Your Dream. God's Plan.

Are You Longing for Something More?

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Pub Date 01 Nov 2017 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2018

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Satisfaction can be yours, but it might look different than you thought.

Like a lot of young women, Tiffany Smiling had been assured that the path to fulfillment looked like the one she’d seen in her favorite movies: She’d be swept away by a soul mate, live in a southern estate, and start a family.

But Tiffany’s story unfolded quite differently.
 
Weeks after serving on her high school’s homecoming court, while doctors operated to remove the brain tumor that was killing her, Tiffany suffered a paralyzing stroke. In the nick of a scalpel she lost her beauty and most of her physical ability. Returning to high school in a wheelchair, head half-shaved and face distorted, Tiffany vowed to be normal and live the dream.
 
And for a season, she did.
 
But just when the fairytale was within reach, God surprised Tiffany. Wooing her heart, God convinced her that there was something even better in store for her.
 
. . .And He has something better in store for you, too.

Read Your Dream. God's Plan. and see how the Lord wants to use the broken pieces of your life for His greater plan for you.
Smiling's story will help you see the ways God is writing your own amazing story—designed for His glory and your fulfillment.
Satisfaction can be yours, but it might look different than you thought.

Like a lot of young women, Tiffany Smiling had been assured that the path to fulfillment looked like the one she’d seen in her...

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I loved this book, it was humbling to read about Tiffany’s struggles to recover from her tumours. Her words resonated with me, particularly after my own personal tradegy with family illness. I’m glad I was sent this book, particularly as it really spoke to me at this time, it was incredible to read her journey. I would love to know more about her work with orphans.

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Thank you to Barbour Publishing for giving me with a free review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Wow. This novel came to me at the perfect time. In this book, Tiffany takes us, the audience, on a journey through her childhood and shows us how she let God use her, even when everything seemed to be going against her.

Tiffany struggled with childhood cancer. She had a brain tumor. She didn’t let this stop her from seeking God’s will for her life. She said yes to some radical things, and God was there through all of it.

At first, I was weary because I didn’t know the direction the book was going to take. After I got deeper in, I was glad that her childhood struggle was highlighted so much because it helped show that anyone can be used by God if they decide to let Him.

During her mission work, Tiffany shows all the different people she has interacted with. Her story is very inspiring, and she highlights people that may seem ordinary to some, but the work they are doing for the Lord is great. Constantly, Tiffany is challenging the reader to dig into what God has for them. One of the main and consistent messages is, release control and seek Him. It may sound easy, but it’s so incredibly hard sometimes.

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Deeply moving and inspiring. The author has had many life struggles. God has a plan for her life and in living out that plan, the author is showing God's love and grace to others. Excellent book. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review. Also, I received a copy from Net Galley.

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An introduction, sixteen chapters, notes and discussion questions. Tiffany is a childhood cancer survivor, this is her story. Not the story of her battle with cancer, although there is a little of that. No this is the story of her life after. Tiffany shares the story of her growing faith and trust in God. We get to see her let go of her dream for business success, marriage and a family as she leans into what and where God his calling her. Tiffany leads us from the start of her having a heart for orphans to the stretching and growing to include all overlooked and unreached persons. Tiffany's story is inspiring and encouraging on it's own. Her willing to go even places she didn't want to go is a testament to her complete trust in God.

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I was pre-approved by Barbour Publishing via Netgalley to read and review this book. And to be honest, I didn't really check what the book was about. The title triggered me and I started reading. I read this book in just a few days which is not very common for me these days. This book really made me look at what I'm doing to help built God's Kingdom on earth. And also how much I like to be in control. Tiffany's story is very inspiring. She lets go of the picture she created and let God take over. God sees the bigger picture and He has a plan. We just need to be willing to follow his nudges, even if it is not what we planned to do. He will make something beautiful if we follow him.

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Your Dream. God's Plan. is an inspiring and challenging book by Tiffany Smiling, a young woman who chose to give up her dreams for her life and pursue what God has planned for her. Autobiographical in nature, Tiffany shares her childhood journey through cancer and its aftermath and then continues to share how God interrupted her plans for a comfortable life and enabled her to use her entrepreneurial talents to fulfill His dream of growing His kingdom. As she has stepped out in faith and followed His plan, she has been instrumental in building family homes for orphans, day care homes to enable parents to work knowing their children are safe, homes for girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking. Because of her obedience to God's call on her life, she has partnered with others to plant a church that serves a thousand people, and a seminary program that is training pastors to plant churches in their own villages. From Africa to Haiti and Guatemala to Costa Rica, the results of the author's change of priorities can be seen. Lives are changed. A whole village, which had never heard of Jesus, has heard and accepted Him and seen Him at work. As each story is related, whether it be her own or the experiences of people she has met, the author encourages the reader to recognize the need to offer one's heart to God and allow Him to infuse it with His life, His heart His passions and His plans. Throughout the book, readers are questioned and encouraged to think about what a surrender to God's plan and purpose for their lives might look like. There is also a section at the end of the book with discussion questions on each chapter to direct the reader to further introspection. Your Dream. God's Plan is a powerful book for those who desire to dream God's dreams and fulfill His plans for their lives.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

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Your Dream. God’s Plan.

by Tiffany Smiling
with Margot Starbuck

What were you like in fourth grade? How about when you were sixteen? Those are the ages at which Tiffany Smiling had major, life-changing medical events. She shares those stories in her book Your Dream. God’s Plan. Although these were pivotal points in Tiffany’s life, she was rescued by God to later do amazing things for His kingdom.

Your Dream. God’s Plan. is really focused on an audience of young women, but others can derive inspiration and guidance as well. She challenges young women to devote themselves to drawing close to God and then listening to the call He has for them. Her fascinating story relates miracles of how God used her and many amazing people she met to give out of their abundance and find that God always supplies enough.

Tiffany will draw you into worlds of poverty of body and spirit as she describes orphans, women rescued from sexual trafficking, extreme poverty, disease, and demons. But she also shares the many ways God answers prayers when the people of God make themselves available to be used by Him.

The book includes a section appropriate for study by groups or individuals for each chapter. There is a summarizing sentence followed by questions to help the reader personalize the content to her own life. The questions are followed by a “Dream Challenge” which focuses on how you can implement the concepts to find a closer relationship to God and thus discover His plan for your life. She finishes with a sentence or two “tip,” an additional quick take-away to help you make changes in your life to align your dream with God’s plan.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Barbour Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

Category: Christian

Notes: I had so many “memorable lines” highlighted that I just pulled out the first 3/4 for use below. I am not a thirty-something or a new Christian, but there was still so much to ponder and so many possibilities for spiritual growth to attend to.

Publication: November 1, 2017 — November 20, 2017

Memorable Lines:

At the moment the “good life” was just within reach, I discovered that lasting satisfaction wasn’t found where I thought it might be. In fact, as God revealed to me that scrambling after the dream I’d bought into would never satisfy, I tasted something even more fulfilling.

As you release the barren pursuit of earthly pleasures, exchanging it for the surprising way of Jesus, you will experience lasting satisfaction as you embrace what matters most.

You were made for so much more. If you are a student or a single working woman or a missionary or a full-time mommy, there is a calling over your life that involves bringing light to the dark places—in university hallways, in work cubicles, in overseas villages, and in the rooms of your home. If you are willing to release your grip on the plans you’ve been holding for your life, God is waiting to show you His plan that is even better for you and for the people He loves.

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Inspiring story, part memoir, part teaching. Author Tiffany Smiling had the perfect life from outside appearances. God had other plans, and her experience as a cancer survivor is nothing short of a miracle. Smiling takes that miracle and continues to be a young woman after God's heart.

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Very moving and inspirational book about how trusting God through anything will get you through it. Even though she suffered, she was able to some grace and help others. Very good book for everyone to read. I received a free copy from NetGalley.

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This book is about Tiffany and her journey through cancer and recovery. It follows her embracing God's plan for her and learning to follow His leading. It was very emotional and had me searching for God's plan for my own life.

I love this:
"...see how the Lord wants to use the broken pieces of your life for His greater plan for you."

This is so true.

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Your Dream, GOD's Plan is about the story of a girl who went through cancer through most of her life. When she beat it they went on vacation and when they got back she went shopping for a very special dress and when she did, something tragic happened. What happened? I won't tell you because I don't want to ruin it for you. She tells us how GOD is working for her good when satan tries to thwart HIM at every turn. The book is all about our strengthening our dreams as long as it is GODs plan and when you do that he will see you through.

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