Member Review

How Sweet It Is is just as sweet as its title suggests! It’s a clean, inspirational romance that will challenge you to trust that God has your future in His hands. How often do things happen in our lives that just don’t make sense? Often, I’m sure!

In this final book in The Legacy of Faith series, both Jed and Holly have had things happen in the past year that just don’t make sense to them. Holly’s financial burdens are overwhelming since she listened to her ex-fiance’s advice to renovate and open the restaurant she inherited. Jed’s forced to leave his job until he can find his brother and make peace with him. Of course, neither of these things make the characters happy. They make them confused and angry.

But God knows what He’s doing! Though Jed and Holly are fictional characters, I’m sure we can relate to being confused and angry at times. We can’t see the big picture, so we look at our problems rather than looking at God. Jed’s cousin feels led to give Jed their great-grandfather’s Bible, and Jed finds wisdom in God’s word and his great-grandfather’s notes written in that Bible.

You know, I didn’t think about this when I was reading, but notice that Jed’s cousin feels God leading him to give Jed the Bible. What if he hadn’t listened to that pull of the Holy Spirit? I have my grandma’s Bible. I’m not so sure I’d want to give it to one of my cousins! But he does, and because he does, Jed finds the wisdom he needs.

The characters and the love that develops between them are very believable. But I think that the best part of the book is watching God’s plan unfold. People who don’t know Him may say that things happen by fate. No, they happen according to God’s perfect plan. I have always loved Robin Lee Hatcher’s books, and How Sweet It Is is no exception.

I’m so thankful for this reminder. The times we are living in are so unsettled and frightening at times. We may not see how things are going to work out, but God does. Those who trust in Him can rest in the fact that He’s got us and our future planned. Let your faith grow stronger during the tough times and trust Him with the end.