- Paperback: 202 pages
- Publisher: Biblegrapes Press, in Association with Do Goo (March 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971272328
- ISBN-13: 978-0971272323
- Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.3 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
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Grappling with Your Identity, by Lynne Fox, Psy. D. "Do you delight in who you are? I don't mean some sort of abstract feeling that you're probably okay. I mean joy. Most of us never come close to joy, particularly about ourselves. Instead we identify with every ugly thing we do. We think our flaws define us. God disagrees. Practical, thoughtful, on-target, and warmly personal - this book details the journey from shame to joy."
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Life Changing!, Dec 18 2010
By Karen Miller - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grappling with Your Identity - Clinging to the Rock (Paperback)
We all want to know we have value. Many of us strive to produce our worth. This book talks about how we base our value on what we have (good looks, material possessions, a successful career, etc. ), what we do (good works, achievement, etc. ) or what others do or think about us. The author carefully shows us how each of these provide a poor basis for our worth. Relying on them will lead us to be driven or fearful ,but never at peace. Where should we get our worth? Lynne Fox shows us the Biblical basis for our worth - one that is solid and unfading.The first time I read this book I was thrilled beyond belief to finally understand who I am in Christ. I felt clean and freed from self-absorption to love those around me. I've now read this book seven times. Each time I gain new insights and find new freedom to live life as God intended. I've shared this book with many others and they too have found the Biblical truths, presented so clearly, to be life-changing.
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Delightful and Deep, Jan 14 2011
By Havanagirl - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Grappling with Your Identity - Clinging to the Rock (Paperback)
Lynne Fox, in her book, Grappling with Your Identity, brings much needed illumination to a critically important but often poorly understood issue within the Christian community - our identity in Christ and how understanding our new identity impacts the degree to which we are able to enjoy an astonishing new freedom in our lives.One highlight of her book explores how we put an extraordinary amount of time and effort into pursuing what she calls a "misidentity" for ourselves in things like our possessions (material and relational), our activities (work, parenting, and our other roles), and what other people think of us. She urges us instead to "...stop our efforts to get life and glory. There's no need to get what's already been given. We are free to rest, relax, and relish the life and glory that's already there." (p. 175) We can rest in the God-given identity He has given us in Christ, if we truly understand what that is.
Thankfully, Lynne clearly explains in her book the details of this true God-given identity by taking us back to the story of Genesis, leading us through how God created us in His image, the distortion of that image told from the story of Adam and Eve, the effect of the Fall, our restoration and redemption through Christ, and how all of this relates to our identity in Christ.
This book is a very enjoyable mix of thought-provoking personal illustrations and insights from the author's own life and a solid, rigorous examination of the truth of our identity from scripture. Overall, Lynne's personable writing style, peppered with wit and candor, makes reading and learning about a serious topic an enjoyable experience.
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Freeing, Dec 26 2010
By J Soderberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grappling with Your Identity - Clinging to the Rock (Paperback)
There were so many "aha" moments in this book for me. It is the type of book that you need to set down and think about from time to time. I found it very liberating and solidly based on biblical texts. It would be a great read for anyone struggling with identity issues, which is just about everybody, right?
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