My latest book review is of Steven Furtick's "Crash the Chatterbox" (Hearing God's Voice Above All Others) . I received a complimentary copy from the Blogging for Books program, and I in turn agreed to write this review. I am a bit conflicted in writing this review as I have come across some information about Steven Furtick and some of the practices of his church that I do not agree with, but I have agreed to write this review so I will give it my best shot.
Steven Furtick is the founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church in North Carolina. In "Crash the Chatterbox" Furtick refers to the Chatterbox as the lies that are in your heart and head, those negative thoughts that do not stop running through your mind. In his book, he focuses on four main areas: insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement. For combating the four areas, Furtick divides the book into four sections, "God says I am", "God says He will", "God says He has", and "God says I can".
I do like that Steven shares personal experiences from his own life, and he isn't afraid to admit his own struggles with sin. I always appreciate when authors share their own personal struggles with their readers. Overall, I did enjoy this book and found much of what Furtick wrote about helpful to me personally. At this point in my Christian walk, I look for an author to quote the Bible and God's Word for direction. Furtick did use Scripture, but also used quotes from random persons of the past, present and future. In and of itself that is not a bad thing, but as a Christian it is most important to base our decisions on what the Bible says, and not what others say.
I do think a person could read this book and gain some very helpful information that would help them combat the lies and negative talk that comes into their minds. Furtick does stress the importance of what God says and what Jesus did for us so we don't have to live with this constant stream of negative talk in our lives. Again, I am conflicted as I write this review because of some of the information I have read about Furtick recently. So, with that I will end this review and say as you read this book make sure that you always go to God's Word for the truth. We should always do that when we read any book written by any man or woman.
