I really enjoyed this book. It really encouraged me.
Christine shares how Lot's wife was told not to look back and Jesus tells us in the gospels to remember Lot's wife. As stories in the bible go, we don't really hear about Lot's wife that much. We hear some, in passing but I appreciated how Christine took this and expanded on it. She gave examples from her own life, from ministry perspective, from the perspective of anyone at any age and how we all get stuck sometimes. We all at times in life find ourselves "looking back". As she shared examples I found myself in those examples. She gave me great encouragement to not spend my time looking back and longing for the past but trusting the Lord and looking forward to the future.

For anyone who has ever felt like they were in a rut in life, this book will bring encouragement to help you move forward.

Christine has a way of writing that makes you feel like you are listening to a very wise friend. The book focuses on moving foward in our life and our walk with Chris and not living in the past. Asking ourselves-What does God have planned next. Christine uses stories from her own life to help the reader understand and relate.

Christine Caine always hits it out of the park, and it's another home run with Don't Look Back! I love her writing style that injects personal anecdotes that lead to firming up your faith with encouragement and biblically sound Scriptures to depend upon. She is a dependable and trustworthy voice who speaks nothing less than God's faithfulness and love for each person's life, which is why I eagerly look forward to future works she will release.

I really love Christine Caine and she is one of my favorite speakers so I was really excited about this book. The premise is also really timely and one that I think everyone can look onto no matter how many times it has been discussed. I love how scripture is the basis and true teaching from God. I would say just about anyone on their walk would benefit from this.

I think maybe I love Christine Caine in shorter doses. She has some amazing things to say. And the major concept that she presented here was something that I needed to read about, and I thank her for writing it. But in all honesty, I couldn't finish the book. I probably read 3/4 of it, but it became a bit uninteresting and slow for me. I don't regret reading it for the way it made me look at some things differently, but the point could have been made in a really good one-page blog.

~Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher

I received a complimentary copy of this book and this review is completely my own.
Christine Caine has done an excellent job in this book about how you need to forget the past and look to the future, now.
Lot's wife made a mistake of looking back.

A great reminder to not look back and when life throws challenges at us. God is still with us and never leaves us

Don't Look Back
Getting Unstuck and Moving Forward with Passion and Purpose
by Christine Caine
Pub Date 09 May 2023
Nelson Books |Thomas Nelson
Christian| Nonfiction \(Adult\)



Netgalley and Nelson Books provided me with a copy of Don't Look Back for review:


The decision to move on is not a one-time event. It's a way of life.


Sometimes in life, we wish time would stand still, particularly when we are blindsided by unexpected changes. We cannot stop the flow of life, and we cannot stop time. Moreover, looking back doesn't allow us to go back. Most of the time, it just keeps us stuck. In a place. In a space. In a memory. In a mindset. In a habit.


Jesus says three little words in Luke 17:32: "Remember Lot's wife." We don't know her name, her history, or her story. During her flight from Sodom and Gomorrah, she was told not to look back, and she did the one thing she was told not to do. As she looked back, she turned into a pillar of salt. She is the only woman Jesus tells us to remember out of the 170 mentioned in the Scriptures.



Bible teacher, international speaker, activist, and bestselling author Christine Caine invites us to stop looking back, to get unstuck, and to keep moving forward into God's promises and purposes.



There may be things God has planned for us that we don't know. We may not know where we are going, how long it will take us, or what we will encounter along the way, but with the strategies Christine Caine gives, we can move on from where we are to where God wants us to be.It's difficult to know where we're going, how long it'll take, or what obstacles we'll encounter along the way, but with the strategies Christine Caine provides, we can move from where we are to where God wants us to be.



I give Don't Look Back five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

This is an excellent teaching book that at times was difficult to go through. I did this with a Bible Study where we used the workbook. This book was optional for them, but it goes along real well with it. She tells you how far to read for a section in the workbook. As previously said, it was difficult to get through because, when doing with the workbook, there were questions that were asked that were difficult to answer. That is when I found I hadn’t dealt with something with the problem that had me “stuck” back there. That is the reason why she has you looking back, for we don’t want to be stuck on a problem and not able to move forward as God intended us to be. This is very well written that makes us look at ourselves and where we need to do some changes. Thank you Christine!

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from NetGalley for my honest review.

Don’t Look Back became available May 9, 2023.

Unfortunately, this one didn't draw me in the same way other books of Caine's have. While I enjoy her writing and tone (it is all very approachable), this didn't hit for me.

This is a good, encouraging book, but not an outstanding one.
I found many inspiring exemples, bible-centered ideas, but it seemed to me it was too long.
Still, if you find yourself in a stuck moment in your life, this book can give you the push you need.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher and all opinions expressed are entirely my own,

This book impacted me differently and yes remembers Lot wife. Christine Caine is an incredible writer and this book is no exception. It is a gentle reminder to all of us to remember to look forward and to look to God. I recommend it to everyone who needs the strength to move forward. It's inspiring, relatable and an incredible read.

It’s easy to look back and hard to move forward. This complexity is exactly what Christine Caine addresses in her new book “Don’t Look Back”. In her compassionate tone she’s known for, she takes the hand of the reader as a close friend night and walks right into the touch issues many tiptoe around. Through honest reflection and personal stories Christine shares biblical truth and guided the reader through so we too can stop looking back and learn to move forward. Definitely recommend to anyone that struggles to move forward after a difficult season.

Excellent excellent book steeped in Scripture. This is the first book by Christine Caine that I’ve read, and now I’m adding all of her work to my “to read” list. “Don’t Look Back” is centered around Lot’s wife and the dangers of getting stuck in the past or what could have been instead of moving forward into what God has for us. So good!

Annie F. Downs interviewed Caine on her podcast, and she goes deeper into some of the topics. Definitely recommend! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bX9884IcqvIR0RSrHZSXc?si=wb1stInKTSCqm7Jfu8VZkw

Christine has done it again. She writes so well, thought provoking and challenging. Scriptural sound motivation to move forward.

Thanks Nelson books for the advanced copy.

Christine Caine wrote a beautiful and challenging book based on the story of Lot’s wife, a short but powerful story in the Bible. Her words are together convicting and encouraging, and completely backed by Scripture. I have so many highlights to revisit, and I think it’s perfect for any season of life.

I was so excited to get this one from NetGalley! Very encouraged in my current season!

“I’ve learned that just because something has died, God’s promises, plans, and purposes for my life have not. In fact, they are still very much alive. I know there are times when life upends us and we have to accept, but I have found that if we can separate the circumstances we’re facing from God’s overall purpose for our lives, then we can have the hope we need to keep moving forward.”

What I liked:
- Beautiful reminders
- Scripture to back up those reminders

Meh:
- Repetitive at times

Anything Christine Caine writes makes me want to go through the book with a highlighter and scribble notes in the margins, because I never fail to glean SO much from her. So many truth bombs and gems. I definitely feel like I will need to re-read this one already, because i KNOW I will get even more out of it. A very timely word.
Absolute gold. It's well-written, encouraging, faith-building and thought-provoking.
A huge thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in return for my honest review.

In Don’t Look Back, the story of Lot’s wife becomes a cautionary tale for those tempted to look back, to live in a more lovely past, to reject a change we didn’t see coming. Although Lot’s wife is an unnamed character in the Bible, when she takes the stage for a chaotic moment in Genesis 19, we find her running from the God-ordained destruction of her hometown.

Believers are called into a delicate balancing act–to learn from our past, even to mourn the end of an era without becoming stuck there. Christine Caine shares her own story as reassurance that she’s writing from personal experience. I came away from the book with vivid hope. What feels like an interruption to my well-laid plans may just be an invitation to something I could never have envisioned on my own.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Books for providing a copy of this book to facilitate my review, which is, of course, offered freely and with honesty.

Well thought out. Well written. Many suggestions, many possibilities for serving God. A book to be re-read.