Identifying your purpose can be a tough task. Living into it can be even harder. Allyson Lewis’s book “The Seven Minute Difference” provides a road map on how to do both more effectively. This book is not explicitly written as a spiritual growth resource. In fact, it is as readily applicable to your business life, family life, or physical fitness as it is to your spiritual life. I recommend it for several reasons.
First, I know Allyson and trust and admire her work. She is grounded in faith, has a caring heart and a rather amazing mind for how people learn, grow and move forward. She is a gifted financial manager and writer who knows her gifts and limitations. As I met with her this past Friday to discuss some investments I realized that I had really committed an injustice to my readers by not introducing her or her work earlier.
Second, the principles that Allyson explores and expands on are reliably true. If you read many of my blog post part of what you will begin to grasp is that spiritual growth is often best achieve through consistent incremental action–little steps taken repeatedly to enhance your faith. Alisson refines the practice of this principle very clearly in her work. I think you will that many of my suggestions to you hinge upon what Allyson describes as the seven minute difference.
Third, it is just so practical.
Well, check it out when you have a chance. Couple her theory and principles with my some of my suggested practices and you have a formula for incremental yet lasting and significant transformation in your life. God has blessed Allyson with some great insight and she shares the blessing well in The Seven Minute Difference.
So what is this Seven Minute Difference? I don’t want to give it all away, but most significant changes aren’t the result of radical sweeping actions, but rather they are the result of small decisions and actions repeatedly performed a few minutes here and there.
God’s blessing to you as you step forward in faith.