Every Thought Captive: Battling the Toxic Beliefs That Separate Us from the Life We Crave
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576838684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wonderful book Amazon Customer I love this book. It really is a great tool to use to take our thoughts captive to Christ. I've given this book away to many young women.. Lori H. Poppinga said Every Thought Captive. In Every Thought Captive, Jerusha Clark challenges women to battle the toxic beliefs that seperate them from the life they crave. Clark deals with the lies women dwell on--being good enough, worrying, getting one more thing, offending, accepting, being on fire, shaping, being overwhelmed, timing, and ultimately taking every thought captive to the what is true, lovely, pure, and right. Each chapter expounds on the different versions of the same lie and the truth that equips us to overcome that lie. Clark uses scripture, testimonies fr. Excellent, Bible-based book Debbie "Every Thought Captive" is an excellent book for women who have self-worth issues, who have trouble with worry/anxiety, forgiveness, envy, lust, eating habits or body issues, depression, those who crave acceptance from others, and those who get trapped into extreme business or fall into apathy. The author covers problems, some common to everyone, but from a distinctly female perspective.She shared stories of women who struggle with or have struggled with these issues. She then identified the root of the problem and shed the light of
Includes discussion questions.. Women can struggle with tormenting thoughts about their relationships and identity while dealing with thoughts of shame and guilt. Every Thought Captive explores the unique nature of the female mind and examines the sources of fears and stress.Drawing from personal experiences, including struggles with eating disorders and depression, best-selling author Jerusha Clark shares the freedom found in shifting your thoughts from the everyday to the eternal.Find the rest and forgiveness you long for
Clearly, acquiring healthy mental habits and consistency in seeking God's truth are essential mechanisms to bringing about this new life pattern. She debunks the "self-improvement" plan, insisting that Christ alone offers freedom from "toxic" thinking. (Mar. From Publishers Weekly Wife, mom and self-confessed overthinker, Clark (I Gave Dating a Chance) offers Christian women contemplative reasons for taking their innermost thoughts to task. She speaks to fellow strugglers she believes are wasting their precious lives believing the lie that they are worthless and tries to free them from the strangleholds of covetousness, unforgiveness, impurity and self-abasement. One of her most compelling sections deals with how depression affects women's thinki