Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot

Max Lucado

Thomas Nelson Inc, 2008 - Religion - 220 pages

"Sweet Spot."

Ever swung a baseball bat or paddled a Ping-Pong ball? If so, you know the oh-so-nice feel of the sweet spot. Life in the sweet spot rolls like the downhill side of a downwind bike ride. But you don't have to swing a bat or a club to know this. What engineers give sports equipment, God gave you. A zone, a region, a life precinct in which you were made to dwell. He tailored the curves of your life to fit an empty space in his jigsaw puzzle. And life makes sweet sense when you find your spot.

But if you're like 70 percent of working adults, you haven't found it. You don't find meaning in your work, or you don't believe your talents are used. What can you do? You're suffering from the common life, and you desperately need a cure.

Best-selling author Max Lucado has found it. In "Cure for the Common Life," he offers practical tools for exploring and identifying your own uniqueness, motivation to put your strengths to work, and the perfect prescription for finding and living in your sweet spot for the rest of your life.

Contents

• Your Sweet Spot You Have One: 1
• Section One Use Your Uniqueness: 9
• Unpack Your Bag: 13
• Read Your Life Backward: 21
• Study Your S TO R Y: 31
• Dont Consult Your Greed: 41
• Section Two To Make a Big Deal Out of God: 49
• Take Big Risks for God: 53
• Come to the Sweetest Spot in the Universe: 63
• Applaud God Loud and Often: 71
• Join Gods Family of Friends: 77
• Tank Your Reputation: 83
• Section Three: 91
• Pause on Purpose: 103
• Trust LITTLE Deeds: 111
• Decode Your Kids Code: 119
• Dont Be Too Big to Do Something Small: 129
• Sweet Spots Two People Who Found Theirs: 137
• Sweet Spot Discovery Guide: 143
• Notes: 215

About the author

Max Lucado (born January 11, 1955) is a best-selling Christian author, and Minister. He was educated at Abilene Christian University. Lucado has been pastor of the Oak Hills Church of Christ in San Antonio, Texas, since 1988. He also hosts UpWords, a fifteen minute radio show that can be heard in thirty states. Lucado has authored almost 100 books, three of which were listed as top ten books on the Christian Booksellers Association list. His book, When God Whispers Your Name, was the number one hardcover book for eight months. His book You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times made the New York Times bestseller list in September 2013. He made this bestseller list again in 2015 with his title Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe and again with Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now. His latest book is Because of Bethlehem Christmas Coloring Book: Love is born. Hope is here. Anxious for Nothing, and Unshakeable Hope..

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot
• Author: Max Lucado
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, 2008
• ISBN: 0849919096, 9780849919091
• Length: 220 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Living / General; Religion / Christian Living / Personal Growth; Religion / General; Religion / Inspirational; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General