It’s Day 2 of my birthday
week and do I have a special gift for you!!
One of you will get an extra special gift; you will get this amazing
book in your hands!
Today is another birthday of
sorts. Holley Gerth’s new book “You’re
Going to Be Okay – Encouraging Truth Your Heart Needs to Hear, Especially on
the Hard Days” releases today!
Holley’s heart speaks loudly
to you and her wisdom gently guides you to dispelling the lies we tell
ourselves. Through scripture and story
we come to see that our emotions and circumstances are merely where
we are, not who we are.
Through the renewing of our
mind (Romans 12:2) and the guarding of our hearts (Proverbs 4:23) we live lives that,
though they are hard, are not self-sabotaging.
When we take every thought captive we are able to retrain our thought
patterns into a new way of thinking that isn’t controlled by our instinctive
emotions.
You are going to want to
have this on hand for when the road gets bumpy and the voice in your head is a
little louder than the truth in your heart.
You may even want to have a few on hand to share with someone you know
is going through a difficult season.
There are simple exercises throughout that will open your eyes to the
tricks you didn’t even know you were falling for. What a gift!
Now for the second
gift. The amazing lovelies at Dayspring
are generously giving a copy of “You’re going to Be Okay” to one of you. Simply enter below. Seriously, though, you are going to want to
buy at least one copy of this to have at the ready to give away.
What scripture most
encourages you as truth when the voices in our head become loud?
Disclosure: I was provided a copy of
this book for review. However, all
opinions are my own. This title from Revell is available for purchase now at your favorite bookseller. This post contains
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND! Hugs and chocolate cake!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!
DeleteLove this from 2 Corinthians 4: For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday week!
That is such a good one!! Love the idea that the eternal glory is so heavy that it makes our heaviest burden or trouble seem light in comparison. Thank you!!
DeleteLove this... and it's on my wish list too! (I just can't justify buying any more books - I've barely opened the stack we got from Allume?) One of my fav verses to remind myself of when I am in the midst of confusion is found in Jeremiah. (33:3)
ReplyDelete‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Such a reminder to pray and listen!
Happy Birthday - and how much do I love that you celebrate all week long?
Karrilee, that verse was just used in my Bible study group today right about the same time you wrote it here. I think there's a message in that for me today. Thank you!!
DeleteHmmm…The one in Ezekiel about God giving us a new heart to replace our heart of stone. I like to think of that one when my mind tells me 'you'll never change.'
ReplyDeleteOh, Paula, that's a good one. I've never thought to use it as an offensive weapon against those crazy lies in my head. Excellent!! (I almost called you Jane - ha!)
Delete"And I will always be with you, until the very end of the age." Jesus is my constant companion. Never will He leave me. No matter what.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what is one of my favorite phrases, I say it to my little guy every day. I know that Jesus will keep that promise even if I can't.
Delete"I will never leave you nor forsake you"
ReplyDeleteSo simple and so profound! Definitely one to keep in the front of the mind.
Delete"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 I believe "wherever" includes the scary places our minds take us. He is there too!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking about this earlier this morning. I love how this is repeated over and over again. I also love how God begins "Have I not commanded you?" Such a treat to talk to you today!
DeleteYes, God feels so strongly about us not being afraid that He commanded us not to! A long overdue treat to talk to you today, birthday girl! Enjoy that cheesecake!
DeleteBe still and know that I am God. {2014 verse for me!}
ReplyDeleteThat is a great verse for silencing the doubts!
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