Plan B : What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show up the Way You Thought He Would?

Learn how God often does His best work in our most hopeless situations. What do you do with a shattered dream? Or an unmet expectation? What do you do when your life isn''t turning out the way you thought it would? What do you do when you have to turn to Plan B? In Plan B pastor and author Pete Wilson uses real life stories of disappointments and hurts along with the biblical stories of men and women like David, Joseph, and Ruth to help readers come to grips with the truth that they will face situations that in themselves they are completely unable to handle but that in them God is simply trying to get them to surrender their plans so that they can receive His. He identifies our common responses to difficulties and offers hope, helping us to Understand what God might be up to See how surrender helps us to receive God''s plan Embrace the community of believers Reconcile a God of love with a life of tragedy and suffering Wilson points readers to the cross as not just the starting line but the centerpiece of our story with God and shares that it is there we turn in our Plan B and find the undeniable relationship between crisis and our hope followed by true spiritual transformation. "God wants to live inside the questions" says Wilson and then reminds us that "the cross is proof that He does not always change the circumstance but that He always has a purpose in every circumstance. He will never let go of us. He will hold us and His cross will be an anchor for us." Praise for Plan B "What do you do when you wake upwith shattered dreams and unmet expectations? Pete Wilson''s book, Plan B, offers honest encouragement andspiritual insights when life doesn''t go as planned." -Craig Groeschel, senior pastor,LifeChurch.tv, and author of TheChristian Atheist "If your life is going according to plan, if your pain level is low andyour ease meter is high, you probably don''t need this book. But for the rest ofus, I am glad it''s around." -John Ortberg, pastor and author, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church "Pete Wilson is a fresh voice forall today who wonder if they''ve missed God''s best life and are relegated togathering dust. He provides honest hope, a sound biblical base, and realanswers. What also touched me as a reader was his warmth and authenticity. Agreat read for us all." -Dr. John Townsend, author of Boundaries, psychologist, and business coach "No matter what you''re going through, Plan B will help you getthrough it. Plan B is a down-to-earth book written by a down-to-earthpastor. Authentic hope is only a book away!" - Mark Batterson, senior pastor, National Community Church,and author of Primal "Pete Wilson is a young, dynamicleader with a growing church and a heart to see people reach out and findChrist in the midst of any and every circumstance. His sincerity and desire todisarm some of life''s difficult twists and turns with godly perspective willhelp anyone struggling with life''s realities and Plan B." -Brian Houston, senior pastor, Hillsong Church "Hope is packaged and sold in manydifferent ways in our society, often wrapped with false promises and anunrealistic view of life. This is why PlanB is such an important book. Pete deals openly and honestly with thedisappointments we experience, pointing us to a hope that endures, sustains,and overcomes. We all knowpeople who have walked away from God because of Plan B experiences, notrealizing that these are the moments God uses the most. Pete shows us that we don''thave to deny the reality of what we face. We simply need to embrace the realityof a God who loves us and who is greater than our greatest disappointments.After all, His Plan B for our lives is the best plan of them all." -Jeff Henderson, pastor, Buckhead Church "Pete Wilson is a tremendous communicator whose warmth and care forpeople are evident on every page of this fantastic book. Plan B is apowerful resource for the detours of our lives. I wish this book would havebeen available years ago when some of my Plan As crashed, but I''m so thankfulfor the wisdom of its pages for my Plan Bs today." - Jud Wilhite, senior pastor, Central Christian Church, and author of EyesWide Open "While reading Plan B, I cheered, wept, and rediscovered partsof my faith that I''d long given up on finding. Like a conversation with an oldfriend, Pete Wilson''s reflections about God and life are engaging, sensitive,and moving. As far as I''m concerned, if you''re working on plan A, Plan Bis a good prerequisite." - Matthew Paul Turner, author of Churched and Hear No Evil "In a generation that faces everincreasing disappointment with life, this book masterfully reminds us that Godis at work and turns everything around for good. As you read Plan B, you will sense the genuine loveand concern from a pastor who cares. Well done, Pete." -Chris Hodges, pastor, Church ofthe Highlands "If Plan A for your life isn''tworking out too well, you''re not alone. In this book, Pete Wilson helps youmake sense of life''s frustrations and disappointments. The stories in Plan B remind you once again that God,who began a good work in you, is faithful to complete it. Pete is a passionatevoice for a new generation of Christians. He is a man who lives what he writes." -Robert Emmitt, senior pastor, Community Bible Church "Pete Wilson tells the truth. Following Jesus is hard . . . reallyhard. Plan B is not another book filled with pat answers to life''s mostpainful questions; it is a bold yet gracious exploration of how the love of Godsustains when the broken dreams and shattered expectations of life threaten tooverwhelm us." - Ian Morgan Cron, speaker and author of Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim''sTale