Review of “Fearless” by Max Lucado

I have not really read much by Max Lucado. Honestly I had a perception that his work was too lightweight and fluffy; too mainstream and generic to apply to my life. Within the first ten pages of his latest book, Fearless, there were so many lines that rung with truth, my mind was quickly changed. His writing is deep without being heavy. Easy to read, but packed with cutting truth. His book confronts our common fears categorically. Many of us have come to live life taking these fears for granted, constructing our lives around them. Lucado does not minimize the cause of fears, or condemn those who are experiencing fear in its different forms. He instead illuminates us to the prospect of our ability to live a life free of fear altogether. I think that is what I walked away with from this book, that I don’t have to fear anything. A life lived with a God that is as big as ours can cancel out any of the empty intimidation thrown at us by the enemy of our souls. Freedom from fear can open up the adventure that the Lord has for us. A fear free life does not have to be a risk free life.