I love Tasha Cobbs Leonard for her beautiful worship, so I was excited to see she had written a book! She is raw and authentic in drawing from her own experiences to testify to the goodness of God, encouraging readers to dream bigger with Him and to trust that He can move in the most difficult circumstances. Her vulnerability has resulted in a book that will so bless readers. Highly recommend!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

This book was such an inspiration because we look at people who have "made it" and think they live a life that is "better" than ours. Tasha told us we are really living the same life and the difference between all of us is just our faith. When you come to a crossroads what will you say or do despite what you see? Of course that's easier said than done but the important thing to remember is that it can be done.

In Do It Anyway, Tasha Cobb Leonard shared how we need to refuse to give up and to do it anyways. She is the hit Christian artist who sings, Break Every Chain. She attended the Stellar Gospel Music Awards on January 18, 2014 with 7 nominations and she felt she was living the Ephesians 3:20 dream. She had just released her first album that reached a top ten list on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums of the year. She won New Artist of the Year. It was extra special because her dad was there. Her dad had a strong work ethic and rarely would risk missing church. He was a ministry and love to share the message of the Gospel. The next day her father went home to be with the Lord. He suffered a heart attack while driving. Luckily, he took his foot off the gas petal and he just coasted into the ditch. He used his last bit of strength to remove his foot off the petal and this ended up saving his wife’s life. She explained how she had to choose to do it anyways and attend the Grammy’s. She ended up winning Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.


Another section of the book, she explained how she battled with her weight. She realized she was in trouble when she was deeply out of breathe one day walking to the car. She used to be athletic in high school and she stopped worrying about her health. She wasn’t exercising and eating right. She prayed and sought out help and had weight lost surgery to help her maintain a healthier weight. For three years, she was successful in working out and eating healthier. Her and her fiancé both struggled with their weight. She shared this story to remind readers to do it anyways even after you fail. Weight lost is a journey that you have to battle every day. She shared how she had to walk through the process of healing while waiting for God’s deliverance. She felt this was her torn in her side but it helped her to stay aligned with God’s will. She shared how she also lost her voice and was struggling singing like she used to. They found out she had a polyp on her left vocal cord. Even though, she couldn’t sing during this time she still could praise God.

I would recommend this awesome book about choosing to do scary things anyways. I immensely loved how she enclosed helpful review questions and a quick recap to help us to dive deeper into the message. One of my favorites discussed giants and how important it is to be honest with ourselves. Her story was inspiring to read about how discovered her love for music, how she got a label, and the challenges she faced.

This book was very inspiring. Tasha’s battle with depression made me realize that my coping strategies are a hindrance to my growth. Although I haven’t experienced everything she has but wrote things in a way that made it relatable and able to apply it to different aspects of my life

Yes, Yes. Yes!!! This book is truly a blessing. Tasha Cobbs poured her heart out on the pages of this book and I was blessed as a result of it. Her willingness to be vulnerable about everything from her battle with depression to the battle with weight Tasha held nothing back. This book served as an encouragement as well as a push to move forward in the gifts and talents God has placed within you. I highly recommend this book not only as a personal read but it would also make a great gift.
Thank you NetGalley and Waterbrook & Multnomah for the opportunity to read this book.

This book blessed my soul. I have been in church all my life I would say... but not been in church all my life. I wish I knew the calling on my life at a young age like I do now. I wonder how my path would have been different or the same. This book really makes you think on your own purpose and also makes you want to "stay at his feet" as her dad would say. I am definitely going back and listen to all the old albums and the words will definitely go deeper in my heart as I worship.

This was an easy read and quite inspiring! I never knew Tasha’s story, though I’ve sang her songs for years. I’m glad I got to read an advance copy and get insight into the author’s journey and see how God’s hand was upon her ministry.