This is going to be a mixed review. I just finished reading Joel Osteen’s Your Best Life Now. I enjoy watching Joel preach Sunday mornings on TV from Lakewood church. I’d like to drive to Houston someday to see him live. I think he is one of the most inspirational men out there today. However, getting through Joel’s book was, at times, mind-numbing. Sermons do not necessarily translate to chapters of a book. I would recommend reading a chapter, putting it down for a few weeks, reading another chapter, putting it down, and so on. Otherwise, the repetition that really helps Mr. Osteen drive home his point in his sermons may drive you crazy in his book. I will still probably crack open this book every now and again for some pick me up when I need to be inspired or motivated. However, I can’t recommend it. Joel Osteen, from what I have seen, is a great man, but not a great author. Of course, I will still probably read his second book.