Evans uses a brief survey of the life of Joseph to show several patterns and features of how detours can be used by God for his purposes and our development. Basically, it’s a longer version of several sermons he preached on this with some additional material worth listening to. It did have weaknesses in selling success in some places. Also, there were a few places of overemphasis on trying harder in faith with moralistic values. This could easily be misapplied to more complex situations which, if at all providentially possible, need more attention and resources than only perseverance and trying harder in faith. Overall, I recommend it for starting to learn the patterns of development in detours and for food for thought.
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Superb. Every word of this book is especially crafted to fit my situation. All of my questions are answered in the order in which I ask them.
Using the life of Joseph as a springboard, Tony talks us through the principles of waiting, forgiveness, and belonging as it applies directly to our lives. I have read this tale hundreds of times and have revisited it in many of books and other forms of media. And yet, Evans points out little subtle things that needs acknowledgement. I am very grateful that God has placed this book in my hands. I will be rereading this one in the very near future. -
This book is amazing!!! God truly blessed me with this one. I was looking for a book that would help me make some sense of a 16-year period of intense trauma I endured a few years ago. I felt like this period in my life completely derailed me, because it drastically changed every aspect of my life. I had no idea what my purpose was anymore. Thanks to this book, I now know why this trauma happened to me and that I’m still on track with God’s purpose for my life. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is such a blessing and an eye opener!!
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Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny is one of those books that should be a must read for everyone who believes in God. Mainly through the Old Testament story of Joseph, Dr. Tony Evans relates the ins and outs of the road to your destiny. At a time in my Christian walk that I was focusing on the New Testament, Dr. Evans made the Old Testament relevant to the rocky road we call Life. I highly recommend this book for everyone no matter where you are on the road of life.
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A really encouraging book all about the providence of God and how to view ones life and circumstances in light of it. Being along for the ride but also having the choices we make and the consequences that result, scripture teaches both… and ultimately it is up to us to trust God and walk by faith and not by sight. Easier said than done. Again, this book is encouraging for anyone endeavoring to walk the walk and not just the talk.
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Awesome Insight
I can't speak highly enough of this book. Pastor Evans insight into Gods hand in the life of Joseph and subsequently our own lives is eye opening in the wonders of God. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking a deeper look into why they fel that they are caught in a rut, or fel that God has abandoned them midstream in life . -
I loved this book! I closed it with a new perspective on life’s detours. I will look for God in all of life”s unexpected detours. I will seek the lessons to be learned and I will trust in the guidance of my Father as the Holy Spirit leads my way. Dr. Evans is a master at using life stories to make a spiritual point. This book is full of simple truths that are powerful when held up to Scripture.
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It almost feels unfair giving the book a 3 star, but that's how this read felt for me.
The information in the book is good, the writing just didn't click with me. It's possible that has more to do with where I am instead of the book itself.
The book was just okay for me, but worth giving a shot if the topic is one you are wrestling with. -
One of my new all time favourites. This book is so powerful and encouraged me in so many different ways! Loved every page of it and propably highlighted almost every sentence ;) Will keep this one close to my heart. “Difficult roads often lead to the most magnificent destinations.” He is faithful in every season!
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I read this book and used the study guide in our bible study at church. Dr. Evans has a way of bringing out spiritual truths in everyday experiences. Detours can be frustrating and exhausting, especially when trying to reach our destination on time. Dr. Evans tells us how and why detours help us in our Christian walk.
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Excellent Read for those that are searching for God's direction or wondering where God is in your circumstance. God has a plan for each of us, and Dr. Evans does a wonderful job paralleling the story of Joseph and how God used Detours in his life.
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Excellent Bible teaching on destiny and detours using Joseph's life of troubles.
