The comments in response to this post were priceless:ġ Does she really need to bookend a quote by referring to her social media following?!? The entire book is chock full of her American lifestyle, her family stories, and her personal experiences, though they usually seemed barely related to the content. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.” It is to be at rest when nobody praises me and when I am blamed or despised. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. I recently posted on Instagram this quote often attributed to Andrew Murray:
Here’s a paragraph that exemplifies my two biggest problems with it:
But it slowly became an unbearable source of frustration and annoyance to me, so I finally dropped it. Local friends chose it for book club, and met weekly to discuss each chapter. I really, REALLY tried to finish this book, and I did make it 2/3 of the way. And from there, the possibilities are endless. But when we submit our minds to Christ, the promises and goodness of God flood our lives in remarkable ways. Our enemy is determined to get in our heads to make us feel helpless, overwhelmed, and incapable of making a difference for the kingdom of God. In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie inspires and equips us to transform our emotions, our outlook, and even our circumstances by taking control of our thoughts. Freedom comes when we refuse to be victims to our thoughts and realize we have already been equipped with power from God to fight and win the war for our minds. Jennie Allen knows what it’s like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don’t have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns.Īs she discovered in her own life, God built a way for us to escape that downward spiral. Other people have better lives than I do.
The visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering challenges you to exercise your God-given power to shift negative thinking patterns and take back control of your thoughts and emotions.Īre your thoughts holding you captive? I’ll never be good enough. You can choose hope in the midst of chaos.
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