Book Review: A Redesigned Life

Title: A Redesigned Life

Author: Tracy Davis Steel

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company

Publication Date: August 20, 2019

A Redesigned Life: Uncovering God's Purpose When Life Doesn't Go As Planned is an intriguing book written by Tracy Davis Steel. 

By utilizing design elements and principles from her knowledge as a former interior designer, the author incorporates personal testimony and biblical examples into explaining God's design principles in daily life.

This paperback book is divided into six main sections, which are titled as Movement, Emphasis, Pattern, Contrast, Balance, and Space. These six main sections include two chapters each, which are titled as Making God Your Focal Point, Staying Steadfast When Dreams Die, Living Out Your Pop of Color for God, Knowing When to Say Yes or No, Sticking to the Instructions God Gives You, Replacing Negative Patterns in Your Life, Seeing God More Clearly, Embracing Your Reality, Experiencing Perfect Stability with God, Loving Others Unconditionally, Filling Yourself with God as Your Grieve, and Dying Well. Also, there are additional sections titled as Foreword, Introduction, A Redesigned life, Come and Sit on the Couch, Acknowledgments, Notes, Contributor Gallery, and Abbreviations.

In the Introduction on page seventeen, the author shares, "Like a human interior designer or artist uses a set of design principles to help them create, God uses his own set of codes to create a couture life for each of us. Recognizing what these are is key to uncovering the purposed of God when life doesn't go as planned. Let's consider six principles of design--God's use of movement, emphasis, pattern, contrast, balance, and space--and learn how these apply to you. Theses principles will enable us to uncover something spectacular about the purposes of our creative God. In addition to these six principles, I've included design tips for your heart and home throughout this book to help you create beauty within and around you. Design is in the details."

A Redesigned Life is an inspirational resource that provides spiritual advice through design and artistic values to incorporate into daily life. This book is geared towards various ages, from young adults to older generations, particularly those interested in art and interior design.

Note: I received this book from Revell Reads, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.