Becoming a King: The Path to Restoring the Heart of a Man

I have truly savored this book. I can tell the author has taken a decade to write it. So much care and detail has been taken to share both his own stories of journey and soul excavation. At 50, it was so good to read this and look back over my own five decades and see things God has done to craft the man I am today as well as the man I am becoming. This may become the one book I gift over and over to the men I know as well as the women in their lives. Now I think I need to read it again.

I really feel conflicted about only giving this book 3 stars, because the overall message of the book and what it represents is so very vital to developing into the man that God intended for us to be. It should also be noted that I love most of the books (and podcasts) put out by Ransomed Heart (now renamed Wild At Heart). This ministry has been life-changing for me.

But, for me personally, I just had a hard time connecting and relating to Morgan. He is a man who has always wanted to be the leader, is seemingly intense, and just doesnt really come across as a regular guy with regular guy issues, despite his attempts to portray himself that way. I found the book to be a very heavy read for just 240 pages. Even just a little bit of humor or light-heartedness here and there would have made a big difference and eased the tension of this book a little. Of course, this is just my opinion. Many men will be able to relate to him. But I just found myself slogging through the book.

All of that being said, I do recommend reading this book. There are certainly lessons and tactics that can be put into practical use in your journey as a man.

I appreciate that Becoming a King is not a Kool-aid style just add water here self-help guide book. It is an on-ramp towards finding hope and happiness in all the things in life that matter. Most of which are not related to money or the accumulation of things.

The authors candid story sharing including a personal crisis leaving him laying on the asphalt of a Walmart parking lot wondering how to get it all together, to a story of life surrounded by mentors and those who have gone before him offering wisdom and direction, propelled me towards a self-inventory that has changed my life forever.

Becoming a King put me on a journey to become a person who is able to handle power and influence well.

Morgan Snyder captures centuries of sage wisdom and encapsulates it into 205 pages that lay out a path to recovering the masculine soul. If you are a man who wants to grow and see his family and those around him become more alive and more whole then this book is a great place to start. You are not too late, you are right on time but you must start the process of becoming who you were meant to be. Through his writings, it is obvious Morgan is a man who has lived through, experienced, and trudged through pain and challenges on this journey. The fruit of that journey is expressed in this book. If you need to get your heart back, your joy back, the heart of your family back, then this book is for you. It’s not a quick fix book, it is a journey, a process, a path to restoration.
-Kevin Smith
Christian Man, Husband, Father, and Marine Officer.

Morgan Snyder’s book, Becoming a King, is a road map to restoring your heart. So many men get lost along the way, building families, businesses, only to see everything come crashing down. Morgan writes about his life experiences with this, and offers guidance to the men who feel as lost as he describes. Although simple, what he recommends is not easy. He calls men to set aside their ambition and drive, to become men of integrity and character. The phrase he uses is “to become the kind of men to whom God can entrust the Kingdom.” Through his thoughtful writing style and practical examples, Morgan provides directions to becoming a man of strength and confidence; In short, becoming a king.

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