This pocket book is full of heartfelt advice for any Christian struggling with: a) hearing God's voice, b) being radically obedient, c) knowing where to event start! It's easy to read, and therefore great for people who don't usually reach for Christian literature.

In this publication, Lysa TerKeurst shares a number of her personal stories of finding God to illustrate how everyone can improve her relationship with God. My only remark is she says that most of the content comes from another book of hers, "What Happens When Women Say Yes To God"; while I haven't read it, this seems to be a summary of it. I don't really mind because I probably wouldn't have reached for the longer version.

Key takeaways:
- I don't need to be a "perfect" Christian woman to say yes to God
- Be a radically obedient woman - it's not really that radical, it's biblical, but we push the Bible so far back in our minds that it appears radical
- What is holding me back from being closer to God: is it time, intimidation, difficulty?
- Simply ask God to speak with me. Just spend a few minutes with Him alone
- God doesn't expect perfection but rather humility to admit my weaknesses
- Be excited for God, have daily adventures with Him, seek joy from encounters with Him.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Is God Speaking To Me? by Lysa Terkeurst is a really powerful read about hearing from and being obedient to God.
We want to live lives in expectation of hearing from God but we must make sure we recognise His voice. How do we do that? By reading His word (the Bible) and knowing when He speaks to our heart.
“Whatever God says to do, do it.” Do not delay. If you do not respond to God, you will be missing out on a divine appointment.
We need to show the world Jesus by the way we live. When He calls us in our busyness, we must say yes. “Saying yes to God isn’t about perfect performance, but… perfect surrender to the Lord day by day.”
Sometimes life is hard. We need to make “the choice to trust Him (God) even when you can’t understand.”
This is such a powerful read. Everything Lysa Terkeurst says is backed up by scripture. We hear anecdotes and there are questions and scriptures to guide us. The book has a very personable feel to it.
This book will aid your walk with God as it teaches us to be available to say yes to God and to be used by Him when He calls.
I found this illustration tremendously helpful:
‘I’m not’ exchanges to ‘God is.’
‘I can’t’ exchanges to ‘God can.’
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.

Is God Speaking to Me? How to Discern His Voice and Direction by Lysa TerKeurst is considered a pocket book, or in other words a short book on a topic that has been created from one of Lysa’s longer books. I thought the book addressed the topic well with five practical considerations to check when discerning God’s plan. She uses a memorable and compelling personal story to introduce and close the topic. This would be a good book if you are already a fan and would appreciate a short book to reference or re-read, if someone wanted to try out Lysa’s writing without committing to the longer book, or to share with someone who might not be inclined to tackle a longer book. I voluntarily received and reviewed a complimentary copy of this book on Net Galley, all opinions are my own.

This pocket book pulls from a previous work of Lysa’s. The topic is interesting and one that many women wonder about. I think this book offered some good stories and guidelines for trying to understanding if one is hearing from God. My only concern is that it felt very centered around the authors experiences and life stories instead of what scripture says about hearing from God. Yes, there is scripture in some parts of the book but I hesitate when a book is focused on hearing from God apart from his word. I would say the focus should be more on being led by the Holy Spirit than hearing from God. I would say that most of her stories would be better described in that manner than hearing from God. I am just cautious in using that language.