Joel Osteen has created a empire based upon positive influences in his teachings. This book is part of his uplifting outlook on prayer and life. The author here gives us the power to influence our own thoughts and to focus on the positive rather then the negative. He suggest how to control negative self talk and by doing so showing us the readers, how to improve our life. , He talks seamlessly between positive thinking and prayer, how to incorporate both into our daily lives I love the message and find this book will be part of my regular self help reading. Thank you for the advance reading copy which did not influence my review.