Yet, along with the understanding that he should, and could, trust God in everything, he also came to learn that his mistakes did not have to define him. His wrong choices, mingled with things that were out of his control, caused some of the problems he had. And he never holds back from taking the blame for his own mistakes. He found some success throughout his life, but suffered many setbacks. I appreciate the humble and vulnerable way that Stevenson wrote about his history.

Still, there's inspiration to be found in the pages of this book. Through all of this, Stevenson had a love for Jesus, though I'm not clear on where his faith really stood. From watching his mom die of cancer, to his wife having a miscarriage of twins, and to Stevenson's own bad choices that nearly ruined his life. It's never easy to read about the difficulties of someone else's life, and Stevenson had a lot of them. It took time and some very dark moments, which Ryan lays bare for us in this book. Stevenson had to learn to fully rely on God, to allow Him to be in charge of his dreams and ambitions, but it wasn't a quick realization, a 'flash of inspiration' that fixed everything at once. Singer and songwriter Ryan Stevenson shares the story behind his hit song 'Eye of the Storm.' Years of struggling in his personal life and his musical life led to doubt and depression.

Eye of the storm story