The book has been designed particularly for personal use, but those leading small groups will also find it a helpful resource book—as may a hard-pressed preacher wanting a quick sermon outline! In writing the book, we have tried to be honest and realistic … about our failures as well as our successes; for God’s promises only really begin to work out when we are realistic about ourselves as well as about him. The ultimate aim of the book is to help us all become more like the people God intends us