Review of "When Your Mind Steals Your Souls Reward"

[Okafor Prosper]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of ""When Your Mind Steals Your Souls Reward"" by Carol Farnstrom.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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This is a re-review of When Your Mind Steals Your Soul's Reward by Carol Farnstrom.

Growing up in Florida wasn't a walk in the park for Carol Farnstrom. After a stint in jail, her father comes back home and puts her through a lot, including physical and emotional abuse. This would become the start of a difficult journey for her that would affect her in numerous ways, causing her to develop self-identity and anxiety issues. While drowning in the sea of beating up herself, especially with the failures of her earthly father, there was only one person she could turn to, and that was her heavenly father, God. When Your Mind Steals Your Soul's Reward takes us through Carol Farnstrom's journey from the abyss to living a full life through God's love. She aims to help readers through her experiences in this book.

“From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” - Luke 6:45 (Page 65).

If I had to summarize the key message in this book, I would point to this important verse above, which is mentioned several times in the book, highlighting the power of the words that come from our minds or hearts and mouths. Oftentimes, it is easy for us to focus on and allow our negative experiences to influence our thoughts and lives, and the author provides us with clear proof of how filling our hearts with God's word can help us in this area. I related to this aspect of the book the most because I could recall how I have subconsciously allowed my negative experiences to influence my thoughts and words numerous times. I also look forward to reaping the rewards of applying this kind of positive thinking in my life.

I must also acknowledge how brave the author is for reliving several bad experiences in her life with the end goal of helping readers. From being constantly beaten by her father and suffering accidents to her vices, including smoking and doing drugs, Carol Farnstrom is far from perfect. However, it was intriguing to see how we try to fill the void that forms as a result of a lack of love in our lives. Not only was this another vital lesson for me, but it also proved that God is merciful and wants a relationship with all of us. We only need to reach out to Him.

Unfortunately, most of the issues I had with the book in the first read are still present in this version of the book. While it was easier for me to understand the central theme of the book and how it aimed at helping people heal, the fact that the book was a continuous read without chapters remained a problem for me, as it felt like the book was all over the place while the author drifted in and out of memories.

Furthermore, the biggest drawback of this book was the fact that it was not properly edited. Finding errors on almost every page greatly slowed down my reading. I expected that the errors I pointed out in my first read would have been corrected at least, but that wasn't the case.

All things considered, When Your Mind Steals Your Soul's Reward is an interesting spiritual journey that not just proves God's existence, love, and mercy but also dishes out several useful lessons. I will say that reading the book a second time provided a better perspective on some aspects of the book, especially a poem like In Love We Lust that explores what true love is and how we can be negatively affected by false love. I rate this book three out of five for these positives. The issues I discussed took away from the overall quality of the book, nonetheless. Readers who enjoy inspirational reads and people who want to improve their relationship with God will benefit from this book.

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[Ukaegbu Confidence]

There is nothing as painful as not being able to tell who you really are because of some situations you've been subjected to. There really isnt much you can active if you don't know who you are.

[reviewerbook17]

This does have an interesting perspective and I would love to know more about this book.