The companion small-group video curriculum for Furtick’s book (available in DVD format) is a good addition to the book for those discussing the book as a small group. Because of this honesty, Greater is a book that will help readers prayerfully consider if their vision of God and what God desires to do through them might be too small.
Furtick admits the biblical advice he’s giving might lead to greater faithfulness and perhaps a greater perspective of God’s kingdom, but it isn’t likely to lead to greater comfort. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all book riddled with the prosperity gospel. Furtick addresses the fact that at times, “The journey toward greater things is marked with setbacks and real suffering” (p. Refreshing in Furtick’s book is that his reminders of God’s provision and strength comes when we rely on Him to help us live a greater vision for our lives, coupled with cautions that dreaming big doesn’t make our lives easier. Furtick reminds us that many times, “something greater” means remaining in our current state, yet doing it for God’s glory, not just to survive. Furtick simply calls his readers to consider that God might have something greater in mind for us, and the path of that something is the path of faithfulness and obedience. Furtick’s approach isn’t to say that God is calling all of us out of our normal lives to something better than the humdrum reality we currently occupy. However, don’t dismiss this as yet another evangelical self-help book loosely based on a few Bible verses sprinkled in to legitimize its spot in a Christian bookstore. Furtick pulls lessons from the life of the prophet Elisha in encouraging readers to live a greater life, which he defines as “the life-altering understanding that God is ready to accomplish a kind of greatness in your life that is entirely out of human reach” (p. Steven Furtick’s second book, Greater, is a simple, yet powerful reminder that God’s dreams for our lives are usually a whole lot bigger than our own meager assessment of how we believe God can use us.
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